Treating patients who have a common form of breast cancer with immunotherapy, as well as chemotherapy, before and after surgery could be effective regardless of their age or if they have gone through the menopause, according to a study. Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda, targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of certain ...

Record temperatures in 2024 on land and at sea have prompted scientists to question whether these anomalies are in line with predicted global heating patterns or if they represent a concerning acceleration of climate breakdown. Heat above the oceans remains persistently, freakishly high, despite a weakening of El Niño, which has ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary,  received at his ministry office, MP Imad Hout, with whom he broached the current general situation and the latest developments. NNA  

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary,  welcomed the Ambassador of Argentina to Lebanon, Maria Virginia Ruiz Quintar, with whom he discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and the possibility of signing media cooperation protocols between the Ministry of Information and Argentine news agencies to enhance communication between Lebanese residents ...

A global study of over 99 million people across eight countries has identified two new harmful but very rare side effects of Covid-19 vaccines, an advance that could lead to better health monitoring of immunised people. Researchers part of an international collaboration called the Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) hosted at the University of Auckland ...

Media Bureau on Monday organized at the University of Balamand, a conference titled “Contemporary Media: Requirements, Challenges, and Future Perspectives,” under the auspices of the Ministry of Information, and in collaboration with the National Committee for UNESCO in Lebanon. The conference brought together a distinguished group of journalists, media experts ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X Yazigi, welcomed at the Patriarchate’s headquarters in Balamand, Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, accompanied by his Media Advisor Misbah Al-Ali, in the presence of Head of Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery, George Yacoub, and a number of ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary,  received a delegation from “Human Rights Watch” including Lamia Fakih and Ramzi Kays in his office at the ministry. Following the meeting, Kays stated: “The discussion with the Minister of Information addressed the necessity of achieving justice for journalists who were martyred in southern ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, welcomed at his ministry office, Head of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation for Lebanon, Simone Casabianca Aeschlimann, and Political Advisor Shawqi Amin El-Din. Discussions touched on the humanitarian aid of the International Red Cross in the war on south Lebanon. Cooperation ...

A breakthrough with a new class of lab-made proteins “holds great promise” in enhancing the body’s defence against neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. These lab-made protein polymers can enhance the body’s antioxidant response, known to be crucial for protection against many debilitating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ...