BEIJING/WAM Chinese scientists have demonstrated that simple, non-invasive sound therapy can produce significant and remarkably long-lasting biological changes in aged monkeys, offering new hope for a potential physical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, according to Xinhua. The study, published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), was led by researchers from the Kunming Institute …

ABU DHABI/GULF TIME  The Board of Trustees of the Erth Zayed Philanthropies held its regular meeting, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Martyrs Families Affairs, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Erth Zayed. The meeting reviewed the Foundation’s key achievements in 2025 and discussed …

RAS AL KHAIMAH/GULF TIME RAKBANK announced today that it has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to issue an AED-backed payment token i.e., stablecoin, subject to the completion of regulatory and operational requirements. This marks an important step in RAKBANK’s digital assets journey and reflects the Bank’s commitment to developing regulated, secure and transparent financial …