Science & Health

Texas man charged $54000 for Covid test: It's perfectly legal, says health policy expert [here's why]

To encourage testing and because of the pandemic, lawmakers made it mandatory for the insurance company to bear the complete cost of Covid-tests. This gave the healthcare service providers a leeway to charge arbitrary amounts.

Oct 1, 2021

Gene Found In Monkeys, Mice May Work As Antiviral Against HIV, Other Lethal Viruses; Shows Potential As Treatment [Study]

According to a new study, a mutated gene—retroCHMP3—naturally found in certain animals, may help arrest the spread of HIV and other viruses from infected cells to healthy ones.

Oct 1, 2021

2 New spinosaurid species found in Isle of Wight; Lived in southern England 125 million years ago

The discovery of two new dinosaur species that likely inhabited southern England 125 million years ago sheds new insight on the predators.

Sep 30, 2021

New Species of Large Predatory Dinosaurs Unearthed in UK; Closely Related to Fearsome Spinosaurus [details]

In a new multi-institutional study, researchers have described two new species of spinosaurids—Ceratosuchops inferodios and Riparovenator milnerae— in the Isle of Wight in England.

Sep 30, 2021

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) linked to genetic variants, finds study; Opens new avenues of treatment

Autopsies revealed that the individuals' hearts were normal, with no signs of heart failure or significant coronary artery blockage.

Sep 29, 2021

Resistance to crucial antimalarial drugs emerging in Africa; key mutations identified in malaria-causing parasite

According to a new study, Plasmodium falciparum, the pathogen behind most of Africa's malaria cases, has developed resistance against the drug artemisinin and its derivates.

Sep 28, 2021

Tobacco smoking and its effects on Covid, new study sheds vital clues

This is the first study of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and Covid infection

Sep 28, 2021

8000-yr-old Saudi Arabian camel sculptures reflect common meeting point for nomadic tribes [Study]

Scientists believe that the camel carvings acted as a meeting point for nomadic tribes.

Sep 28, 2021

Blurring vision? Read the signs before it's too late

Age-related Macular Degeneration signs are often dismissed but it can cause visual loss.

Sep 28, 2021

XENON1T data may point to the discovery of dark energy on earth [Study]

The researchers examined the chances for directly detecting dark energy using present and prospective terrestrial dark matter direct detection experiments.

Sep 27, 2021

Scientists Use Plant Virus to Engineer Nanoparticles that Keep Metastatic Cancers Away from Lungs

In a new study, researchers have described the development of a new treatment utilizing nanoparticles derived from cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), a plant pathogen; animal model study shows promising results.

Sep 27, 2021

Jurassic Park-like discovery: Well-preserved cells, nucleus found in 125-million-year-old dinosaur fossil [details]

A team of Chinese researchers has isolated exquisitely preserved cartilage cells from the 125-million-year-old fossilized remains of a small dinosaur known as Caudipteryx from the Jehol Biota in Northeast China.

Sep 26, 2021

New AI algorithm could predict anti-cancer immunity; boost cancer therapies in future [details]

A new study describes a new machine learning technique, pMTnet, that can predict whether immune cells known as T cells, can identify crucial peptides known as neoantigens with high accuracy.

Sep 26, 2021

More beaches in India are getting Blue Flag certified; Here's why

Nearly 47 countries and more than 4,500 beaches are a part of FEE's Blue Flag program. India made its way to the global list last year and currently has 10 of its beaches 'blue flag' certified.

Sep 25, 2021

Will marsquakes have an effect on future human colonies on Red Planet?

The existence of humans on Mars will require the development of manmade Mars habitats with modern life-support systems.

Sep 25, 2021