Science & Health

Potential breakthrough in novel cancer therapy; new way of reversing immune suppression in tumors found [Explained]

A new multi-institutional study has found that certain factors secreted by lung cells called club cells possess anti-immunosuppressive properties, which can suppress cells that inhibit immune actions against cancer.

Sep 21, 2021

Phytoplasma-produced molecules can interfere with plant growth

This discovery opens the door to modifying crops' resistance to phytoplasmas and SAP05.

Sep 21, 2021

Come September, NASA's Mars Mission 2020 and China's Tainwen-1 go into safe mode; Here's why

Tainwen-1 and its rover will be in safe mode from September to October due to storms from the Sun

Sep 21, 2021

Cost effective and environment-friendly oil absorbing cotton developed by IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati researchers develop a material that could be synthesized easily to mitigate the oil spill

Sep 21, 2021

Mars helicopter captures pictures of rare Mars rock, helps develop 3D model by NASA scientists

On February 18, the mini-helicopter travelled to Mars while tethered to NASA's Perseverance rover's belly.

Sep 20, 2021

Spice is significantly more harmful than marijuana [Study]

The largest study of spice withdrawal ever conducted came out with findings that spice is more harmful than marijuana

Sep 20, 2021

Whitest Paint In the World: Ultra-white Reflective Paint By Purdue Scientists Enters Guinness World Records; Has Potential To Cool Buildings in Future [Details]

The paint designed by researchers can reflect over 98 percent of the sunlight that hits a surface it is coated with, thereby, making it cooler than its surroundings; finds a place in the 'Guinness World Records 2022' book.

Sep 20, 2021

Over 60 Endangered African Penguins Found Dead in South Africa; Experts Suspect Massive Bee Attack Behind It [Details]

The dead African penguins were found on Friday morning and belonged to a colony—Boulders African penguin colony— at Simonstown, a small town around 40 km from South Africa's Capital city of Cape Town.

Sep 20, 2021

Anti-seizure Medication Linked to Increased Risk of Fracture In Children With Epilepsy: Study

According to a new multi-institutional study, oxcarbazepine, a common anti-seizure medication, may increase the risk of fractures in children with epilepsy.

Sep 20, 2021

Booster shots necessary to beat COVID-19 virus: Dr Fauci recommends, Biden backs [details]

Moderna has also claimed that protection from its mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 can last only for about six months, pitching a strong case for booster shots.

Sep 19, 2021

Japanese Scientists Develop New Nanoparticle That Suppresses Resistance to Cancer Immunotherapy [Study]

Researchers have designed a lipid nanoparticle that can carry immune-signaling molecules into macrophages in the liver to repress resistance to anti-tumor immunotherapy.

Sep 18, 2021

Bacteriophage along with antibiotic helps to treat antibiotic-resistant infections [Study]

This ground-breaking research can help cystic fibrosis patients against M.abscessus.

Sep 18, 2021

Original Covid antibody does not bind to variations, reveals new study

This raises the possibility of the virus mutating to evade the body's primary antibody response.

Sep 18, 2021

Global Warming On Rise, Catastropic to World at 2.7 Degress: UN Chief

World nations must urgently redouble their climate efforts to prevent global temperature increases beyond the Paris Agreement's goal of well below 2 degrees Celsius -- ideally 1.5 Celsius -- by the end of the century.

Sep 18, 2021

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines induce robust T-cell responses in patients with MS; what it means

According to a new study, patients with Multiple Sclerosis who undergo anti-CD20 (aCD20) therapy for the management of the disease, showed strong T-cell responses to mRNA vaccines.

Sep 18, 2021