Science & Health

90-million-year-old Dinosaur Fossil Unearthed In Uzbekistan; Newly Discovered Species Was Apex Predator Before Rise of T-rex and Its Kind [Study]

An international team of researchers has discovered the fossil of a new species of dinosaur named Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis in the Kyzylkum Desert in Uzbekistan; likely dominated the food chain before tyrannosauroids.

Sep 9, 2021

Metabolic Changes Related to COVID-19 Severity Uncovered in Plasma, Immune Cells; May Help Predict Outcomes Among Patients [Study]

A multi-institutional study has found and described metabolic changes that are associated with the severity of the disease, and can potentially help in predicting survival among patients with COVID-19.

Sep 8, 2021

Why diabetics are at risk of severe Covid-19 infection? [Explainer]

US researchers have identified an enzyme that may explain the reason why people with diabetes are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection.

Sep 8, 2021

Scientists Accidentally Discover New Island; Becomes Northernmost Island in The World [Details]

Scientists from the Leister Expedition Around North Greenland 2021, a Swiss-Danish scientific expedition, discovered a new island that ended up becoming the new northernmost island in the World; dethroning the island of Oodaaq, off the coast of Greenland.

Sep 8, 2021

Very Young Child Cancer Patients At Much Higher Risk of Hearing Loss from this Common Chemotherapy Drug [Study]

According to a new study, 75 percent of children (five years of age or younger) who were treated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin suffered from hearing loss three years following the commencement of treatment.

Sep 7, 2021

Mars Rock Sample Collection: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Finally Succeeds; What's Next

NASA's Perseverance rover completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil on Monday, Septemeber 6, 2021 but requires to wit until 2028 for the retrieval mission to reach Mars

Sep 7, 2021

Alien virus exists in the universe, says scientist who believes in planetary microbiome

Several previous studies have suggested that genetic material from viruses has been incorporated into the genomes of humans

Sep 6, 2021

Origin of Covid: US top scientist's revelation erodes Beijing narrative; Says he knew 15 days before WHO was informed

Ian Lipkin, a professor at Columbia University honoured by China for work on the first Sars epidemic earlier, says that he learned of "the new outbreak" on December 15, 2019 even before the WHO was informed.

Sep 6, 2021

What is 'Mu Variant' of COVID-19? WHO Classifies It as Variant of Interest, May Be More Resistant to Vaccines [Details]

WHO recently announced that the Mu variant (B.1.621) of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus—first detected in Colombia in 2020—has been designated as a 'Variant of Interest (VOI)'

Sep 4, 2021

National List of Essential Medicines revised: 39 commonly used new drugs added, 16 deleted

National List of Essential Medicines revised in 2021 with 39 new drugs added to it, while 16 were deleted. See the full list here.

Sep 4, 2021

Nature isn't healing; COVID-induced lockdowns had little positive impact on environment [here's why]

Any decrease in the emission of greenhouse gases during lockdowns was more than made up by increased plastic waste contributed by online orders, takeaway meals, disposable masks and PPE kits.

Sep 4, 2021

New Rapid Blood Test Measures T-Cell Response Against COVID-19; Can Provide Full Picture of Body's Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 [Study]

Scientists have developed a new test that can detect and measure the T cell immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 in individuals who have been vaccinated against it, or have recovered from COVID-19.

Sep 3, 2021

400,000-year-old Tools Made from Elephant Bones Discovered in Italy; Predate Similar Tools By 100,000 Years [Study]

According to a study by an international team of researchers, the elephant bone tools were excavated at a site in Castel di Guido, Italy, where a large number of elephants had perished several thousand years ago.

Sep 2, 2021

Prolonged antibiotic use increases risk of colon cancer; prompts global concern [details]

According to a new, individuals who took antibiotics for over six months had a 17 percent higher risk of developing cancer in the proximal colon than those who had not been prescribed any.

Sep 1, 2021

Researchers flee Afghanistan, those who remain fear persecution by Taliban

Ground reports state that universities and public offices are closed, staff hasn't been paid salaries and researchers who have stayed back fear paying a heavy price for their ethnicity, international collaborations and fields of study

Aug 30, 2021