Science & Health

Gut Microbes May Help Reverse Brain Aging; Potential to Treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and More [Study]

A new study has shown that the transplantation of microbiota from young mice into older mice could reverse several aspects of brain aging, with far-reaching potential to treat Alzheimer's and other memory-lapse brain diseases.

Aug 10, 2021

Scientists discover origin of dinosaur-killing asteroid, and it is dark [details]

The asteroid that hit the earth around 66 million years ago was 6 miles wide

Aug 10, 2021

Light therapy can heal burn injuries faster; activates key protein in cell growth [Explained]

According to a new study, photobiomodulation—a form of light therapy—was found to expedite the recovery from burns and reduce inflammation in a mice model.

Aug 8, 2021

Mixing Covishield, Covaxin provides better immunity: ICMR puts Indians' minds at ease [details]

People in the mix and match group had superior immunogenicity profiles against Alpha, Beta and Delta variants of Covid-19.

Aug 8, 2021

Psyche: A US$10,000 Quadrillion Asteroid that Can Turn Everyone on Earth Billionaires; Has Enough Gold to Topple World Economy [Details]

'Psyche' was identified by Annibale de Gasparis, an Italian astronomer, on 17 March 1852; a NASA mission to the asteroid is said to take off in 2022.

Aug 7, 2021

Final field trip of NASA mission to study "Oceans Melting Greenland" begins

The last survey of glaciers that flow from Greenland into the ocean is underway by NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) program.

Aug 7, 2021

NASA is looking for candidates for a year-long simulated Mars mission on earth [Details]

NASA is looking for healthy, motivated United States citizens or permanent residents who are nonsmokers, between the ages of 30 and 55, and who meet the basic NASA criteria for astronaut candidate applicants for the future Mars mission.

Aug 7, 2021

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Captures Two Views of Otherwise a Stereo Image (Watch)

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took the two views for this stereo image of the Raised Ridges portion of Mars' Jezero Crater.

Aug 7, 2021

First Mars sampling bid by Perseverance rover fails, NASA team busy to find reason

NASA's Perseverance's Sampling and Caching System employs a hollow coring bit and a percussive drill at Mars, Data from NASA's Perseverance rover has been delivered to Earth.

Aug 7, 2021

This Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Reduce COVID-19 Infection By 70%; Shows High Potential Against Variants Too [Study]

An international study has shown that fenofibrate—an approved and affordable drug—and fenofibric acid (its active form) can considerably decrease the novel coronavirus infection in human cells

Aug 6, 2021

What Triggers Lung Damage In COVID-19 Patients; Specific Immune Cell Is Culprit [Details]

According to a new study by South Korean researchers, infiltrating macrophages—along with promoting viral clearance—cause injury to lung tissues.

Aug 5, 2021

ISRO to launch GISAT-1 on Aug 12; India's first Sky Eye satellite

India will launch its earth observation satellite EOS-03, formerly known as the Geo Imaging Satellite-1 (GISAT-1), three days before its Independence Day celebrations, according to the Indian space agency.

Aug 5, 2021

Truth behind Jupiter's "energy problem" revealed by space scientists

The solution to Jupiter's 'energy crisis,' which has perplexed scientists for decades, has been disclosed in new research published in Nature.

Aug 5, 2021

Australia's mathematician has discovered the world's oldest example of applied geometry

A clay tablet known as Si.427 has been discovered by a UNSW mathematician, and it is thought to be the oldest known example of applied geometry.

Aug 5, 2021

Children's short-sightedness on rise amid Covid lockdown with increased use of mobiles, computer screens [Study]

Covid limitations increased myopia in children, according to researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New cases of short-sightedness were higher among children in the Covid-19 group.

Aug 4, 2021