Science & Health

Alien search: This molecular tool could help detect extraterrestrial life in universe

The new molecular tool could be deployed along with space probes to detect alien life that might be thriving in distant space bodies

May 29, 2021

Navigation glitch sends NASA's Mars helicopter on excursion, though safely landed

Ingenuity Mars first flew to the Red Planet on February 18, while being attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover and later became the first to test power flight on another world, the Martian surface

May 29, 2021

Inhaling nanobodies could prevent, effectively treat severe COVID; shows potential for treatment [details]

Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated that low doses of an ultrapotent inhalable (or aerosolized) nanobody can prevent and treat acute COVID-19

May 28, 2021

IIT Mandi finds a key protein structure in Covid virus that points to better understanding

The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) has deciphered a portion of the structure of a crucial protein in the Covid-19 virus, which aids in the understanding of the virus's mode of action. Understanding the key function of this can aid in detecting and stopping the infection.

May 28, 2021

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021: Men who take pride in their menses work and how

With every passing generation, a new word for menstruation is unearthed. As the world observes Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021, IBTimes highlights the work of some good men in spreading the awareness

May 28, 2021

Earth is for leaders, Space is for Elon Musk; Competitors say SpaceX heading towards monopoly

From Mars mission to launch of Starlink satellites, Elon Musk is unflinchingly pursuing his space journey

May 28, 2021

This Bacteria Hijacks Protective Cells In Intestine; Scientists Make Startling Discovery [Details]

Researchers from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have found that Salmonella Typhimurium bacteria use protective cells in the intestine to colonization the GI tract.

May 27, 2021

Elon Musk's Neuralink technology could end language communication forever [details]

The advent of Neuralink technology developed by Elon Musk's company could make language communication obsolete in the next five to ten years

May 27, 2021

'The Blind Shall See'; Revolutionary Optogenetic Technique Helps Blind Man See After 40 Years [Study]

Scientists used a novel optogenetic therapy that involved the injection of light-sensitive proteins directly into certain cells that enabled a man suffering from a degenerative eye condition to regain a part of his vision.

May 26, 2021

Bolivian Amazon people's brains age slower than Europeans, could help beat Alzheimer's

Several previous studies had found that tribal people have a healthy heart than people living in developed countries

May 26, 2021

"Scuba-diving" lizards use bubble attached to snout to breathe underwater

Anolis lizard rebreathes exhaled air underwater using a bubble clinging to their snouts

May 26, 2021

Who Is Srikantha Annappa Pai? The Man Behind Life-Saving Drug for Black Fungus Infection

B Srikantha Annappa Pai is the brain behind the re-development of the drug that has emerged as a life-saver in the management of the nationwide mucormycosis outbreak.

May 26, 2021

Diabetes Vaccine: Linkoping University's research claims promising results

According to a clinical study conducted by Linköping University, a diabetes vaccine shows promise in a genetic subgroup. Injecting GAD into lymph nodes could be beneficial to a community of people.

May 26, 2021

Some Antibodies Can Increase Infectivity of COVID-19; Possible Factor In Severity of Infection [Study]

A new multi-institutional study has discovered that the body also produces antibodies that can worsen the infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

May 25, 2021

First evidence of COVID-19 hijacking crucial protein to invade cells found; here's how it could help

A study by researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC is the first to experimentally demonstrate that GRP78, a molecular chaperone, plays a crucial role in the invasion of human cells by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and its variants.

May 25, 2021