Science & Health

AI to predict future diabetes cases with 94% accuracy

Researchers have revealed that with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) their trained computer model predicted the future incidence of diabetes with an overall accuracy of 94.9 per cent.

Apr 2, 2020

Heavy drinking can easily add 4 cm to your waistline

Daily drinkers, please take note. Researchers now reveal that heavy drinking in old age was linked to a 1.5 inch (4cm) larger waist and increased stroke risk in men.

Apr 2, 2020

How NASA is preparing for next space mission to prevent coronavirus crisis at ISS?

NASA has resorted to some enhanced safety measures to ensure that coronavirus doesn't get into the International Space Station. See how.

Mar 31, 2020

Reported coronavirus cases in India may be tip of the iceberg, study suggests

As the number of asymptomatic coronavirus patients increases, experts believe that heavily populated countries like India will face chaos in the coming days

Mar 31, 2020

NASA could save Earth from planet-killer asteroid but don't hold your breath

NASA is planning to test its DART mission in order to save the Earth from hazardous asteroids.

Mar 31, 2020

Coronavirus may have been circulating harmlessly for years, but what changed now?

The new study report has ruled out the possibility of coronavirus being a bioweapon developed by China.

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus scare continues: US to face heat as expert predicts 1,00,000 death

A previous study report had suggested that asymptomatic patients could elevate the risk of community spread in countries like India.

Mar 30, 2020

Eat plant-based diet, avoid dairy products to prevent asthma

Suffering from asthma? Read this carefully. Following a plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, a new study suggests.

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus did not originate from Wuhan seafood market, reveals study

Another research report had recently suggested that nearly half of the people contracted with coronavirus will show very mild to no symptoms

Mar 29, 2020

Fight against coronavirus: Italian hospitals to use snorkelling masks for ventilators to counter shortage

The lack of equipment and facilities to accommodate and treat the huge bulk of patients in a row has now become a major concern for the Italian medical staff.

Mar 28, 2020

Bats or Pangolins? Exploring coronavirus-human trajectory

While bats were thought to be the original source of the novel coronavirus, now it's the Pangolins, used both as traditional medicine and food delicacy in China suspected to be the deadly virus carriers.

Mar 28, 2020

Covid-19 outbreak indicates biological war between the United States and China, claims psychic

An Indian boy had apparently predicted a biological war in 2019, and several people believe that he was referring to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Mar 28, 2020

Trump signs historic $2.2 trn coronavirus bill for US economy as Covid-19 case crosses 1,00,000-mark

The historic and rare action shows how seriously Republican and Democratic lawmakers are taking the global pandemic that has killed more than 1,500 Americans and shaken the nation's medical system.

Mar 28, 2020

Your eyes might tell if you have Coronavirus: Two new indicators seen in Covid-19 patients

Medical practitioners do rely on the change in colour of a patient's eyes as indicators to identify a major health issue. While WHO (World Health Organisation) has not mentioned in its symptomatic guidelines that red eyes could be a warning sign of Covid-19 positive case, researches and noted observations by medical staffers on coronavirus patients indicate otherwise.

Mar 27, 2020

'Coronavirus lingers on human excreta much longer than in respiratory samples': Amitabh Bachchan spreads fake news again

Amitabh Bachchan has been sharing information on social media to raise awareness of the public during the global crisis of Coronavirus. Despite the good intentions, he has now been a middleman in spreading fake news twice.

Mar 27, 2020