Science & Health

This Fungus Shrinks in Size, Transforms to Infect Brain; Discovery Sheds New Light on Infectivity [Study]

A new study by researchers from the University of Utah Health has found that C. neoformans cells transform into smaller cells that develop the capacity to travel to the brain and infect it

Sep 14, 2022

Inspired by Lord of the Rings, New Zealand becomes a hot destination

A Middle-earth guided tour of New Zealand is inconceivable without beginning in Hobbiton, the hobbits' holiest site.

Sep 14, 2022

Twitter shareholders approve Musk's $44 bn takeover bid, what it means?

Twitter confirmed that a preliminary count shows it has enough votes to approve the deal, reports The Verge.

Sep 14, 2022

Space News: NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27

NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review.

Sep 14, 2022

Ranatidine taken out of Essential Drugs List; 34 new drugs added, NLEM goes up to 384

Salt in Ranitidine is has given room for concerns across the globe due to its cancer causing elements though it is a common drug prescribed by doctors to cure acid-related cough, indigestion, stomach pain and heartburn.

Sep 13, 2022

Scientists fix GPS device to pelican's wings in K'taka; here's why [details]

A team of scientists attached to the Dehradun Wildlife Institute carried out the experiment for the first time in the country, according to the local officials.

Sep 12, 2022

Covid Update: India logs 5,221 fresh cases, 15 deaths

The recovery of 5,975 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,25,239. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.71 per cent.

Sep 12, 2022

K'taka Assembly session likely to be stormy; BJP set to moot Anti-Conversion bill [details]

During the ten-day session, the BJP is scheduled to table the controversial Anti-Conversion Bill in the Legislative council after it was passed in the Assembly in December 2021.

Sep 12, 2022

Massive 7.6-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea, 4 dead [details]

Some other people in Morobe were injured due to falling structures or debris, and there was damage reported to health centres, homes, rural roads and highways, according to the provincial disaster management agency.

Sep 12, 2022

Early changes in diet, lifestyle, environment triggering several cancers: Study

The drastic early-life changes in teens and young adults regarding diet, lifestyle, obesity, environment and the microbiome have led to a "genuine increase" in the incidence of early-onset forms of several cancers globally, a new Nature research has warned.

Sep 12, 2022

Heart attack vs cardiac arrest: Experts explain the surge [read now]

By performing hand CPR, the chances of survival rise to double or triple fold and bystander CPR, it can prove lifesaving in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Sep 11, 2022

Covid-19 update: India records 5,076 new COVID cases, 11 deaths [details]

The active caseload has come down to 47,945 cases, accounting for 0.11 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Sep 11, 2022

Covid Update: India logs 5,554 fresh Covid cases, 18 deaths in 24 hrs

As of Saturday morning, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 214.77 crore.

Sep 10, 2022

Covid-19 Update: India logs 6,093 fresh cases, 31 deaths

The Daily Positivity rate has marginally declined to 1.93 per cent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 1.88 per cent.

Sep 9, 2022

India logs 6,395 fresh Covid cases, 33 deaths [details inside]

The country has recorded 33 more Covid related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,090 as per the report

Sep 8, 2022