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Virus!! Vaccine!! Mutation!! These are probably three most heard words in recent times. But how are they related? Though vaccines are a boon to humankind and can develop immunity, viruses …
Researchers Build New AI Model To Analyze And Predict Viral Escape Read More »
New research has found that Alzheimer’s-like protein aggregates underlie the muscle deterioration seen in ageing. We know the older we grow, the weaker our muscles get. Yet it is still …
Coenzyme NAD+ Can Restore Age-Related Muscle Deterioration, Study Finds Read More »
A new discovery has helped scientists in finding a signal which causes roots to stop growing in hard soils and can be switched off to allow them to grow through …
New Discovery Can Help Plants To Grow In Hard Soils Read More »
A new research by KU Leuven researchers has found out the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods. This finding now paves …
New Research Reveals Mechanism That Causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome Read More »
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found out convincing proof that an in-house developed blood test for Alzheimer’s disease can detect the disease early and track its course. This …
Blood Test For Early Detection Of Alzheimer’s Disease Read More »
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba Led by Professor Takeshi Sakurai have found neurons in the brain that link three serious sleep-related illnesses namely narcolepsy, cataplexy, and rapid eye movement (REM) …
Study Finds How The Brain Paralyzes You While You Sleep Read More »
Researchers from Yale University have studied the brains of two people simultaneously while they were engaged in a discussion. The result is quite surprising. When two people are on the …
Disagreeing Takes Up A Lot Of Brain Real Estate Compared To Agreeing, Study Reports Read More »
Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus ‘package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells. The findings, …
Unravelling The Mystery That Makes Viruses Infectious Read More »
A new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has revealed that an additional feeding on human blood by a mosquito infected with Plasmodium falciparum (the parasite …
Study Shows That Multiple Blood Meals For Mosquitoes Can Increase Risk Of Malaria Read More »
We all know the structure of DNA is a double helix ( looks like a twisted staircase). Though DNA can form some special shapes in labs, recent studies have found …
Rare Quadruple-Helix DNA Found In Living Human Cells With Glowing Probes Read More »
We know that birds can somehow sense the direction of the poles and is believed to be a clever trick of quantum physics and biochemistry which helps them travel vast …
For The First Time, Scientists Saw Birds’ Mysterious Quantum Sense In Action Read More »
Ceramics play an important role in our lives. Researchers have now found an insight into building stronger and tougher ones by studying shells of bivalve molluscs. This was done by …
Scientists Find The Strengthening Mechanism In Biological Ceramics Read More »
Want to burn fat? New research tells that exercising in lower temperatures could burn off more fat than normal–at least for short bursts of high-intensity exercise. A study conducted on …
Research Shows That Exercising In Cold Could Burn More Fat Read More »
Researchers have been working on biological pathways that lead to neurodegenerative diseases and develop molecular agents to target them. The challenge in treating these brain diseases is the blood-brain barrier …
Researchers Develop New Nanoparticle Drug-Delivery System To Treat Brain Disorders Read More »
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the basis of life on earth. DNA is used to store all the genetic information, which an organism needs to develop, function and reproduce. It plays …
Researchers from Oregon State University have discovered a new genus and species of flower which is from the mid-Cretaceous period. It’s a male specimen which found in Myanmar and was …
Researchers Discover A New 100 Million Years Old Flower Read More »
A new study led by researchers from the Hull York Medical School and the University of Hull reveals that mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastics among …
Are You Consuming Molluscs? You Might Be Eating A Lot Of Microplastic! Read More »
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) brings us an innovative treatment for deafness, which is based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner …
What if kangaroos could communicate with us? That too on their own? Researchers from the University of Roehampton and the University of Sydney found that animals that were never domesticated …
Kangaroos Can Communicate With Humans Like Dogs, Study Finds Read More »
A team of researchers from University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering has developed a rapid test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor which can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in …
New Sensor Can Detect COVID-19 In Less Than Five Minutes Read More »
A clinical trial going on at the University of Arizona Health Sciences designed to study the safety and effectiveness of a personalized cancer vaccine will now expand its cohort after …
Trials Of Personalized Cancer Vaccine To Expand After Promising Results Read More »
With UV radiation, vacuum, huge temperature fluctuations, and microgravity, surviving in the outer space is not a joke. Astronauts at ISS suffer from things like loss of gut microbiome, loss …
This Bacteria Survived In Outer Space For A Whole Year! Read More »
An international team of researchers has found a new way to regenerate optic nerve cells taken from mice and grown in a dish. This new way potentially can be used …
Scientists Successfully Regenerate The Optic Nerve Of Mouse In The Lab Read More »
Researchers from Ohio State University have shown that vampire bats socially distance themselves from group mates when they feel sick. A paper outlining the data and observation appeared recently in …
Research Shows That Vampire Bats Socially Distance Themselves When Sick Read More »
A team of researchers from various institutes has reported on a clinical trial of a drug which induces an integrated immune response in the tumours of patients with cancers that …
Researchers Find Effective Immunotherapy Against Non-Responsive Cancer Types Read More »
