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Mucus, which lines 200 square meter of our bodies including lungs and digestive tract is not just a physical barrier can also disarm microbes preventing them from causing infections… Read More
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2019-10-14 10:20
It has been seen that military veterans with PTSD or head concussions are at a higher risk of suffering from a thrashing form of sleep disorder, which is higher than the general pop… Read More
2019-10-14 10:02
While they didn’t have refrigerators, prehistoric humans also went through the pains of storing food for later consumption. This can be understood from the evidence of storage… Read More
2019-10-11 11:48
Gut microbes are known to be extremely sensitive to even low doses of antibiotics and such low doses are routinely found in the environment. Using three-dimensional microscopy in t… Read More
2019-10-11 11:36
While it was always thought that humans cannot regrow tissue, researchers have recently discovered that human cartilage tissue has a repair mechanism similar to that seen in salaman… Read More
2019-10-10 11:57
The Lithium-ion battery, which is now a days used to power everything from cell phones to laptops as well as electric cars powered the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for this year… Read More
2019-10-09 11:05
One of the leading contributors towards global climate change is human overconsumption of resources making it imperative to understand consumer choices, which could affect the plane… Read More
2019-10-09 10:36
James Peebles’ contribution to understanding the physical cosmology which spurred the research of the entire field over the last 50 years earned him the Nobel Prize for Physic… Read More
2019-10-09 01:07
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology was awarded to Sir Peter Ratcliffe, Gregg Semenza and William Kaelin Jr, for their contributions towards identifying the molecular mechanisms invo… Read More
2019-10-09 00:31
Researchers have developed a novel approach which bypasses the immune response to transplanted cells thereby facilitating their survival and protecting the brain tissue even without… Read More
2019-09-11 16:56
The Temple Scroll is one of 900 historic and theological invaluable documents written on parchment over 2,000 years ago and found in 1947 in caves in the Judea desert near the Dead… Read More
2019-09-10 14:01
Weakening the defensive wall around a tumor so that chemomedicines can reach cancer cells better: if that approach proves to be effective in humans, that would offer prospects for p… Read More
2019-09-03 19:36
The results of studies reported in the scientific journal “The Lancet” show that cancer is now the most common cause of death worldwide, but especially so in developed c… Read More
2019-08-27 19:35
A new study reports that E. coli bacteria (normally found in our intestines) can be transformed with a manipulated form of a human gene to convert greenhouse gases into useful produ… Read More
2019-08-26 19:53
A period in which the earth became increasingly green seems to have come to an end. The cause is the dry air, says an international research team led by Chinese scientists.
In the… Read More
2019-07-25 19:25
The average temperature on earth has risen faster than ever in the last 150 years. This is apparent from three new studies, recently published in the scientific journals Nature Geos… Read More
2019-07-05 13:20
Researchers have calculated that 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide could be used for reforestation to capture two thirds of human-made carbone missions. This would make refores… Read More
2019-07-02 12:17
Sea slugs acquire bacterial toxins that live inside algae, the food source of sea slugs, a new study shows.
Thus, this three-way symbiotic relationship between slugs, algae and ba… Read More
2019-07-01 19:32
Scientists have discovered a unique neurotoxin that kills Anopheles mosquitoes that carries malaria. The neurotoxin is harmless for humans, vertebrate animals and even other insects… Read More
2019-06-12 14:28
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New DNA technology has shed light on the origin of ancient bones burried in water in western Finland. The DNA shows that the ancient people living he… Read More
2019-06-07 13:26
Researchers have found that brain cells of nematodes (worms) communicate with germ cells through the release of small pieces of RNA. In this way, the information stored in the brain… Read More
2019-06-07 12:43
Commonly used drugs such as cancer medication, antidepressants, birth-control contraceptive pills, and those that lower blood pressure or cholesterol are converted by bacteria in th… Read More
2019-06-05 20:13
Higher annual temperatures in Alaska’s Bristol Bay have caused lakes and rivers to warm up earlier in spring, enhancing the growth of plankton that young sockeye salmon eat. T… Read More
2019-06-05 19:52
A new study has shown that glucose metabolism in endothelial cells lining the blood vessels is increased in high concentrations of glucose, like those seen in diabetes. This was cau… Read More
2019-06-04 14:48
After analyzing 250-million-year-old fossils from China, paleontologists have discovered that pterosaurs had feathers, long before birds had evolved.
The function of these early f… Read More
2019-06-04 14:34
You may remember that a Chinese scientist has applied a gene-editing technique called CRISPR in two human baby girls in 2018. Apart from ethical issues, there is now also concern th… Read More
2019-06-03 18:44
New research has shown that organs can detect variations in light between day and night, even when they do not receive instructions anymore from the central clock in the hypothalamu… Read More
2019-06-03 18:28
Neurons that are highly active damage their lipids, which can become toxic. A new study found that these neurons secrete these toxic, damaged lipids, which are then being taken up a… Read More
2019-05-29 18:09
Researchers have developed a very simple test, which can easily measure the common stress hormones in sweat, blood, saliva or urine in humans. Eventually they hope that patients mon… Read More
2019-05-29 17:17
Exploring space with all its complexities has one big issue; we as humans need oxygen and hence we need to carry our own oxygen wherever we go into space.
Scientists have… Read More
2019-05-27 18:50
Lactic acid bacteria, which convert cabbage into sauerkraut and milk into yoghurt, have been found to secrete a substance (D-phenyllactic acid) that binds to a particular receptor o… Read More
2019-05-27 18:15
A mutation in the PLCG2 gene protects against various forms of dementia. Carriers of this mutation have a greatly increased chance of turning 100 without dementia. This finding is t… Read More
2019-05-27 16:48
Earth is a pretty unique planet in our solar system since it is the only one with a large amount of water and also a relatively large moon. Now researchers claim that water came to… Read More
2019-05-27 16:33
Researchers have shown that targeting specific genes before birth might help in treatment of Down’s syndrome by reversing the brain maldevelopment and also improving the cogni… Read More
2019-05-23 15:56
Numerous microfossils of fungi have been found in Canada, which are up to one billion years old. This find pushes the age of fungi back by 450 million years.
Fungi play an importa… Read More
2019-05-23 14:35
Researchers have succeeded to produce fuel from water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight, in a process that is similar to what plants use to generate energy from light (photosynthesis)… Read More
2019-05-22 16:16
Immune cells prioritize removal of dead cells over fighting infections and healing wounds, a new study found.
While clearance of dead cells is important, during times of injury im… Read More
2019-05-22 15:51
Scientists have found red pigmet in the fur of a three million year old fossilized mouse.
The chemistry of the pigment shows that the trace metals of the pigment in the mouse fur… Read More
2019-05-17 16:29
Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) discovered for the first time an aluminium-bearing molecule around a young star.
Aluminium is part of the… Read More
2019-05-17 16:09
In only 25 years, ice thinning has spread across West Antarctica so rapidly that now 24% of its glacier ice has become unstable, a new study found.
By analysing satellite images t… Read More
2019-05-16 22:48
Hubble Telescope images indicate that the irregular galaxy NGC 4485 has been sideswepped by a larger galaxy, NGC 4490. This has led to the formation of new stars, and perhaps even p… Read More
2019-05-16 22:32
The scientific journal The Lancet reports that 20.5 million babies were born with a low birthweight, i.e. under 2500 g or 5.5 pounds in 2015. Most of these, over 90%, were born in l… Read More
2019-05-15 23:22
Plastic pollution in the oceans has been found not only to harm fish and marine mammals, but also the tiniest of organisms, bacteria.
In particular, chemicals leaching from plasti… Read More
2019-05-15 20:48
Approximately 35% of 3-5 year old kids have TV in their bedrooms and atleast a third of them fall asleep with the TV on mostly watching violent stimulating videos. Now, researchers… Read More
2019-05-15 20:04
Researchers have shown that regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even trace amounts of coffee as well as faster at recognizing its aroma as compared to non-coffee drinkers… Read More
2019-05-15 19:35
As algae manage to use and store solar energy more efficiently than any other organism (up to 98%), biochemists have set out to determine how algae do this precisely.
They found t… Read More
2019-05-14 20:17
Researchers studied the impact of the food additive E171 (titanium dioxide nanoparticles) which is present in high quantities in food and medicine as a whitening agent. E171 is pres… Read More
2019-05-14 20:03
This might come as a shock; however researchers have revealed that controlling your weight might be dependent on a brain protein regardless of the amount of exercise or diet you cou… Read More
2019-05-13 17:35
A morning coffee is sometimes the essential kick required by several people to begin their day. However, the question of how much is too much has always generated too much debate… Read More
2019-05-10 17:55
Larch trees, the northernmost tree species on Earth have grown more between 2005 and 2014 as compared to the previous 40 years and scientists put this on climate change.
F… Read More
2019-05-10 17:45
Researchers working on fruit flies have identified a siesta-suppressing gene which could inform us on the biology that helps several organisms including humans to balance the benefi… Read More
2019-05-09 00:13
When scientists analyzed the genome of Salmonella bacteria, they discovered a gene, named mcr-9, that renders bacteria resistant to the last resort antibiotic colistin.
Colistin h… Read More
2019-05-08 18:01
Like a Lego set, researchers have designed a recyclable plastic which can be broken down into its individual parts at the molecular level and the it can be put back together into an… Read More
2019-05-08 17:48
Gut microbiome has been the center of the new wave of research over the last couple of years. In a recent study, researchers have shown that gut bacteria altered depression linked b… Read More
2019-05-08 17:09
Researchers from the North-West University in South Africa have discovered a new parasite of fish.
They are crustaceans (like crabs and shrimps), and attach themselves to the gill… Read More
2019-05-07 19:57
Scientists have discovered why cancers in about half of the cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapy. Analysis of tumors in mice and humans revealed that those cancers that d… Read More
2019-05-07 19:35
In a collaborative effort, clinicians and scientists have identified an alternative to phenytoin in the second order treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children.
By ass… Read More
2019-05-06 17:45
Plant and animal species on earth are declining at such a rapid pace that human life is also threatened. This emerges from a large scientific study of the biodiversity on earth of I… Read More
2019-05-06 06:13
If you are about to enter a room or a car that’s smoky, do yourself a favour and wait till it clears off the smoke. This is because researchers have shown that non-smokers sho… Read More
2019-05-03 22:40
With the latest advances in genomic sequencing, researchers have succeeded to sequence the complex genome of peanuts.
This genetic analysis has revealed the evolutionary origin of… Read More
2019-05-03 20:05
The NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope has photographed a perfect spiral galaxy, known as NGC 2903.
This galaxy is located about 30 million light years away in the constellation of Leo (Li… Read More
2019-05-02 23:21
Ever wonder why some people love the bitter taste of coffee, while some just can’t stand it? While the scientists predicted that variations in the genes associated with taste… Read More
2019-05-02 22:28
Researchers used a gene manipulation technology to delete the P4h-tm gene from mice and made an unexpected discovery. These mice showed increased courage, lower anxiety and fear and… Read More
2019-05-02 19:33
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NASA reports that human-generated greenhouse gases increased global drought risk already 100 years ago.
The study used observational data such as p… Read More
2019-05-02 19:12
More than 160,000 years ago, people lived on the Tibetan plateau. This is evident from the discovery of a mandible of the extinct human species, known as Denisovans.
So far, fragm… Read More
2019-05-01 19:00
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January’s total lunar eclipse saw a rare event. A short flash was seen on the moon surface… Read More
2019-05-01 18:34
The oceans absorb more than 25% of the CO2 release by humans and are considered as a powerful break on the greenhouse effect. However, this might change due to rising ocean temperat… Read More
2019-05-01 17:49
Researchers have discovered an antidote to the sting of the most venomous creature on Earth: the Australian box jellyfish. The tentacles of this animal can reach three meters of len… Read More
2019-05-01 17:29
Results of the first-ever global study of World Heritage glaciers indicate that under the current emission regime of greenhouse gases, almost half of the iconic glaciers in mountain… Read More
2019-04-30 20:25
Clostridoides difficile is a lethal bacterium that is resistant to several antibiotics and leads to sepsis and death if not treated immediately. Now we have a new weapon to treat it… Read More
2019-04-30 19:52
Researchers have discovered how the setpoint of neuronal activity is determined, a thermostat which prevents the brain from going into a state of epilepsy (too much brain activity)… Read More
2019-04-30 19:18
A US study, in which citizens could report urban plants and animals, shows that nature in the city strongly depends on the region where the city is situated.
However, while the nu… Read More
2019-04-29 20:33
Bacteria produce a protein, named UpaB, that helps them stick to the human skin. In a new study, researchers have modeled this superglue protein of a pathogen that causes urinary tr… Read More
2019-04-29 20:00
A new study found that work stress and the associated sleeping problems increase the risk by threefold of cardiovascular death in employees with hypertension (high blood pressure)… Read More
2019-04-26 18:37
The Universe keeps on throwing curve balls. New measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope have indicated than the universe is expanding 9% faster than previous thought based on i… Read More
2019-04-26 18:11
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Neuroscientists have developed a brain-machine interface which uses brain activity to control vir… Read More
2019-04-24 18:28
While most of the genetic information (DNA) is packed in a cell’s nucleus, some DNA is found in mitochondria, the cell’s power plants that generate energy.
Sea anemone… Read More
2019-04-24 18:07
A large study including over 50,000 participants has revealed that Americans have not reduced the time they spend sitting in the period from 2001 through 2016.
The habit of sittin… Read More
2019-04-24 00:43
While previous research has shown that having a happy spouse leads to a longer marriage, now there is evidence it is also associated with a longer life. Interestingly, spousal life… Read More
2019-04-24 00:17
To address the concern that playing video games impairs social development of children, a large Norwegian study has been undertaken with children between 6 and 12 years of age.
It… Read More
2019-04-24 00:12
In patients who undergo a short pause in the anti-retroviral therapy (ART), regular dose of an antibody, which prevents HIV from binding on the human immune cells, has shown to supp… Read More
2019-04-23 19:41
For the very first time, biotechnologists have witnessed the emergence of a completely new gene.
By forcing the yeast species Saccharomyces pastorianus to eat complex sugars, the c… Read More
2019-04-22 21:42
Physicists are always up to something weird. Now they have developed a simple device that facilitates heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power… Read More
2019-04-22 18:33
Archeologists are studying the Wari culture which lasted for 500 years from 600-11100 AD and this is a pretty long time for an empire to stay intact. A recently published study argu… Read More
2019-04-18 16:41
Immediately after death, once the oxygen and blood supply is cut off, the electrical brain activity disappears immediately, while the energy stores get depleted within minutes. This… Read More
2019-04-18 16:29
Scientists have used gene therapy to restore immunity in infants with X-SCID, which is a life-threatening inherited disorder in which the immune cells do not develop correctly. This… Read More
2019-04-17 16:45
Hurricane Maria released more rain on Puerto Rico than any recorded 129 storms that have hit the island since 1956. Now, new research finds that this is mostly due to the human caus… Read More
2019-04-17 16:31
Researchers have found that striking of meteoroids on the Moon releases water vapour for a short time into its atmosphere. While previous models had predicted this, the phenomenon w… Read More
2019-04-16 18:25
In a new study conducted in healthy adults, researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity which can predict anger experienced during dreams.
Researchers collect… Read More
2019-04-16 18:13
In a first, researchers have 3D printed the world’s first engineered heart using patients own cells and other biological materials. The first heart with cells, blood vessels… Read More
2019-04-15 16:48
Researchers have found out that even 1 hour of brain training exercises using neurofeedback can increase the strength of neuronal connections and improved communication between diff… Read More
2019-04-15 16:36
Multidrug resistant organisms or MDROs were found in 14% of patients on their hands and nostrils when tested for antibiotic resistant drugs.
Certain patients developed in… Read More
2019-04-12 18:21
A team of International scientists have uncovered the mortal remains of a new human species in Philippines, which indicates that this region played an important role in the human ev… Read More
2019-04-12 18:09
Scientists conducted a PET scan in living National Football League (NFL) players who displayed certain cognitive and behavioural symptoms. They found that these players had abnormal… Read More
2019-04-12 14:02
In a twin study carried out by NASA, no or only minor, mostly reversable, effects have been observed on a whole battery of physiological parameters in an astronaut who spent one yea… Read More
2019-04-12 13:35
Scientists argue that the current international target for the protected area estate, accepted by 190 nations, is failing.
The use of simple percentage targets has proven not to b… Read More
2019-04-11 14:34
Globally, there are an estimated 170 new cases of childhood asthma, caused by traffic-related air pollution, per 100,000 children per year, representing 13% of all annual childhood… Read More
2019-04-11 14:01
An international team of researchers have found the remains of a new early human species on Luzon Island in the Philippines. The new species has been named Homo luzonensis.
The fo… Read More
2019-04-11 00:14
Researchers from Switzerland indicate that between 2017 and 2050, 50% of the glacier volume will completely disappear. The sad part is, this will occur independently whether we cut… Read More
2019-04-10 23:22
Astronomers have captured an image of a black hole for the first time, using the Event Horizon Telescope (EVT). The black hole is at the center of galaxy Messier 87 some 55 million… Read More
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