Earth’s natural satellite Moon, has always been a subject of immense suspense and has shown ample room for discovery. Now, scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust. The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole […]
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Study finds how lung’s immune cells develop after birth
A new study has found how lung macrophages develop and these new findings can help to reduce organ damage and are significant for the continued development of important lung disease treatments. The research has been published in the ‘Journal of Experimental Medicine’. Lung macrophages begin to develop in humans from birth […]
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Study finds cancer treatment might inhibit immune therapy to Covid-19 vaccination
A new study has found patients with cancer who receive chemotherapy — and some targeted therapies may mount an inadequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination. The research has been published in the ‘Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovation, Quality & Outcomes Journal’. “It is important for patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy to receive a COVID-19 vaccine,” said Saranya Chumsri, M.D., a Mayo Clinic hematologist […]
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Exploring RNAi and nanotechnology for cancer therapeutics: CSIR study
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and is attached to economic burden and social stigma. The quest to find plausible therapeutic interventions to replace non-specific chemo drugs has recently led to the development of novel strategies to combat cancer. RNA interference (RNAi), a gene silencing approach, […]
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Researchers develop smart probe for early tumour diagnosis
As five-year relative survival rates differ greatly between cancer patients treated at early or later stages, hence early detection of tumours is of great importance to cancer therapy. Cathepsin B (CTSB) is considered a potential biomarker for the early diagnosis of cancers due to its increased expression in the early stage of many cancer types. As a […]
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Study finds more microbes can degrade plastics at heavy plastic pollution places
According to new research by the Chalmers University of Technology, the number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution. The study has been published in the ‘mBio Journal’. The problems of global plastic pollution are all too widespread, as mass-production of plastic has […]
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Innovative X-ray imaging shows Covid-19 can cause vascular damage to the heart: Study
A research team from the University of Gottingen and Hannover Medical School has detected significant changes in the heart muscle tissue of people who died from COVID-19. The study has been published in the ‘eLife Journal’. Damage to lung tissue has been the research focus in this area for some time […]
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Researchers explain reason for placement of lesions in brain
The reason for the placement of lesions in the brain as well as how they develop in the first place was recently explained by a study led by Stevens Institute of Technology researchers. The study has been published in the ‘Scientific Reports Journal’. The work, led by Johannes Weickenmeier, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, […]
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Pregnant women with Covid-19 give normal births: Study
A study found that babies born to women who had COVID-19 during pregnancy had shown reassuring patterns of growth and development at six-month follow-up. The research has been published in the ‘Journal of Perinatal Medicine’. “Our results should be reassuring to pregnant women with COVID-19 who are worried about how the virus might affect the baby,” […]
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New research moves closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacteria and reduce antibiotic use
A new research has moved a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacterial infection, reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance. The study is published in Cell Host Microbe. A growing number of infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and salmonellosis, are developing antibiotic resistance, which means they becoming harder to treat, resulting in higher death rates, longer […]
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Earth is getting a Black Box to tell future civilisations how humanity ended
Doomsday preparation has begun, fellow Earthlings! Earth is getting its own black box. Rings a bell? A black box is essentially an electronic recording device placed in aircraft to help with investigations in case of accidents and mishaps. As the effects of climate change become more pronounced, Earth will see extreme weather events […]
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Nasal vaccine might help fight new Covid-19 variants: Study
In a new study by Yale’s Akiko Iwasaki, the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology, it was found that intranasal vaccination provided broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice. The research has been published in the ‘Science Immunology Journal’. “The best immune defence happens at the gate, guarding against […]
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Researchers develop printing technique for effective skin equivalent to heal wounds
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Huddersfield have developed an approach to print skin equivalents that may help in healing chronic wounds. The research has been published in the ‘APL Bioengineering Journal’. The technique is the first of its kind to simulate three layers of skin: the hypodermis, or […]
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Scientists explain why neurons consume so much energy even when at rest
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have recently found why the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters to each other. In their study published in the journal ‘Science Advances’, they identified tiny capsules called synaptic vesicles as a […]
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MRI, AI may detect early signs of tumour cell death after novel therapy
According to new research led by Massachusetts General Hospital, it has been found that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect early signs of tumour cell death in response to novel virus-based cancer therapy. This research has been published in the ‘Nature Biomedical Engineering Journal’. Recently, a […]