The City of Hope researchers have identified a pathway that explained how mutated cancer cells can continue to replicate and become resistant to oncology therapies. The study has been published in the ‘Science Journal’. Using whole-genome sequencing technology, the scientists discovered a new mechanism for how genetically defective cells mutated to survive stressful situations, […]
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Damaged telomeres in elders might increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2: Study
According to a group of Italian and American researchers led by Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna, the expression of the cell receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ACE2 which is essential for mediating cell entry of the virus, increases in the lungs of ageing mice and humans. This research has been published […]
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Researcher finds way to manipulate memories in brain
When you receive an important file to work on, you keep it safe to remember about it. Similarly, our memories first land in one part of our brain and then shift to another for long-term storage. This process is known as memory consolidation. Kyoto University’s Akihiro Goto researched this process […]
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Indian astronomers discover a new exoplanet and rare stars hotter than Sun
Indian astronomers have added another feather to their cap as they have recently made two new discoveries — an exoplanet 1.4x the size of Jupiter and a rare class of radio stars hotter than the Sun. The first discovery was made by a team from Ahembdabad’s Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) recently. The team discovered an exoplanet 1.4 […]
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Research finds cause of lost magnetism at meteorite site
A scientist from the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found a method for detecting the meteorite impact sites that have long lost their craters. This discovery can go further into the research of not just Earth’s geology but also the other planets of our solar system. The findings of this study have […]
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SpaceX to conduct ‘humanity’s first planetary defence test’ to redirect asteroid
SpaceX is planning to conduct humanity’s first planetary defence test to redirect an asteroid through Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission on Tuesday (local time). “DART is humanity’s first planetary defence test mission to see if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course, should […]
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Earth soon will have Rings like Saturn made up of ‘space junk’
At first, researchers have noted that Planet Earth might get its own rings like Saturn. As for a planet like ours that is already struggling with pollution on land and water, it is highly possible that in coming years Earth’s orbit can become a junkyard too. According to a researcher, […]
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Research explores how genetic differences leave immune cells at disadvantage
New research findings show how genetic variations are linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affecting our immune cells. The study, led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), is one of the first in-depth look at the connections between COVID-19 severity and gene expression in many types of […]
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Astronomers team up to create new method to understand galaxy evolution
A team of astronomers at The University of Toledo joined forces for the first time in their scientific careers during the pandemic to develop a new method to look back in time and change the way we understand the history of galaxies. The resulting breakthrough research published in the Astrophysical Journal outlines […]
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SpaceX mission led by Indian-origin astronaut docks with International Space Station
A new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts including Indian origin Raja Chari to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company’s Crew-3 mission has docked successfully at the orbiting lab on Thursday, the company said. NASA astronauts Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer arrived at the International Space Station at 6:32 pm […]
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Researchers recreate deep-Earth conditions to see how iron copes with extreme stress
New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes ‘twinning’ under extreme stress and pressure. The results appear in Physical Review Letters, where they have been highlighted as an Editor’s Suggestion. Far below you lies a sphere of solid iron and nickel about as wide as the broadest part of Texas: the Earth’s inner core. […]
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PIO Raja Chari led NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International Space Station
NASA’s spacex”>SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut team led by PIO (Person of India Origin) Raja Chari are in orbit following their launch to the space-station”>International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 9:03 pm EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center […]
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Scientists make breakthrough in understanding how penicillin works
The mechanism which allows beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA has been revealed for the first time by an international team of researchers led by the University of Sheffield, who discovered that beta-lactam antibiotics kill MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus) by creating holes in the cell wall which enlarge as the cell grows, […]
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Possible treatment strategy for Meningitis without antibiotics found by researchers
In a new study performed on rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Lund University were able to utilise the body’s own immune cells to kill the bacterial meningitis infection. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Annals of Neurology’. “In a rat model, we observed […]
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Study finds no risk of pregnancy loss from Covid-19 vaccination
Study has found no correlation between COVID-19 vaccinations and the risk of first-trimester miscarriages, providing further evidence of the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. The study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings analyzed several national health registries in Norway to compare the proportion of vaccinated women […]