During summers, bumblebees and honey bees can be seen foraging on the same flower species, whether in Britain or many other countries. Now, researchers at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) at the University of Sussex, have found that different bees dominate particular flower species and revealed why. […]
Facebook rolls out news feeds with less politics
Facebook said yesterday it began rolling out news feeds with less political subject matter in line with a plan outlined by chief Mark Zuckerberg to reduce inflammatory content. The leading social network said it would begin testing the change “for a small percentage of people” in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia […]
New study on potential drug target for HIV
The researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognizes a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called ‘phosphorothioate’, may act as a signal for action to the human body defence system and […]
Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance presents DigiShield – first-of-its-kind fully customizable term plan
Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), the life insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), announced a hyper-personalized term plan, ABSLI DigiShield Plan, to cater to the unique protection needs of customers. This single plan will offer multiple plan options, added benefits linked to life stages, joint life protection, critical illness cover, and rider […]
Clubhouse: The wildly popular audio chat app
Clubhouse, the invitation-only audio chat app, exploded in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic when people could not get together person ― but now the once niche platform has far higher goals. Launched less than a year ago, Clubhouse ― which recently encountered a censorship hiccup in China ― is looking […]
Blue Star to set up Rs 130 crore plant, expand commercial refrigeration footprint
Blue Star said on Thursday it is doubling its capacity for commercial refrigeration products by setting up a new manufacturing plant at a cost of Rs 130 crore. The new plant at its existing facility at Wada in Thane district of Maharashtra will have an annual capacity to produce two lakh deep freezers and one lakh storage […]
England, Scotland may have observed more deaths due to obesity, exce
Obesity and excess body fat may have contributed to more deaths in England and Scotland than smoking since 2014, according to research. The new research was published in the open-access journal BMC Public Health. Between 2003 and 2017 the percentage of deaths attributable to smoking is calculated to have decreased from 23.1% to 19.4% while deaths attributable to obesity and excess […]
Talview is the first AI-led video interviewing and proctoring company
Award-winning recruitment and proctoring software leader, Talview, recognizes that organizations, candidates, and students rely on the company to level the playing field for talent applying for openings or taking tests using Talview, while protecting their data and privacy. As part of the company’s continued dedication toward these efforts, Talview announced that its recruitment, candidate, […]
Study sheds light on how women make choices about surgery to prevent ovarian cancer
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery. Women who have BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations have a 17-44% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. Scientists now believe that most ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, and […]
DNA of bodies recovered in Uttarakhand glacier burst incident being preserved by state officials: DGP
Uttarakhand Director-General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar on Thursday informed that DNA samples of the bodies recovered after the glacier burst incident in Chamoli district are being preserved by the state officials. “We are preserving DNA samples of the recovered bodies. Out of total dead bodies recovered, we have so far identified 10 bodies. All […]
First patient enrolled in SELUTION SLR™ SUCCESS PTA study
MedAlliance has announced enrolment of the first patient in SUCCESS PTA, its large post-market study with the drug-eluting balloon SELUTION SLR™ for the treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). SELUTION SLR is a novel sirolimus-eluting balloon that provides a controlled sustained release of the drug, similar to that of a drug-eluting stent (DES). The […]
Defence Minister to make statement on ‘present situation in Eastern Ladakh’ in LS today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on ‘present situation in Eastern Ladakh’ in Lok Sabha at 5.00 pm on Thursday. “Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will make a statement on ‘Present Situation in Eastern Ladakh’ in Lok Sabha at 5.00 PM today,” Office of the Raksha Mantri tweeted. Earlier today, the Defence Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that through sustained […]
Vegan diet promotes weight loss, keeps cholesterol in control: Study
Looking for a diet that is more beneficial for weight loss and keeps your cholesterol in control? Try a vegan diet! According to a new study, a vegan diet is more effective for weight loss than a Mediterranean diet. The findings of the study were published in the ‘Journal of the American College of Nutrition’. The study found that […]
Pramod Sawant reviews implementation of Atmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa
Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on Wednesday held a review meeting of Atmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa implementation with the officials of various departments. According to the official release, the Chief Minister directed all the officers to focus on gathering information about several issues still plaguing the rural areas of the state this […]
BJP’s Poriborton Yatra not about changing CM but to build Sonar Bangla, says Amit Shah
Ahead of Assembly polls in West Bengal, Union Home Minster Amit Shah on Thursday flagged off the fourth Poriborton Yatra from Cooch Behar and said that this initiative is not about changing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but to build ‘Sonar Bangla’. Addressing a public rally here in Cooch Behar, the Union Home Minister said, “We have started the […]