Rob Burrow has received an award from Prime Minister Sunak for his campaigning on motor neurone disease (MND). In a special ceremony at Downing Street, the former Leeds Rhinos star accepted the 2,000th ‘Points of Light’ award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers. Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019 and has campaigned for three years … Read more
An Indian Army truck moves towards LAC at Leh eastern Ladakh. File | Photo Credit: PTI As several patrolling points in eastern Ladakh remain inaccessible to Indian troops more than two years after the Galwan clash with Chinese forces, a source in the defence establishment told The Hindu that after disengagement, in some well-known areas, … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the herpes virus that causes lip sores is common today, it has been difficult for scientists to find traces of it among ancient remains. Now, researchers report they have uncovered and sequenced four ancient herpes virus genomes for the first time. … Read more
Crowded, live animal markets, many scientists agree, provide an ideal transmission hotspot for new diseases to “spill over” from animals. And in the 18 months up to the beginning of the pandemic, a separate study showed that nearly 50,000 animals – of 38 different species – were sold at markets in Wuhan. Source link
A moist, disembodied finger floating in a petri dish is the latest biohybrid advance, a technology that fuses biological and non-biological materials together. University of Tokyo scientists debuted the artificial finger, claiming it could be the first use of a living skin equivalent grafted onto a working robot. Beyond its realistic appearance, the finger is … Read more
Prof Francois Balloux, from University College London, said: “The higher estimated re-infection ability of the Omicron variant to cause re-infection is not overly surprising and could be largely anticipated based on the large number of mutations in the spike protein carried by the omicron variant, which increase the Omicron variant’s ability to bypass host immunity.” … Read more
Washington: Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which unleash the immune response against tumor cells, have revolutionized cancer treatment; however, the medications aren’t effective in a large number of patients, including those with colorectal cancer. New research published in the journal PNAS that was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol poses the greatest threat to brain health at three periods of a person’s life, according to new research. During those three periods — from conception to birth, from ages 15 to 19, and after age 65 — people undergo “dynamic” … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation for the seventh time amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic today. In his 12-minute address, the prime minister pointed out that people are becoming complacent about following Covid-19 protocols. He added that while the lockdown has gone, coronavirus has not. PM Modi warned that even the smallest mistake can … Read more
CSK vs RR: After Chennai Super Kings lost their 7th match of the IPL 2020 season, team’s captain MS Dhoni said that cricket matches are not always supposed to go as per one’s wish. Dhoni also hinted about giving opportunity to the benched players in the upcoming matches of the team. CSK captain MS Dhoni … Read more