Articles by Jeevan Biswas

Scientists Discover Important Genetic Mutations that Cause Severe Nervous Disorders

Two mutations in the gene KIF1A were found to be responsible for the development of rare nervous disorders.

Oct 12, 2020

Kinky Embarrassment: Firefighters Help Release 5-Year-Old Child Trapped In Parents' Handcuffs

The Bedminster Fire Station in England has to be called in to rescue a 5-year-old child who was trapped in parents' handcuffs

Oct 12, 2020

China Joins International COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative COVAX; Who Will Benefit?

COVAX is being co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the WHO and aims to make the coronavirus vaccine accessible to all countries

Oct 12, 2020

Coronavirus

Delays Due to COVID-19 In Bowel Cancer Screening Causes Nearly 12% Rise In Death Rates: Study

Through the development of a forecast model, the scientists found that delays to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening caused an 11.9% increase in death rates

Oct 12, 2020

Alarming COVID-19 Fact: Coronavirus Can Survive Upto 28 Days on Some Surfaces; Thrive In Low Temperatures, Warns Study

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was found to survive on certain surfaces such as mobile phone screens for up to 28 days.

Oct 11, 2020

Coronavirus

Deadly Malaria Parasite Evades Immune System By Causing Changes to Genes; Leads to Immune Cell Death: Study

According to the study, Plasmodium falciparum, targets genes that regulate the function of immune cells and cause the death of immune cells

Oct 11, 2020

6.4 million-year-old Monkey Fossils Unearthed In China, Oldest Ever Discovered Outside Africa

Fossils of monkeys known as Mesopithecus pentelicus, was discovered at the Shuitangba lignite mine in China, and believed to have existed alongside apes

Oct 11, 2020

Archaeology

Mexican Citizen Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens Into US

Rey David Jimenez-Lopez is said to have illegally transported 6 illegal aliens onto US soil

Oct 10, 2020

Nearly 100-Year-Old Pennsylvania Man Graduates from High School 82 Years After Dropping Out

Albert Montella, 99, who is only weeks away from his 100th birthday, received his high school diploma after dropping out in 1938

Oct 10, 2020

Using SARS to Fight COVID-19: Antibodies Developed Against SARS-CoV Can Neutralize Novel Coronavirus, Finds Study

The antibodies developed against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was found to effective against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

Oct 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Transplanting Pig Hearts Into Human Beings? It Could Be A Reality By 2021

It is predicted that the first pig-to-human heart transplant could take place as early as the end of 2021.

Oct 10, 2020

Idaho Man Who Brutally Assaulted Woman on Indian Reservation, Sentenced to Prison for 2 Years

Lonnie Lee Bisbee, 35, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for assaulting the mother of his child

Oct 9, 2020

Wild Animals at High Risk of Being Infected With COVID-19 By Humans, Warn Scientists

The review article states that the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could potentially threaten several species of wild life

Oct 9, 2020

Coronavirus

Death Rate and Adverse Outcome Among Youngsters Hospitalized With COVID-19 Quite High: Study

The study found that Black or Hispanic patients formed over 50% of hospitalized youngsters between 18-34 due to the novel coronavirus infection

Oct 9, 2020

Coronavirus

Failure of Crucial 'Braking Mechanism' Behind Immune Cells Damaging Lungs In Patients With Acute COVID-19: Study

A crucial safeguard mechanism to counter overreaction of T-cells has been found to fail in patients struggling with severe cases of the coronavirus infection.

Oct 9, 2020

Coronavirus

Illinois Couple Charged With Child Labor, Illegally Trafficking Guatemalan Teenager

Santos Teodoro Ac-Salazar, 23, and Olga Choc Laj, 30, have been charged with child labor and human trafficking in federal court

Oct 9, 2020

Good News on COVID-19 Vaccines: Mutations In Coronavirus May Not Affect Vaccine Potency, Finds Study

The mutations undergone by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may not affect the efficiency of the vaccines being modeled after the original strain, the study found

Oct 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Scientists Develop New Method to Detect Coronavirus in Built Environment; Find It Can Survive for 8 Days on Surfaces

Through the study, the researchers demonstrated a method to detect the COVID-19-causing SARS CoV-2 virus in built environments

Oct 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Bad News for Urban Dwellers: Urban Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Deaths and Severity, Finds Study

NO2, an ambient air pollutant, was found to be associated with the severity of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection and increased mortality rate

Oct 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Mysterious Jelly Found In Lungs of COVID-19 Patients May Help In Development of New Treatment: Study

Researchers from Umeå University, Sweden, have described a jelly formed in the lungs of novel coronavirus patients who died due to respiratory failure

Oct 6, 2020

Coronavirus

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