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Human brain may get beaten by AI in chess, but not in memory: Study

Published on Jan 24, 2021 04:20 pm IST

World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India at the FIDE World Chess Championship in Moscow, Russia.

Neurodegenerative diseases can be prevented by deep sleep

A new study has found that deep sleep has an ancient, restorative power to clear waste from the brain which potentially includes toxic proteins that may lead to neurodegenerative disease.(ANI)

Published on Jan 24, 2021 03:44 pm IST

Gene editing techniques helpful in retinal degeneration treatment

A new study has found that gene-editing techniques like CRISPR-Cas hold the power to rectify inherited retinal degenerative mutations, which are the primary cause of blindness.(ANI)

Published on Jan 24, 2021 10:43 am IST

Dramatic changes to radiotherapy treatments in England due to Covid-19

Health workers prepare to administer the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at an NHS vaccination centre in York, Britain, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith(REUTERS)

Published on Jan 23, 2021 10:18 am IST

Indian-origin expert leads UK study on cancer survival chances

An Indian-origin expert at the University of Birmingham has led an international study which finds that patients’ chances of survival after cancer surgery is strongly linked with the standard of post-operative hospital care.(Unsplash)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 06:06 pm IST

German scientists make paralyzed mice walk again

Spinal cord injuries in humans, often caused by sports or traffic accidents, leave them paralyzed because not all of the nerve fibers that carry information between muscles and the brain are able to grow back.(Unsplash)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 03:19 pm IST

In her element: Talking to theoretical physicist Rohini M Godbole

(HT llustration: Gajanan Nirphale)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 03:04 pm IST

Study sheds light on role played by immune system's T-cells against coronavirus

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample(REUTERS)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 02:45 pm IST

Direct current stimulation over brain's Wernicke area can help learning words

A new study has found out that Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), which is a non-invasive way of stimulating the brain over the Wernicke's area, may lead to new assistive neurotechnologies for the rehabilitation of people with cognitive disorders in future.(ANI)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 02:02 pm IST

New study explains how SARS-CoV-2 may seize human cells

Scientists know that SARS-CoV-2 binds the ACE2 receptor on the surface of human cells, after which it enters the cell through a process known as endocytosis.(AFP)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 10:03 am IST

Behind those dancing robots, scientists had to bust a move

Representational image(Unsplash)

Published on Jan 21, 2021 11:46 pm IST

Study reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously

A KAIST team's mathematical modelling has revealed that efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously by showing that the topographic tiling of cortical maps originates from bottom-up projections from the periphery.(ANI)

Published on Jan 20, 2021 04:20 pm IST

Researchers find how cancer can be killed by body's own immune system

Immunotherapies are cancer drugs that essentially block the

Published on Jan 17, 2021 03:12 pm IST

NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short

Published on Jan 17, 2021 12:54 pm IST

NASA's Boeing moon rocket set for 'once-in-a-generation' ground test

Space Launch System's hot fire test, expected to begin at 5 pm(@NASA/Twitter )

Published on Jan 16, 2021 07:33 pm IST

Scientists introduce new twist to learning periodic table

An innovative way to learn about the elements of the periodic table has been introduced through a study led by researchers of American Chemical Society (ACS).(ANI)

Published on Jan 16, 2021 05:09 pm IST

Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection

Scientists studying the body's natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient, taurine that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn).(ANI)

Updated on Jan 16, 2021 04:10 pm IST

Artificial Intelligence to map human Intestinal Bacteria

The faculty of health and medical sciences from the University of Copenhagen have developed a ground-breaking technique that can assist to disentangle the secrets of the human intestinal microbes.(ANI)

Updated on Jan 16, 2021 11:54 am IST

South African scientists discover new chemicals that kill malaria parasite

Malaria killed more than 400,000 people across the world in 2019, according to the latest WHO figures, all but a few thousand of them in Africa. There were 229 million cases across the world, 215 million of them on the continent.(Representative image)

Updated on Jan 15, 2021 10:11 pm IST

Study elucidates how production of defensive toxins takes place in plants

Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology describe how the plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves and the exact mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobacco.(ANI)

Published on Jan 15, 2021 07:12 pm IST

DNA test can identify pneumonia in Covid-19 patients, aiding treatment: Study

A team of scientists and doctors from the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a DNA test which they claim will quickly identify secondary infections in Covid-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation.(ANI)

Updated on Jan 15, 2021 06:32 pm IST

Study identifies promising model for human aging

According to the findings of the new study researchers have identified a promising new model in order to study the human aging process.(ANI)

Published on Jan 15, 2021 10:52 am IST

NASA analysis shows 2020 tied for warmest year on record

2020 edged out 2016 by a very small amount, within the margin of error of the analysis, making the years effectively tied for the warmest year on record.(BLOOMBERG)

Published on Jan 15, 2021 10:23 am IST

NASA's Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

NASA's InSight spacecraft at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in May 2018 (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP))(AP)

Published on Jan 15, 2021 09:07 am IST

Researchers pinpoint three days when pregnancy is most likely to start

A team of researchers from the University of Warwick has pinpointed the three days when pregnancy sickness, characterised by nausea and vomiting, is most likely to start.(ANI)

Published on Jan 14, 2021 06:11 pm IST

Study: Colleges can prevent 96 pc of COVID-19 infections with common measures

The combined effectiveness of three Covid prevention strategies on college campuses, mask wearing, social distancing, and routine testing, are effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a study.(ANI)

Updated on Jan 13, 2021 05:40 pm IST

Study sheds light on ventilator-induced lung injuries

A study led by researchers at Ohio State University highlights an unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress, that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is likely to cause further lung damage.(ANI)

Updated on Jan 13, 2021 12:43 pm IST

Covid-19 pneumonia causes more damage than typical pneumonia, says study

Researchers from the Northwestern University claims that Covid-19 pneumonia spreads like multiple wildfires, leaving destroyed lung tissue in its wake.(ANI)

Updated on Jan 13, 2021 11:49 am IST

NASA targets final test of ‘world’s most powerful rocket’ on January 17

NASA's B-2 Test Stand for Green Run Test Series (nasa.gov)

Published on Jan 13, 2021 08:44 am IST

Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects

The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said.(Unsplash)

Published on Jan 12, 2021 11:57 pm IST

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