Scientific European

Results from the phase2 trial support the view that subcutaneous administration of IFN- β for treatment of COVID-19 enhances speed of recovery and reduces mortality....

E‐Tattoo to Monitor Blood Pressure Continuously

28 June 2019 0

Scientists have designed a new chest-laminated, ultrathin, 100 percent stretchable cardiac sensing electronic device (e-tattoo) to monitor heart functions. The device can measure ECG,...

Did the SARS CoV-2 Virus Originate in Laboratory?

22 May 2021 6

There is no clarity on the natural origin of SARS CoV-2 as no intermediate host has been found yet that transmits it from bats...

COVID‑19: National Lockdown in the UK

4 January 2021 0

To protect the NHS and save lives., National Lockdown has been put in place across the UK. People have been asked to stay home...

Story of Coronaviruses: How the ‘’novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)’’ May Have Emerged?

16 August 2020 0

Coronaviruses are not new; these are as old as anything in the world and are known to cause common cold among humans for ages....

Dog: Man’s Best Companion

15 August 2018 0

Scientific research has proven that dogs are compassionate beings who overcome obstacles to help their human owners. Humans have domesticated dogs for thousands of years...

PHILIP: Laser-Powered Rover to Explore Super-Cold Lunar Craters for Water

18 May 2020 0

Though data from orbiters have suggested presence of water ice, the exploration of lunar craters in the polar regions of moon has not been...

PHF21B Gene Implicated in Cancer Formation and Depression has a Role in Brain Development too

21 August 2020 0

Deletion of Phf21b gene is known to be associated with cancer and depression. New research now indicates that timely expression of this gene plays...

A Novel Approach to ‘Repurpose’ Existing Drugs For COVID-19

7 May 2020 1

A combination of biological and computational approach to study protein-protein interactions (PPIs) between the viral and the host proteins in order to identify and...

MEDICINE

First UK Lung Cancer Patient receives mRNA vaccine BNT116

Umesh Prasad - 1 September 2024

BNT116 and LungVax are nucleic acid lung cancer vaccine candidates – the former is based on mRNA technology similar to “COVID-19 mRNA vaccines” such...

Selegiline’s Wide Array of Potential Therapeutic Effects

Neelesh Prasad - 16 May 2021

Selegiline is an irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO) B inhibitor1. Monoamine neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, are derivatives of amino acids2. The enzyme...

Hidden consciousness, Sleep spindles and Recovery in Comatose Patients

Umesh Prasad - 15 March 2025

Coma is a deep unconsciousness state associated with brain failure. Comatose patients are behaviourally unresponsive. These disorders of consciousness are usually transitory but may...

ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

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ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

Lunar Race 2.0: What drive renewed interests in moon missions?

Between 1958 and 1978, USA and former USSR sent 59 and 58 moon missions respectively. The lunar race between the two...

Umesh Prasad - 27 August 2023

ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

JWST’s Deep Field Observations Contravene Cosmological Principle

James Webb Space Telescope’s deep field observations under JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) unequivocally show that most of the galaxies...

Umesh Prasad - 28 March 2025

ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

How a Supernova Observed over Eight Centuries ago is Changing Our Understanding

Supernova SN 1181 was seen with the naked eye in Japan and Chine 843 years ago in 1181 CE. However, its...

Umesh Prasad - 14 July 2024

ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE

Flares from the Supermassive Binary Black Hole OJ 287 put constraint on the “No Hair Theorem”

NASA’s infra-red observatory Spitzer has recently observed the flare from gigantic binary black hole system OJ 287, within the estimated time...

Shamayita Ray PhD - 30 June 2020

BIOLOGY

Self-amplifying mRNAs (saRNAs): The Next Generation RNA Platform for Vaccines

Unlike conventional mRNA vaccines which encodes only for the target antigens, the self-amplifying mRNAs (saRNAs) encodes for non-structural proteins and promotor as well which...