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New CRISPR-Free Mitochondrial Gene Editing Technique Can Cure Genetic Diseases, Finds Study

The new gene-editing technique harnesses the power of naturally occurring antibacterial toxins to target specific regions of mitochondrial DNA

Jul 10, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus Infection From Pregnant Mother to Child is Possible, Say Italian Researchers

Italian researchers found signs of the SARS-CoV-2 in several samples of umbilical cord blood, the placenta, and breast milk

Jul 10, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Cautious WHO Says Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors and Changes Stand on Asymptomatics Spreading it

The WHO brief also looks at the possibilities for the virus transmission from mother to child and through contact with urine, feces and blood

Jul 10, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Bubonic Plague: China Closes Tourist Spots in Inner Mongolia to Prevent Another Outbreak

China has shut down several tourist spots after a bubonic plague case was identified in the Inner Mongolia region

Jul 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Not China Virus but Stephen King Calls Coronavirus An 'American Virus'; Beijing Diplomat Shares it Quickly

After Stephen King tweeted his response, Chinese diplomat Hua Chunying shared the image of the tweet

Jul 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Japan Researchers Start Fast Track R&D on Nafamostat Inhalation as Covid-19 Treatment

Top Japan research institutes have started a collaborative R&D on a Nafamostat inhalation formulation for the treatment of novel corona virus infection

Jul 8, 2020

By Soorya Kiran NN

Coronavirus

Exact Source of Novel Coronavirus May Never Be Identified: Scientists

The WHO team will meet Chinese health officials soon to set parameters for investigating the origin of the virus and scientists are doubtful about finding the origin

Jul 8, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

Doctors Wary of Long-Term Brain Damage in Recovered Covid-19 Patients

In a study published in the journal Brain, doctors observed patients with neurological disorders and brain damage after COVID-19 recovery

Jul 8, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

Government Awareness Campaign Video on Adult Websites Featuring Topless Stars Goes Viral

The video by New Zealand authorities,'Keep it real online' which featured porn stars, received over 22 million views around the world

Jul 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

As Scientists Claim Coronavirus is Airborne, Japan Supercomputer Suggests Drastic Changes to Travel, Work Conditions

Simulations of supercomputer-driven models in Japan suggest that operating commuter trains with windows open, limiting number of passengers might help reduce COVID-19 risk, which is claimed to be airborne

Jul 8, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

WHO Acknowledges 'Emerging Evidence' of Airborne Spread of COVID-19

The WHO had earlier the virus spreads primarily through small droplets expelled from the nose and mouth of an infected person.

Jul 8, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Researchers Identify Compounds That Halt Covid-19 Virus Replication

Researchers find several existing compounds that block replication of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) within human cells grown in the laboratory

Jul 7, 2020

By IANS

'At War Time Speed', China Leads COVID-19 Vaccine Race; Enters Final Stage

China forges ahead in the race to develop a vaccine, Sinovac Biotech's experimental vaccine set to become the country's second and the world's third to enter final stage testing

Jul 7, 2020

By Reuters

Spanish Antibody Study Reveals Nation Did Not Achieve Herd Immunity to COVID-19

Spanish researchers find that only five percent of the population in Spain developed antibodies, which is nowhere near the levels needed to achieve 'herd immunity'.

Jul 7, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Harry Potter Author JK Rowling a Threat to LGBT People, Says Transgender Model Munroe Bergdorf

On Sunday, JK Rowling shared a long Twitter thread and expressed her concern over the "new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people"

Jul 6, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Health

New CRISPR-Free Mitochondrial Gene Editing Technique Can Cure Genetic Diseases, Finds Study

Coronavirus Infection From Pregnant Mother to Child is Possible, Say Italian Researchers

Cautious WHO Says Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors and Changes Stand on Asymptomatics Spreading it

Bubonic Plague: China Closes Tourist Spots in Inner Mongolia to Prevent Another Outbreak

Not China Virus but Stephen King Calls Coronavirus An 'American Virus'; Beijing Diplomat Shares it Quickly

Japan Researchers Start Fast Track R&D on Nafamostat Inhalation as Covid-19 Treatment

Exact Source of Novel Coronavirus May Never Be Identified: Scientists

Doctors Wary of Long-Term Brain Damage in Recovered Covid-19 Patients

Government Awareness Campaign Video on Adult Websites Featuring Topless Stars Goes Viral

As Scientists Claim Coronavirus is Airborne, Japan Supercomputer Suggests Drastic Changes to Travel, Work Conditions

WHO Acknowledges 'Emerging Evidence' of Airborne Spread of COVID-19

Researchers Identify Compounds That Halt Covid-19 Virus Replication

'At War Time Speed', China Leads COVID-19 Vaccine Race; Enters Final Stage

Spanish Antibody Study Reveals Nation Did Not Achieve Herd Immunity to COVID-19

Harry Potter Author JK Rowling a Threat to LGBT People, Says Transgender Model Munroe Bergdorf

Overweight could Hamper Body's Response to Covid Infection, Study Finds

Overweight could Hamper Body's Response to Covid Infection, Study Finds

Research Concerning Matrixyl Peptide

Research Concerning Matrixyl Peptide

Norovirus Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in Illinois Following $1 Burrito Deal at Restaurant

Norovirus Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in Illinois Following $1 Burrito Deal at Restaurant