Articles by Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Russia's Vaccine Triggers Concerns Among Experts, Australia Probably Won't Use 'Sputnik V'; Why?

Russia's Gamaleya Institute in Moscow has not yet released any of the safety or immunity data from conducted studies related to Sputnik V

Aug 12, 2020

Coronavirus

Nobel Laureate Immunologist Peter Doherty Says Covid-19 Vaccine Is 'Very, Very Likely' Within a Year

Peter C. Doherty believes that there's actually a vaccine that has already been given to a lot of people in China

Aug 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Chinese Businessman Buys $1.5 Million Worth Covid-19 Mask; What Is So Special About It? [VIDEO]

The $1.5 million worth, world's most expensive mask, is apparently helpful as it is fitted with top-rated N99 filters

Aug 10, 2020

Coronavirus

This Dinosaur Relative Has Links to Humans, Its DNA May Unlock Secrets of Longevity

Called New Zealand's living dinosaur, Tuatara has evolved specialized genes for immunity, metabolism and thermal regulation

Aug 10, 2020

Concerns Abound Over Wuhan Labs as Satellite Images Show Their Operations Never Halted During Pandemic

The biosafety labs of Wuhan have been in the center of the Coronavirus outbreak debate since the virus hit the world

Aug 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Chinese Doctor Gets Fired After Recommending Protein Drink for 43 Babies Instead of Formula Milk

Huizhou city's No 2 Maternity and Childcare Hospital doctor who advised parents to give their babies protein drink was fired after an investigation

Aug 9, 2020

Australia Is Still 18 Months Away From a Viable COVID-19 Vaccine, Says Expert

Professor Bruce Thompson at Melbourne's Swinburne University says Australia is still 18 months away from a COVID-19 vaccine

Aug 9, 2020

Coronavirus

Japanese Scientists Find Hope in Silkworms to Produce 'Unique' COVID-19 Vaccine

Takahiro Kusakabe from Kyushu University and his team are working to develop a unique vaccine against Coronavirus

Aug 9, 2020

Coronavirus

McDonald's, Burger King Among Fast-Foods Whose Packaging Contains Cancer-Causing 'Forever' Chemicals: Report

38 food packaging samples across six chains were tested, and almost half tested positive for fluorine levels, indicating the presence of PFAS, reveals a report

Aug 9, 2020

Malaysia: Seven more rotavirus cases detected in Kedah; total reaches up to 24

Rich or Poor? Bill Gates Believes Coronavirus Pandemic Will End In The 'Rich World' by 2021

The end of the Coronavirus pandemic will depend on whether we are living in developing or wealthier countries

Aug 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Sperm counts are plummeting among Western men

Almost 350 Years After, THIS Theory About Sperm Now Appears to be Wrong

Scientists set up a super-fast camera capable of recording over 55,000 pictures in one second to monitor sperm movement

Aug 8, 2020

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions in US Is a New Threat, Say CDC and FDA

Salmonella infection is spreading in 43 States affecting hundreds of people, while at least 80 infected people were admitted in hospitals

Aug 8, 2020

Disulfiram, A Drug to Treat Alcoholism May be Effective Against Covid-19, Say Russian Researchers

Researchers noted that the structural elements of the novel coronavirus should be chosen as a target for the potential treatment

Aug 7, 2020

Coronavirus

What Is `Red Virus?' Taiwan's Online Game Links Xi Jinping with Coronavirus, WHO Head as Antagonist

The developer of the game visualizes Director-General of WHO as one of the villains and said the purpose of the game is to warn the world

Aug 7, 2020

Coronavirus

'Zhoushan Bat Virus' Behind Covid-19, Claims Chinese Virologist While Blaming WHO for Cover-up

During a recent interview, the Chinese virologist Dr. Yan Li-Meng blames WHO for the cover-up and talked about White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci

Aug 7, 2020

Coronavirus

NEW FACT: Covid-19 Patients Report Hair Loss During Recovery, Is It a Coronavirus Side-Effect?

Many novel Coronavirus patients have reported that they noticed an unusual hair loss months after the infection

Aug 6, 2020

Coronavirus

Hackers Can Access Elon Musk's Neuralink to Steal Memories, Skills and Thoughts, Warn Experts

Elon Musk, who has been working on his startup Neuralink since 2016, is set to release news of a possible working prototype of the brain chip on August 28

Aug 6, 2020

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