Articles by Jeevan Biswas

Scientists Paint Bleak Picture; 558 Species of Mammals May Go Extinct by 2100

According to the study, humans are almost solely responsible for the extinction of all the species of mammals that have gone extinct so far

Sep 6, 2020

Can Horse Antibodies Help Treat COVID-19? Costa Rica Set to Begin Trial

The equine antibodies that have been developed by Costa Rica's Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP)

Sep 6, 2020

Coronavirus

Trump's Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine By October 'Simply Wrong', Says Lancet Editor

Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the medical journal, The Lancet, said that the president was "simply wrong"

Sep 6, 2020

Austrian Man Submerges Himself in 200-kg Ice, Breaks His Own World Record

Josef Koeberl broke his own world record that he set in 2019 where he clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes and 47 seconds

Sep 6, 2020

'World's Loneliest Elephant' Kept in Chains is on His Way to Freedom Finally

Kaavan, an elephant is set to be transferred to better conditions than those at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad where he currently resides

Sep 6, 2020

Naomi Osaka, 2019 Australian Open Women's singles

Tennis: Naomi Osaka Battles Her Way Past Marta Kostyuk to Enter Final 16 of the US Open

The 18-year-old teenager put up a valiant fight against Osaka to draw the match into grueling two hours and 33 minutes test

Sep 5, 2020

Scientists Find Common Cold Virus Can Fight Influenza; Can It Be Extrapolated to Combat COVID-19?

According to the study Rhinovirus—the cause of common cold—can inhibit the flu virus from invading the airways by kick-starting the body's antiviral defense mechanism

Sep 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Will Detroit Breathe? Federal Judge Cracks Whip on Police Chokeholds in City Amid Protests

The ruling came after, activist group 'Detroit Will Breathe' alleged that the police tactics violated the "First and Fourth Amendment rights"

Sep 5, 2020

A Massive Pre-historic Megalodon Shark That Stalked Oceans Millions of Years Ago

According to the researchers, Megalodon— which was believed to be double the length of a Great White shark— is much larger than imagined

Sep 5, 2020

Scientists Find Harmless Strain of E.Coli Bacteria Provides Protection Against its Lethal Cousin

The study found that a harmless strain of Escherichia coli (E.Coli) bacteria provided protection against a lethal strain known as enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)

Jul 7, 2020

Florida Confirms Case of Infection Caused By Deadly 'Brain-Eating Amoeba' That Lurks In Warm Freshwaters

Naegleria fowleri, also known as 'brain-eating amoeba', causes a rare but lethal infection known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis, which can often lead to death

Jul 6, 2020

Experts Warn About Overlap of Flu Season and Second Wave of COVID-19 in The US, Stress on Vaccination

With a second wave of COVID-19 predicted in the US, scientists warn that a 'collision' with the seasonal flu could have devastating effects

Jul 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Scientists Discover Potent Antibodies Against a Lethal Polio-like Disease in Children

Scientists isolated human monoclonal antibodies that can potentially prevent the polio-like illness known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in children

Jul 4, 2020

Scientists Gather New Insights Into Common Form of Malaria Using Mosquito-Bred Parasites

The study focused on the strain of malaria caused by the protozoan parasite, Plasmodium vivax and aimed to understand the liver stage of the infection

Jul 4, 2020

New Hampshire Police Captain Arrested, Charged With Tax Fraud Linked to Sales of Firearms for Profit

According to the indictment, Michael Wagner, 48, of Pelham, New Hampshire, was charged with one count of filing falsified tax returns

Jul 3, 2020

Intel Capital Invests $253m In Mukesh Ambani's Jio, The 12th Investor In Less Than 3 Months

In total, Jio has secured $15.5bn by selling a nearly 25 percent stake since April this year, making Intel Capital the 12th investor

Jul 3, 2020

Scientists Find Chemotherapy Can Trigger Anomalies That Cause Drug-Resistance to Cancer Medications

According to the study, chemotherapy can increase the expression of certain proteins in the blood vessels lining tumor cells, causing cancer drug-resistance

Jul 2, 2020

Nashville Man Points Pistol At Police Officers, Faces Federal Firearms Charge

Jotez Anderson, 27, allegedly pointed a gun at police officers and has been federally charged with the crime of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm

Jun 30, 2020

Scientists Develop An Effective Experimental Vaccine Against This Deadly Bacteria

Scientists have designed a novel vaccine that does not target Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria directly, but rather seeks out the toxins it produces

Jun 30, 2020

HIV Can Affect The Brain's Ability To Process Sounds, Finds Study

According to the study, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can affect the brain's auditory system and affect its ability to process sound

Jun 30, 2020

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