Articles by Jeevan Biswas

Scientists Identify 'Terminator' Protein That Inhibits Cancer-Causing Cellular Functions

According to the research, a protein known as TiPARP, suppresses a transcription factor, HIF-1, that plays a crucial role in several kinds of cancers including breast cancer

Jun 7, 2020

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Placing Fake Bomb at Deschutes County Courthouse and Making A Threat Call

Jonathan Tyler Allen,24, and a co-conspirator admitted to having conspired to employ a telephone to issue a threat to destroy a building using an explosive

Jun 6, 2020

A Tiny Protein Makes Lethal Meningitis-Causing Meningococci Bacteria More Pathogenic, Finds Study

According to the study, an RNA-binding protein known as ProQ, associated with the activation of over 250 bacterial genes, plays a crucial role in Meningococci bacteria's potency

Jun 6, 2020

AstraZeneca's Blood Cancer Drug Calquence Found To Show Signs of Benefit In Coronavirus Patients

Calquence, a drug used to treat a common form of adult leukaemia, has shown preliminary signs of providing relief to patients hospitalized for the coronavirus infection.

Jun 6, 2020

Coronavirus

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Scientists Find a Natural Antibiotic That Can Destroy 'Superbugs'

According to new a study, a natural antibiotic, teixobactin, can help fight 'superbugs', and aid in the treatment of tuberculosis and secondary infections in COVID-19 patients

Jun 5, 2020

Coronavirus

New Gene-Targeting Technique Against COVID-19 Developed, Can Help Design Better Therapies

The new technique or delivery system blends a CRISPR-based method with a molecule known as 'Lipitoids' to target the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 coronvirus

Jun 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Nicotine Use Can Lead To Spread of Lung Cancer To The Brain, Finds Study.

According to the study, nicotine leads to the spread of cancer from the lungs to the brain where it leads to the formation of lethal metastatic tumors

Jun 5, 2020

Scientists Create Hair-Growing Human Skin In Lab; Hope to Reverse Hair Loss In Future?

According to the study, scientists were able to create hair-bearing human skin organoid, making it the first of its kind, and which could advance hair loss research

Jun 5, 2020

Tropical Strom 'Cristobal' Could Reach US Shore as Hurricane This Weekend

'Cristobal' began as a depression in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, over the Bay of Campeche on 1 June and could make landfall in the US over the weekend or early next week

Jun 4, 2020

New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges In Federal Court After Investigation By Special Task Force

Holiday Vaughn,35, has pleaded guilty to drug Charges following Safe Streets Task Force Investigation of South Side Pittsburgh Gang

Jun 2, 2020

'Mutant' Ticks Invade Several Regions of Russia, Thousands of Cases of Tick Bites Reported

A new hybrid or 'mutant' variety of ticks is said to have swept across several regions of Russia, especially Siberia

Jun 2, 2020

Fossilized Remains Of A 'Bizarre' Pterosaur Discovered In The UK For The First Time

According to the study, the fossilized jaw bone belongs to a group of pterosaurs called 'tapejarids' and have known to be found only in Brazil and China

May 31, 2020

Archaeology

Large Predatory Dinosaurs In Jurassic Colorado Resorted to Cannibalism, Finds Study

According to the study, large theropod dinosaurs such as Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus ate anything that was available to them—including one another

May 30, 2020

Archaeology

Florida Woman Who Tried To Ship Cellphones To ISIS For Making Bombs Sentenced To 6 Years in Prison

Alison Marie Sheppard, 35, was sentenced to serve nearly 6 years in federal prison for attempting to provide material support To ISIS

May 30, 2020

New York Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone And Other Controlled Drugs

Joseph Olivieri, a 73-year-old physician practicing in Manhattan, New York, was part of a 5-year-long scheme, that involved the illegal distribution of controlled drugs

May 29, 2020

TRS Trial: Yang Kaiheng intends to plead guilty to sedition

Former Louisiana Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offenses for Assaulting 3 Inmates

Cody Richardson, 30, pleaded guilty to using excessive force against three pre-trial detainees by tasing them while they were restrained or/and not resisting

May 29, 2020

Registered Sex Offender From Ohio Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

Donald McFall, 33, who is a registered sex offender, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and will serve his sentence without the possibility of parole

May 28, 2020

Tampa Man Planning Mass Violence Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

23-year-old Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari from Tampa, Florida, who charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, had been procuring weapons to carry out mass violence

May 28, 2020

Eaton County Sheriff's Office Averts Tragedy on Memorial Day by Arresting Wrong Way Driver

A statement issued by the Sherrif's office on Tuesday morning on Facebook confirmed the arrest of a suspect who was driving the wrong way along

May 26, 2020

Oklahoma Marijuana Distributor Held for Sex Trafficking of a Child

Thomas James Heiner, 55, a marijuana distributor in Oklahoma has been charged Criminal Complaint with the sex trafficking of a child

May 23, 2020

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