Articles by Jeevan Biswas

Former Alaska juvenile official sentenced to 4 years for possession of child pornography

Dennis Weston, of Anchorage, Alaska, was the Deputy Director of the State of Alaska Department of Juvenile Justice and also served as the superintendent of McLaughlin Youth Center

Dec 24, 2019

Consuming certain supplements during chemotherapy for breast cancer increases death risk, says study

According to the researchers, dietary supplements increase the level of antioxidants, omega-3 fatty, vitamin B12 and iron, which seem to reduce the potency of chemotherapy

Dec 24, 2019

Arsonist who started fire in Yeshiva University arrested again for trespassing in Staten Island

Peter Weyand, was picked up by the New York City police at around 11:30 pm on Sunday (December 22, 2019) for trespassing into a backyard in Staten Island

Dec 23, 2019

Leftover prescription opioids pose risk to children, says study, blaming it on parents

The researchers found that 93 percent of the parents had leftover prescriptions, and only 19 percent of them in the control group disposed of them

Dec 23, 2019

Dogs process numerical information in brain regions similar to those in humans, says study

From treating brain abnormalities to perfecting artificial intelligence systems, understanding the neural mechanisms of mammals can help in providing solutions to many problems

Dec 22, 2019

Childhood exposure to pet dogs can reduce risk of schizophrenia in adulthood, says study

Those who were exposed to a pet dog before the age of thirteen had fewer chances of receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the future the researchers found

Dec 22, 2019

Ukrainian captain pleads guilty to operating commercial vessel while being drunk

The 51-year-old from Izmail, Ukraine, Vadim Humenyuk, pleaded guilty to being under the influence of an intoxicant while performing his duties

Dec 21, 2019

Colorado bounty hunter who impersonated a police officer sentenced to 15 months in federal prison

Matthew Marre, 30, was found guilty of fraudulently acquiring confidential information from four major American cellular service providers

Dec 21, 2019

Scientists develop cost effective method to diagnose leukaemia using AI

The study illustrates the potential of AI-based detection in supporting standard methods of cancer diagnosis and the quicker commencement of therapy

Dec 21, 2019

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MIT scientists produce first laser ultrasound images of human beings

The important discovery they made was that the laser-produced images were as accurate as conventional ultrasound imaging

Dec 21, 2019

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Mechanic pleads guilty to sabotaging American Airlines plane

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani was arrested on September 5, 2019, in Miami, and was charged with trying to damage or incapacitate an aircraft

Dec 19, 2019

Honolulu police officer found guilty of civil rights offenses, conspiring with fellow officer

John Rabago, 43, along with another HPD officer, Reginald Ramones, 43, forced an individual to lick urinal in a public bathroom.

Dec 18, 2019

11 Indicted in Western District of Tennessee with federal drug trafficking charges

If convicted, each of the indicted faces a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years

Dec 17, 2019

Former teacher from New York arrested and charged for sexual crime against minor

Charles Hustis was arrested on December 16, 2019 at the location where he planned to meet the victim, before taking him to his house to carry out the planned liaison

Dec 17, 2019

UN employee who blew the whistle on sexual harassment by superior fired one year after his exit

Martina Brostrom, a policy advisor at the United Nations' global AIDS (UNAIDS) program, revealed in a 2018 interview that she had been sexually assaulted by her superior in 2015

Dec 17, 2019

Duke University researchers develop bandage that can hasten healing of broken bone

Adenosine, a biomolecule that is naturally found in the body, can play an important role in healing bone breaks

Dec 17, 2019

German railway company responds to Greta Thunberg's tweet; was she misleading?

A tweet by the teenager, who was on her way home to celebrate Christmas, ended up receiving an unexpected response

Dec 16, 2019

Who named the approaching comet 2I/Borislov? Here's the story behind it

The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) announces the name of a comet—on behalf of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)—after its discovery and confirmation

Dec 16, 2019

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Children from lower and middle income countries are on excessive antibiotics, says study

The researchers found that children received 25 antibiotic prescriptions on average during the first 5 years of their life

Dec 15, 2019

US Army veteran from Florida sentenced to five years for planting explosive device at hospital

On September 23, 2019, the 61-year-old veteran pleaded guilty to the crime, which led to Friday's sentencing

Dec 15, 2019

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