COVID VIRUS MAY TURN LUNG CELLS INTO TARGET
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 may spread through the lungs by turning previously resistant cells into targets for infection, a finding that helps explain the widespread inflammation and organ damage seen in severe cases and points to a potential new treatment. Lung cells release tiny particles that carry the key […]
COCOA KEEPS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HEALTHY
NEW DELHI,10 April 2026 : There’s an indigenous group of people called the Kuna in Panama that are a fascinating story in longevity as well as stellar cardiovascular health, and lack of metabolic diseases like Diabetes, etc. They drink an average of 5 cups of a type of cocoa every day and they have 9x […]
KALPAKKAM REACTOR CAN PRODUCE 25 NUCLEAR WARHEADS A YEAR
NEW DELHI,9 April 2026 : The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam is for electricity generation that achieved criticality this month. It is celebrated as an energy milestone. It is more than about just energy as it can help India produce the nuclear bombs. Its uranium blankets can produce 120–140 kg of weapons-grade plutonium a […]
INDIA’S ATOMIC REACTOR REACHES MILESTONE, CRITICALLY
NEW DELHI,8 April 2026 : India on Monday achieved a long-awaited milestone in its civil nuclear energy programme as the country’s most advanced atomic reactor – the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu – attained criticality, marking the start of a sustained nuclear fission chain reaction and bringing the reactor one […]
STOPPING AI FROM GIVING UNSAFE ADVICE
NEW DELHI,1 April 2026 : Researchers have identified key components in large language models that play a critical role in ensuring these AI systems provide safe responses to user queries. The researchers used these insights to develop and demonstrate AI training techniques that improve large language model (LLM) safety while minimizing the “alignment tax,” meaning […]
DON’T CONFUSE PANIC ATTACK AS HEART ATTACK
NEW DELHI,2 April 2026 : Can a panic attack feel like a heart attack? Oftentimes, yes. Panic attacks are alarming because the symptoms can mirror a life-threatening heart attack. “It can be frightening because both conditions can bring chest pain, rapid heartbeat, and shortness of breath, and you can’t be sure what is happening,” says […]
NEW INJECTABLE BANDAGE TO CUT BLEEDING UP TO 70%
NEW DELHI, March 2026 : Researchers are developing emergency injectable bandages that could decrease bleeding time by as much as 70% and revolutionize the future of trauma care. Traumatic injury is the third leading cause of death in the state of Texas, surpassing strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
CENTRE’S REGULATION FOR CHEMICAL USED IN ‘MEOW MEOW’ DRUG
NEW DELHI,16 March 2026 : The Centre has taken a significant step against widely used synthetic drug ‘Meow-Meow’, listing a specific chemical used in its making as a controlled substance. 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone is the chemical that drug cartels use to manufacture the drug known as mephedrone, which has the street name ‘Meow-Meow’ or ‘Drone.’ The government […]
SINGLE PROTEIN CAN END MALARIA
NEW DELHI,16 March 2026 : Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the fight against malaria, identifying a unique protein that is essential for the parasite’s survival and transmission. The discovery, made by an international team of researchers, centres on a molecule called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1), which acts as a ‘traffic controller’ during the […]
SPECTACULAR NIGHT VIEW OF ILLUMINATED INDIA
NEW DELHI,15 March 2026 : The International Space Station (ISS) has released mesmerising night-time images of India captured from orbit, offering a dazzling view of the subcontinent lit up by thousands of city lights as the spacecraft passed over the Arabian Sea and the Himalayan region. Shared on the ISS’s official account on X, the […]
