A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a human tissue model to demonstrate the functioning of nanoparticles. Cancer types like glioblastoma have a high fatality rate and treating them is difficult due to the blood-brain barrier. The barrier doesn’t allow most chemotherapy drugs to penetrate through the blood vessels around […]
DuckDuckGo browser, which is claimed to be a privacy-first offering, is found to be using a partial treatment on its tracking protection and not restricting Microsoft trackers from loading on third-party websites. The issue has been spotted by a researcher on the DuckDuckGo browser available for both Android and iOS devices. However, the privacy loophole […]
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness across the globe. People suffering from glaucoma have their optical nerves damaged. This nerve damage, which curbs the relay of visual information to the brain, is often caused by abnormally high pressure in the eye. Wouldn’t it be useful if there’s a way to reduce eye […]
KL Rahul rescued an 11-year-old budding cricketer by donating Rs 31 lakh for his treatment.© Twitter India opener KL Rahul has come to the rescue of an 11-year-old budding cricketer in need of an urgent Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), donating Rs 31 lakh for the treatment of a rare blood disorder. In December, Varad Nalawade’s […]
President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander resigned, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration. An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander, the director of the Office […]
File photo of Sourav Ganguly© AFP Sourav Ganguly, current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and former India captain, has been discharged from the hospital in Kolkata after his COVID-19 treatment, hospital sources informed NDTV. Ganguly will remain in home isolation for 14 days. Sources said that Ganguly’s test results returned negative […]
California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination, according to two people familiar with the matter and emails from the agency seen by Reuters. Attorneys and analysts at the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) have repeatedly interviewed several Black women who […]
Twitter’s highest-profile users—those with lots of followers or particular prominence—often receive a heightened level of protection from the social network’s content moderators under a secretive programme that seeks to limit their exposure to trolls and bullies. Code-named Project Guardian, the internal programme includes a list of thousands of accounts most likely to be attacked or […]
Shares of Advanced Enzyme Technologies rallied as much as 15 per cent. Advanced Enzyme Technologies shares rallied as much as 15 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 422 after the company informed stock exchanges that its systemic enzyme and probiotic supplements ImmunoSEB and ProbioSEB CSC3 passed randomized controlled clinical trials to treat post-COVID […]
Tim Southee scalped 5 wickets in WTC Final against India.© Instagram New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee is auctioning off his World Test Championship final shirt to help fund cancer treatment for 8-year-old Hollie Beattie. Southee, who is currently in MIQ [Managed Isolation Quarantine] after returning from New Zealand’s historic victory in the […]