Two Israeli scientists have unveiled 100,000 previously unknown viruses. The study has added thousands of new viruses to the list of already known viruses to science. The viruses discovered are RNA viruses, as they inject their RNA into their host’s cytoplasm. Viruses were discovered in data gathered from samples of soil, water, and other ecosystems collected from throughout the world.
The Covid is almost over with some exceptions in China where it still persists. One of the things it brought was the loss of taste. Millions suffered the phenomenon across the globe. The loss of taste was and is still so fundamental to covid, such that it was the first thing a doctor or health expert would look for in an individual. A Danish study reveals that Chilli can help recover the sense of taste in such cases.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have created a synthetic DNA molecule that resembles a hairpin that can target and destroy cancer cells. The new artificial DNA kills its targeted cancer cells in a new way. The method will reduce the adverse effects of the immune system triggered through previous procedures.
Scientists were able to cure a cancer patient by using the stem cells of the patient’s salivary glands. The stem cells from his glands were developed before being reinjected to the cancer patient. The patient, Kasper van den Noort, will soon be able to live his normal life after the treatment.
Parkinson’s disease affects the neurological system and the areas of the body that are regulated by the nerves. It is the second most prevalent neurological disease in the US, after Alzheimer’s disease. A recent report revealed a shocking 50% increase in the actual figures of Parkinson’s disease in the country. Previous records show that 60,000 patients of the disease were treated annually, the figures are contradicted by the latest report.
Football fans leaving Qatar are warned to look out for the symptoms of camel flu, a potentially fatal respiratory disease. UK health experts have advised health workers to look for symptoms of the deadly camel flu. Thousands of football fans travelled to Qatar for the event and perhaps came into contact with camels that can increase the number of cases.
Amid growing number of sexually transmitted diseases, French president, Emmanuel Macron, has announced to provide free condoms to its citizens. People can collect them from any pharmacy around the country, according to the latest announcement on Thursday. Last year, the French government also announced that all women under 26, can have free access to birth control.
Ecstasy is a synthetic substance popularly referred to as “Molly” and noted for its stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. Increased energy, pleasure, emotional warmth, and skewed time and sensory perception are among notable side effects. Here is the story of a man, Mr. A, who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years of time duration.
Argentina has confirmed the first monkeypox virus death in the country. The death was reported from Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city of Buenos Aires. The person who died was in critical condition since September but died just now.
It’s astonishing to even imagine that just by speaking to one’s phone, one can predict the chances of heart failure. Predicting something that has not yet occurred is a milestone that can revolutionize the coming era of cardiology for the whole world. This app successfully predicted 82 percent of the heart incidents well before they could occur.
The recent outbreak of the virus is the deadliest in the history of the US. The Avian flu is generally caused by infection with avian influenza Type A viruses. Humans are immune to the viruses that infect birds. The death of millions of birds describes the catastrophe unleashed upon the population of birds all across the country.
The new study suggests that starving bats can shed more deadly viruses that can affect both humans and animals. The findings of the new research can help the scientists to make new vaccines prior to global outbreaks. The scientists concentrated on the Hendra virus, which kills 75% of the horses infected by the virus.
