Category: Trends in Science

We see trees as a sign of life; they give us oxygen which helps us to breathe. But what if we were able to give our lost ones the afterlife that they deserve? What if, by burying our loved ones, we can help save the environment. Ladies and gentlemen, the next innovation to environmental conservation … Continue reading A New Way to Bury People- Tree Growth →

Recently, scientists have discovered that Mitochondria has a new function in the prevention of chemotherapy treatments for tumours in cancer patients. It has been shown that cells have the ability to release mitochondria to launch an immune response to beef up their defence when it comes in contact with an improperly packaged mtDNA (Mitochondrial DNA) … Continue reading Mitochondria becomes resistant to tumours →

Researchers have worked for several months to cultivate E. Coli in such a way that it consumes carbon dioxide rather than other organic compounds. They first converted the E. Coli from heterotrophic consumers to autotrophic consumers by metabolic rewiring and lab evolution. Engineering of the strain to produce non-native enzymes was processed, but it wasn't … Continue reading E. Coli cultivated in Lab switches to Carbon Dioxide as source →

Researchers at Caltech have identified the neural process that makes some memories stable, while others fade very easily. This can also be an implication of the understanding of brain damage and Alzheimer's disease. To figure out how memories form, the team developed a test to examine mice's neural activity as they learn about and remember … Continue reading Stability of a Memory: from forming to fading →

DNA of a molecular parasite that affects modern-day dogs, cats and foxes has been found to have originated from a prehistoric species of puma (Puma concolor) A coprolite (fossilized faeces) of the Puma was taken from a rock-shelter in the country's mountainous Catamarca Province, where the remains of now-extinct megafauna have previously been recovered in … Continue reading Ancient Parasitic DNA found in Faeces of Prehistoric Puma →

Opioids are painkiller drugs, which can cause death if taken in huge amounts and since it is very addictive here are the stats of its consumption:- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States in 2017, two-thirds of drug overdose deaths involved an opioid. In the same year, 47,000 people died … Continue reading A Lethal Toxin to help in solving the Opioid Crisis →

The Theory in Brief:- Upon a stroke study to check for blood clots conducted by the Tampere University in Finland, they had analyzed that 79% of them bore DNA from common oral bacteria. Most of the bacteria were of the Streptococcus mitis type, which belong to a group that scientists call viridans streptococci. The investigation had also … Continue reading Good Oral Hygiene To Help Prevent Stroke →

According to the WHO, burnout has been officially termed as a medical condition in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. In the latest update of the catalog, WHO defines this disease as "a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has … Continue reading “Burnout” is now termed as a medical condition →

It has been found that a compound called indole-3-carbinol (I3C), present in broccoli and kale, impeded tumor growth in a mouse model of prostate cancer. The team has also found a molecular pathway for which the protein WWP1 alters and weakens the tumor suppressant PTEN. WWP1 is active in several human cancers. But, their investigation reveals that I3C can inactivate … Continue reading Compound in Broccoli & Kale to suppress tumors →