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Elon Musk’s SpaceX company sent a rocket to orbit with two humans. The rocket launch took place on 30th May. The two astronauts, Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken entered the Space Station on Sunday after a 19 hour journey. In between the journey a shiny stuffed dinosaur plush toy...

Apart from the discussions surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines, the one factors that everyone has been skeptical about are the antibodies. The constant talks surrounding antibodies, herd immunity and the coronavirus vaccines has taken over the realm of discussion to next level. What are antibodies? Antibodies are the response generated to alert...

Being at home is a blessing is disguise. But, much like the two sides of a coin, every side comes with its own set of pros and cons. Working from home can have a number of benefits for your health and feet but the downsides are just as terrifying. Margaret...

While the world researchers are consistently struggling to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, it is likely that the same will pass out of the doors of the Serum Institute of India. Serum Institute, which is the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume is currently working on several candidates for the...

It is not a new concept that the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as Sars-CoV-2 spreads through tears. A few Chinese researchers proved the same. Since Covid-19 is a respiratory infection, it spreads through air droplets suspended in the aerosol form from the cough or sneeze of an infected person. Researchers have...

With the kind of sedentary lifestyle and the bad eating habits that we have adapted in our lives, it is not surprising at all that the same affects our health for the worse. The mortality age of people has been reduced and more and more people are dying an...

An Indian American physicians organization is joining hands with the United States Agency for International Development and various other non-government organizations to combat tuberculosis, an infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. In a press release, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) stated that India, which...

Two United States-based non-resident Indian entrepreneurs have donated whopping Rs 14 crores to the popular hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday, according to a temple official. The devotees, who wished to remain anonymous, contributed on the auspicious day of Varalakshmi Vratam, a festival dedicated to...

An encyclopedia of Indian classical music in the Chinese language has been unveiled on Wednesday at an Indian Embassy by the Deputy Ambassador of India, Dr. Acquino Vimal, and renowned Bharatnatyam exponent Leela Samson. Authored by noted Chinese musician and scholar Prof Chen Ziming, the book titled ‘The Music Cultural...

Muslim parents in England are refusing to get their children vaccinated with the nasal flu as it contains pork gelatine and Muslims do not eat pork on religious grounds, according to reports. The Muslim Council of Britain said that they would opt for the Nasal spray Fluenz Tetra only if...