Jeevan Biswas

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Adorable celebrity seal "surrenders" to police after evading capture for days; set to go home soon [details]

According to a statement by Massachusetts's Beverly Police Department, Shoebert, a gray seal who eluded capture earlier this week, made his way from the pond to local the police station in the early hours of Friday.

Sep 25, 2022

New COVID-like virus may infect humans; resistant to vaccines, antibodies [details]

A new multi-institutional study has found that Khosta-2, a virus that was identified in 2020 among bats in Russia, can infect human cells; these findings are significant as both SARS-CoV-2 and Khosta-2 are sarbecoviruses, a sub-category of coronaviruses.

Sep 23, 2022

Justin Trudeau sings 'Bohemian Rhapsody' before Queen Elizabeth's funeral; gets slammed [Watch]

The 14-second-long clip shows Trudeau crooning the magnum opus by British rock band 'Queen' in the lobby of The Corinthia Hotel, London.

Sep 21, 2022

US man kidnaps rapes teenager, films himself engaging in act; gets 24 years in prison [details]

Travis Smith, 28, a father of two from Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of production of child pornography.

Sep 18, 2022

COVID-19: Mucosal antibodies in airways protect against Omicron; reduce risk of infection drastically [details]

According to a new Swedish study, high levels of mucosal antibodies within the airways can decrease the risk of infection by Omicron by more than half and are associated with lower viral replication in infected individuals.

Sep 15, 2022

This Fungus Shrinks in Size, Transforms to Infect Brain; Discovery Sheds New Light on Infectivity [Study]

A new study by researchers from the University of Utah Health has found that C. neoformans cells transform into smaller cells that develop the capacity to travel to the brain and infect it

Sep 14, 2022

Kerala Police fines EV rider for not having pollution certificate; gets schooled on common sense [details]

The incident occurred on 6 September 2022, when the owner of an electric scooter in the Malappuram district of Kerala was fined for not presenting a 'Pollution Under Control (PUC)' certificate.

Sep 12, 2022

US Man Rapes 7-year-old Child, Films Acts of Abuse; Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison

Mark Allan Miller, 35, from Rowlett, Texas, pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography in March 2022; handed the statutory maximum sentence of 60 years.

Sep 11, 2022

Couple sue son, daughter-in-law for not bearing children; Demand ₹5 crore or grandchild [Details]

Sanjeev Ranjan Prasad, 61, and his wife Sadhana Prasad, 57, are seeking Rs. 5 crores (US $650,000) from their son and their daughter-in-law on grounds of "mental harassment" following their "failure" to give them grandchildren.

May 15, 2022

US Police Officer Brutally Assaults Arrestee; Files False Report to Hide Crime, Pleads Guilty [Details]

Jeremy Gibson, 31, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department in Indiana, pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting an arrestee in violation of his civil rights.

May 15, 2022

Breast Cancer Cells Reprogram Key Immune Cell to Spread Within Lungs; Scientists Make Crucial Discovery [Study]

Through a new study, researchers have discovered that metastatic breast cancer cells reprogram immune cells known as macrophages to make blood vessel cells produce a lethal 'protein cocktail' that encourages the metastasis of breast cancer in the lungs.

Apr 27, 2022

Why Does Breast Cancer Metastasis Spread to the Bone? Scientists Identify Key Protein Behind It [Study]

Through a new multi-institutional study, researchers have discerned that a protein called ZEB1 plays a key role in breast cancer metastases to the bones.

Apr 23, 2022

Retired Tehsildar Mercilessly Beats Stray Puppies, Burns Them Alive; NGOs in Nagpur Up In Arms [Details]

The culprit, Uttam Kumar Das, a retired Tehsildar, brutally assaulted the puppies with a stick. Following this, he burnt the incapacitated animals while they were still alive.

Apr 23, 2022

New Technology Rapidly Measures Blocking Ability of Antibodies Against COVID-19, Variants [Study]

Through a new study, researchers have developed a pseudovirus system that can quantify the ability of one's antibodies to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.

Apr 22, 2022

Male Sex Hormones May Serve As New Targets for Immunotherapy; Hope for Better Outcomes In Men With Cancer [Study]

In a new study, researchers identified a regulon (a group of genes) in the weakening of particular immune cells and the role of androgen signaling in tumor growth.

Apr 17, 2022

US Prison Officer Brutally Attacks Inmate, Causes Fractures and Punctured Lung; Pleads Guilty [Details]

Kenan Lister, 42, a former supervisory corrections officer at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of civil rights violations.

Apr 9, 2022

COVID-19 can alter fertility-related protein levels in men; potentially impact reproductive function [details]

A new study has found that there were significant changes in the levels of proteins in the semen of men who had recovered from COVID-19.

Apr 9, 2022

Omicron Has 'Lesser Severity' than Delta in Children Below Five Years of Age; Yet More Infectious [Study]

The new multi-institutional study is among the first large-scale studies to compare the outcomes of the COVID-19 infection caused by Omicron to that brought on by Delta in children below the age of five.

Apr 2, 2022

Woman Fakes Cancer to Avoid Imprisonment for Fraud; Faces More Time In Prison Now [Details]

Ashleigh Lynn Chavez, from Chula Vista, California, pleaded guilty on Friday to obstruction of justice and confessed to repeatedly forging letters to support her false diagnoses of cancer.