Author: Aishwarya Banik

Methods for treating cancer are not being used correctly: Nobel Prize-winning scientist - Asiana Times

According to Harold Eliot Varmus, an American Nobel Prize-winning chemist, nations with limited resources, like India, should assist indigenous pharmaceutical industries in producing cancer medications that are less expensive than medicines created by major multinational businesses owning intellectual rights. Harold E. Varmus, who is currently affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Centre, shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in medicine with virologist J. Michael Bishop for identifying the biological source of retroviral oncogenes. Varmus, now in India, stated that the price of cancer medications and immunotherapies is an issue everywhere, particularly in developing nations. He added that…

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Land subsidence in Joshimath: 723 Houses Damaged; Demolition of 2 Hotels Halted Due To Protests

While 86 homes have already been designated as “unsafe” and tagged with red “X” marks, the initial round of demolitions is concentrating on two hotels that are among Joshimath’s worst-hit properties due to soil subsidence. One of the hotels, the Malari Inn, has tipped toward the other hotel due to extensive ground fissures that have nearly wholly severed it from its base (Hotel Mount View). Hotel Malari Inn, Joshimath The two hotels were surveyed on Tuesday by a team from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), which has been hired to handle the destruction. The proprietor of the Malari Inn…

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Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan is the first actor in Hindi film history to have conquered audiences’ hearts while portraying a superhero. And there have been rumors about a sequel ever since the publication of Krrish 3. The Roshan family has confirmed that Krrish 4 is under production. However, there have been some delays. He recently spoke up about the status of his subsequent movies, which include the Deepika Padukone-starring Fighter, War 2, and Krrish 4. Hrithik Roshan provided insights about his upcoming movie Fighter, where he will co-star with Deepika Padukone as an Air Force pilot. The interview was conducted exclusively for…

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raw-almonds-and-sliced

According to a randomized controlled trial published in Frontiers in Nutrition, male and female participants who consumed 57g of almonds every day for a month had higher blood levels of the healthy fat 12,13-dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid (12,13-DiHOME) after a session of vigorous exercise than the control group. This so-called oxylipin (oxidized fat) molecule, which brown fat tissue produces from linoleic acid, positively impacts metabolic health and energy balance. Almonds as a four-week dietary supplement 38 men and 26 women between 30 and 65 who didn’t regularly lift weights participated in the clinical experiment. The other half was randomly assigned to the…

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'Zero Covid' Ends, China Prepares For Homecoming Rush - Asiana Times

A flood of people returning home is expected due to China’s long-awaited border reopening, which is the last phase in the deconstruction of Covid Zero. However, it may take some time for transport to recover fully. After officials abandoned the rule, a key barrier for travelers combined with the expensive expense of air travel under severe capacity restrictions, China will no longer need quarantine for arrivals as of this Sunday. The significant relaxation of border controls just two weeks before the Lunar New Year holiday signals the end of Beijing’s efforts to keep out a virus that has come to…

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Avatar: The Way of Water

The sequel to 2009’s Avatar, titled Avatar: The Way of Water, debuted in India on Friday December 16 after 13 years. The second installment is thriving both domestically and internationally. Even at the global box office, it surpassed Top Gun: Maverick to take the top spot for movies released in 2022. With a worldwide total of $2.9 billion, James Cameron’s Avatar holds the record for the most successful film ever. The Way of Water by Avatar appears to follow the same course. Additionally, the movie became India’s second-biggest Hollywood debut of all time. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water…

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Actor Noah Schnapp from Stranger Things comes out as gay - Asiana Times

In a July interview with Variety, Noah Schnapp discussed the sexual orientation of his Stranger Things character Will and said that Will had romantic affection for his closest buddy Mike (Finn Wolfhard). “They made it seem obvious and normal now that he is older. It is clear that he is gay and that he cares deeply about Mike “He addressed Variety.Noah Schnapp, best known for his role in Stranger Things, has also appeared in a few movies, including Steven Spielberg’s historical thriller Bridge of Spies (2015) and the animated The Peanuts The Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, who is most…

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According to WHO's disturbing report on patients and symptoms, women are twice as likely to experience long COVID

In a recent study that was published in the journal Nature Medicine, American researchers examined whether jailed people with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron infections were contagious in jails, which are high-risk environments with active transmission. Background of the study of Omicron Despite high vaccination rates for the 2019 coronavirus illness (COVID-19) among residents, SARS-CoV-2 spreads more frequently in jails, partly because of overcrowding, poor ventilation, and viral entry through communal sources. Therefore, it is crucial to comprehend how extensive vaccination, including booster doses and prior infection, changed the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and resulted in the…

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cholestrol

People who have had stenting or even a heart attack sometimes misbelieve that they no longer require medication to decrease their cholesterol. They believe that since their blockage has been treated surgically or medically, and they have been advised to modify their lifestyle while taking cardiac medications, the likelihood of their cholesterol levels increase is low. They frequently stop taking cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins on their own once they are secure in their bodies and their ability to heal, mistaking the drug’s limiting effect on their cholesterol levels for normal bodily function. And the cholesterol quickly returns to normal. How…

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