A steroid drug in inhalers is going to be tested in a key trial, which aims to find drugs that might prevent COVID19 infection in highly susceptible people, which can lead to a serious condition of hospitalization. This drug is called budesonide, which will be tested in the Principal trial.…
Google Brings Schedule Commands Feature To AI-Powered Google Assistant Smart Appliances
AI-powered Google Assistant has announced to add the ability to allow users to schedule commands. This means users can now schedule when to turn on and turn off their smart devices. It is called the Scheduled Action feature. The new feature is available to some users. However, it remains unclear…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Loaded With Precious Asteroid Cargo Will Return To Earth After 6 Years In Space
Scientists are getting ready to welcome Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, which is going to return to the earth on 6th December 2020 after spending six years in space. As per the report, it will contain a cargo loaded with 100 milligrams of unbelievably precious and rare matter from…
China Moon Mission Begins A New Space Task To Collect The First Lunar Rocks In Four Decades
China is planning to launch a new unmanned spacecraft to the moon to collect lunar rocks. This space mission will be launched in the last week of November. It is considered the first effort by any country to recover samples from earth’s natural satellite in the last 40 years. This…
Experts Say MMR II Vaccine Might Be Able To Provide Protection From COVID19 Disease
Experts have been trying hard to find out an effective treatment to reverse the implications of severe COVID19 disease. In a new study, they have claimed that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine might be able to provide some immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID19. These findings of the study…
Rocket Lab Recovers Used Electron Booster In Reusability Milestone
Small satellite launcher Rocket Lab has achieved a milestone by recovering the first stage of the used Electron booster. It came down to Earth with the help of parachutes that guided it gently in the Pacific Ocean. The exercise was part of a complex dress rehearsal to recover rockets of…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Announces USD 791 Million Fund To Fight Climate Change
Several months after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a USD 10 billion Earth Fund to fight climate change, the first tranche of that money has been announced. Bezos has announced 16 grants worth almost USD 800 million. In his Instagram post, Bezos said that the fund of USD 791 million…
The Flap On The Spike Protein Of The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Makes It More Vulnerable To Vaccine
Scientists from the University of North Carolina have been studying the main mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus called D614G. As per the reports, this strain of the virus is more contagious as compared to the original one, which has emerged in Wuhan city of China. The D614G strain has been…
Facebook Rolls Out Vanish Mode On Messenger, Instagram That Deletes Messages Automatically
Social media giant Facebook has introduced a new feature that deletes messages. It is called Vanish Mode. It acts just like WhatsApp’s Disappearing Messages feature. According to Facebook, the feature will automatically delete messages upon closing the chat window. The feature has also been introduced to Instagram. Both WhatsApp and…
Newborn Babies Are Less Likely To Be Infected With COVID19 During Hospitalization
A new study has revealed that newborn babies are at much lower risk of contracting COVID19 during their stay in the hospital. The new findings have given relief to people who are going to be parents amid the COVID19 pandemic, which has shaken the world. In the study, scientists have…