Image source: ‘Sheba’ at different ages (Guy Eisner/Communications Biology) A remarkable scientific achievement has emerged from a study involving an ancient seed that is nearly 1,000 years old. This seed, which has been named “Sheba” after a biblical queen, has successfully sprouted into a tree that now stands approximately 10 feet tall following 14 years…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 71.Gaekwad, who played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India, was undergoing treatment for blood cancer at the King’s College Hospital in London before returning to India last month, PTI reported.The Board of Control…
Riteish Deshmukh and Farah Khan were visibly emotional, as they attended the funeral of Tishaa Kumar, the daughter of actor-producer Krishan Kumar and cousin of T-Series head Bhushan Kumar. Tishaa, who passed away on July 18 at the young age of 21, was mourned by family and friends. Farah was accompanied by her brother, Sajid…
NEW DELHI: Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $700 million settlement to resolve an investigation by 42 US states and Washington, DC. The probe scrutinized the marketing of their baby powder and other talc-based products, linked to allegations of causing cancer.The agreement addresses accusations that Johnson & Johnson misled consumers regarding the safety of…
NEW DELHI: The Britain’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, has written a letter to a military regiment apologising for being unable to attend a military parade (Trooping of the Colour parade) on Saturday due to her ongoing preventative chemotherapy treatment for cancer, adding that she hoped to be back very soon. “Being your Colonel remains…
NEW DELHI: Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi passed away on Monday at the age of 72. He was battling cancer. Sushil Modi, who served as finance minister of Bihar from 2005-2013 and from 2017-2020, was a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). “The BJP family is deeply saddened by the…
Recent research published in the journal ‘Cancer’ suggests that aspirin may have a role in both preventing and treating colorectal cancer. The study found that colorectal cancer patients who took aspirin had less spread of the disease to their lymph nodes compared to those who did not take the drug. Aspirin appeared to boost the…
