Breakthrough in malaria could help speed up the discovery of Covid-19 treatments, scientists claim Drugs primarily target the disease-causing pathogen in treatment But researchers found important enzymes in human red blood cells that are involved It is hoped that targeting these proteins may help treat malaria Researchers also believe the …
Read More »NASA photo of cyclones on Jupiter loves ‘pepperoni pizza’
NASA shares image of red cyclones thrown at Jupiter’s North Pole – but the internet says the planet looks like a ‘pepperoni pizza’ NASA shared an image captured by Juno of bicycles swirling on Jupiter The image shows swirls of red and yellow at the North Pole of the planet …
Read More »More than one BILLION Android phones could risk 400 ‘Achilles’ vulnerabilities
Security studies warn more than one billion Android phones risk becoming a spyware for hackers. The team found 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, which are staples in smartphones. The flaws, collectively called ‘Achilles’, allow cybercriminals to access photos, videos, location data and other sensitive details on the handset. First …
Read More »Photos of patients’ EYES could detect if they are likely to die of heart failure, studies claim
Photos of patients’ EYES can be detected when they are likely to die of heart failure, claims studies after finding smaller pupils were linked to less survival with the condition Larger-eyed students are consistently more likely to survive heart failure, research found Researchers from Kitasato University Hospital in Japan saw …
Read More »‘Terror crocodiles’ from 82m years ago had teeth with large bananas
Massive ‘terrorist crocodiles’ roamed the earth at least 75 million years ago, but have remained a mystery among the scientific community – until now. Paleontologist examined fossil jaws belonging to a number of Deinoschus, and found that the animals’ teeth had ‘the size of bananas’ with crushing power to take …
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