In situations where transplanted organs may not be a perfect match, marijuana may be used to delay rejection of an incompatible organ, new research has found.


Marijuana may help in organ transplant


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The satiety hormone leptin is indeed a reality behind the euphoric feeling that gives runners a motivational boost in the middle of their workout, researchers report.


Fat hormone pushes you to run that extra mile


Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) have developed a unique technology via a software that enables conversion of Indian languages into Braille for the visually challenged.


IIT-Kgp software to convert Indian languages into Braille


While forgiving others protects women from depression, men do not derive the same benefit from being compassionate, suggests new research.


Forgiving others cuts depression risk in women


With the help of a robotic device and a novel non-invasive spinal stimulation technique that does not require surgery, a former Irish athlete with chronic, complete paralysis has regained voluntary control in his leg muscles.


Completely paralysed man voluntarily moves his legs


The timing of your sleep is just as important as how much sleep you finally get, researchers from Washington State University have found.


Sleep at exact time daily to remain healthy


An app that makes brushing teeth fun for youngsters improves dental hygiene of users, reports a new study.


Tooth brushing app helps keep the dentist away


Male seahorses play as much a part in nurturing embryos during pregnancy as female mammals, suggests a new study. Previously their role, other than as pouch provider, was largely a mystery.


Male seahorse nourishes baby like human mom


Do you realise what happens when we read in a second language learnt in adulthood? We actually "embody" less than in our mother tongue, researchers report.


People 'embody' less when they read in second language


Certain so-called "volatile" anaesthetics -- commonly used during surgeries -- may also possess powerful effects on the immune system that can combat viral and bacterial infections in the lung, including influenza and pneumonia, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.


Anaesthesia may help us fight flu


China's Loess Plateau -- the largest dust deposit in Earth -- was formed by wind alternately depositing dust or removing dust over the last 2.6 million years, according to geoscientists from University of Arizona.


How wind formed largest dust deposit on Earth


Researchers have identified a gene which may be associated with the initiation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common cause of liver damage.


Gene potentially linked to liver damage identified


Researchers have identified a new protein which regulates the severity of tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, pain, stiffness and damage to the joints of the feet, hips, knees, and hands.


Novel protein to aid rheumatoid arthritis treatment


Drinking too much carbonated beverage can increase the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease, or out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) of cardiac origin, says a study.


Soda intake can increase fatal heart disease risk


Researchers have discovered a gene that causes myopia in people who spend at least an hour each day in childhood reading or doing other "near work."


Gene that can cause nearsightedness identified


Scientists have discovered evidence of ancient life in Earth's mantle rocks deep below the seafloor, confirming a long-standing hypothesis that interactions between mantle rocks and seawater can create potential for life even in hard rocks.


Ancient life found in Earth's mantle rocks


Researchers have found that a magnetic stimulation therapy for five sessions a week can help people afflicted with Parkinson's disease (PD) walk.


Magnetic stimulation can help Parkinson's patients walk


The human eye does have an unavoidable blind spot and with training, this can be effectively "shrunk," Australian researchers have found.


Blind spot in human eye can be 'shrunk'


Your one-year-old infant's ability to group objects according to the names associated with them -- as opposed to their appearance alone -- offers a glimpse into how his or her vocabulary will develop by the time they are 18 months, says a new study.


Researchers find way to predict child's vocabulary


Engineers have developed a mouth guard that can monitor health markers such as uric acid, lactic acid and cortisol (stress hormone) levels in saliva and transmit the information wirelessly to a smartphone, laptop or tablet.


Mouth guard that reads vital health markers via saliva


The more hours people in their 30s spend watching television each day, the higher the likelihood that they will have a greater body mass index and bigger waist circumference five years later, a 15-year study has found.

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