Probiotics are effective in preventing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, according to a study by the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi.


Probiotics prevent deadly complications of liver disease: Study


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Love tomatoes? You have more reasons to relish them as a tomato-rich diet may lower kidney cancer risk, especially in case of women.


Four tomatoes a day may reduce kidney cancer risk: Study


In what could alter the entire treatment process for glaucoma - one of the world's leading causes of irreversible blindness - scientists have discovered that the brain, not the eye, controls the cellular process that leads to glaucoma.


Poor brain function behind glaucoma?


Liver is known to regenerate itself, but can liver cells be reverted to a stem-cell like state? Yes, researchers say.


Mature liver cells can turn into stem cells!


In a ray of hope for the blind, researchers have used electrical stimulation of retinal cells in lab tests to produce the same patterns of activity that occur when the retina sees a moving object.


Scientists create improved artificial vision in lab


You must have heard and read that sleep helps strengthen and consolidate memories. Now, researchers show how it works.


Sleep well to learn well


Tuberculosis (TB), that often dodges physicians, can now be precisely detected with a new blood test that can eliminate more than 50 percent of the procedure that goes into detecting the disease.


New blood test may accurately detect tuberculosis


What has sleep apnea got to do with diabetes? A lot, says a new study, demonstrating a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the development of diabetes.


Sleep apnea patients at greater risk of developing diabetes: Study


For red wine lovers, some good news is around the bar. An anti-aging substance found in red wine and dark chocolates may enhance memory too.


Red wine, dark chocolates may boost memory too


Health magazines are full of the benefits of short, intense workouts. Now, it has found a place in a scientific journal too as a new study reveals molecular secrets behind intense workouts.


Short, intense workouts are key to super health


In a ray of hope for diabetes patients, scientists have discovered the cellular sequence that leads to the trigger of the disease.


Can diabetes be reversed?


A team of international scientists unearthed a fossil of a new species of dinosaur along with its eggs, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Friday.


New dinosaur species fossil discovered in China


"There's gold in them thar hills" was a promotional campaign that ran in Georgia in the US for almost a century from the 1830s and this could well apply to the Naga Hills straddling India and Myanmar, which are  a promising place to prospect for the yellow metal, according to a geologist who has worked extensively there.


Nagaland is rich in gold, says geologist


In a major breakthrough, researchers have invented a novel way to wirelessly transfer power deep inside the body to run tiny electronic medical gadgets such as pacemakers, nerve stimulators or new sensors and devices.


Soon, body devices could be charged wirelessly


In a landmark discovery, scientists have cracked the genetic code of sheep, revealing how they became a distinct species from goats around four million years ago.


Sheep genome tells how they separated from goats


People living in communities with higher prevalence of fast-food restaurants were significantly less able to enjoy pleasurable activities that require savouring, a new research has found.


Living near fast food joints may make you impatient


Now you may know why you usually have a disturbed sleep at night - go figure out if your wife has higher marital satisfaction!


Bad night's sleep? Blame it on your marriage


Inducing positive emotions or creating the perception of "swapping" a limb or bodily area affected by chronic pain in a virtual environment can be a powerful therapeutic tool, a research suggests.


Virtual reality therapy may help reduce chronic pain


Malnutrition does not affect children's tissues only, it severely affects healthy intestinal microbes too, a new study reveals.


Malnutrition kills healthy gut microbes in kids: Study


Creativity depends on greater brain integration and transcendental meditation could help achieve this, a new study has found.


Does practice make you perfect? Meditation does


New edible films containing oils from clove and oregano can preserve bread longer than commercial additives, a study shows.

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