Research News

In a rare surgery, a 26-year-old youth saved his father's life by donating a portion of his liver in spite of having a different blood group, hospital officials said on Saturday.

A researcher from George Washington University is exploring the possibility of using a new technique for human reproduction and its ethical and practical implications.

Chronic alcohol use, when combined with repeated binge drinking, causes more damage to the liver than previously thought, says an Indian-origin researcher from University of Missouri-Columbia.

Gene variants linked to cell senescence or biological ageing, autoimmunity, and Alzheimer's disease play an important role in determining whether we would live over 100 years or not, new research has found.

A diet high on fat but very low on carbohydrates which is generally favoured by body-builders may be effective in treating schizophrenia, new research has found.

A drug currently used to treat patients with osteoporosis can protect stem cells from ageing, a breakthrough study has found.

Heart disease and stroke were the number one and number two killers worldwide in 2013, reveals a new report.

Training your kids to chew food slowly can be an inexpensive and easy way to help them stay in shape, suggests new research.

A Chinese man has donated hemopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to a patient with blood disease in Malaysia, a media report said on Thursday.

Parent-led intervention has been found promising in helping children suffering from autism in India and Pakistan initiate communication with their parents, a new study says.