The Delhi-based man was suffering from heaviness and distension (swelling) on the right side of his abdomen, something he noticed just two weeks ago.He was surprisingly fit and had no abdominal pain or discomfort, loss of appetite, loss of body weight or weakness.An investigation by...
London [UK], Patients with Hirschsprung's disease may benefit from stem cell therapy, according to a recent study by scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and UCL.In Hirschsprung's disease, a small number of nerve cells are missing in the large intestine. Due to the inability of the...
Washington, Microbiome research to date has largely resembled the parable of the blind man and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant just by looking at its tail? Researchers have studied what's most readily available—feces left over from flushing the toilet—but are missing the...