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Prebiotics are the lesser-known gut-health promoters which serve as food for good bacteria inside the gut. "We found that dietary prebiotics can improve non-REM (random eye movement) sleep, as well as REM sleep after a stressful event," said Robert Thompson, a PhD researcher at University of Colorado Boulder in the U.S. Prebiotics are dietary fibres found naturally in foods like artichokes, raw garlic, leeks and onions.

When beneficial bacteria digest prebiotic fibre, they not only multiply, improving overall gut health, but they also release metabolic by-products. Researchers fed three-week-old male rats a diet of either standard chow or chow that included prebiotics. They then monitored the rats' body temperature, gut bacteria and sleep-wake cycles — using electroencephalogram (EEG), or brain activity testing over time. Findings revealed that the rats on the prebiotic diet spent more time in non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep, which is restful and restorative, than those on the non-prebiotic diet.

What are prebiotics?

Yeast and mushrooms are the examples of organisms of which kingdom?

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The ideology of

P : modern economics suggests that

Q : enhanced satisfaction and well-being

R : material progress has yielded

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The idea was

P-to spend as little money
Q-while avoiding loss of lives
R-as possible

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The debate

P : on allowing euthanasia to

Q : protect the dignity of patients in a

R : vegetative state has become a key question

In India, the term ‘hot money’ is used to refer to 

Which Indian bank has signed pact with Indian Oil Corporation under its ‘e-Dealer’ scheme?

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In punishment for the uprising,

P - ­called tributes, to participate
Q­ - each of the twelve districts must provide
R­ - one girl and one boy,