First diagnosed case of Alzheimer's disease in HIV-positive individual presented at AAIC supriya kashyap kashyap26 July 2016 2:14 PM ISTToronto : The first case of Alzheimer's disease diagnosed in an HIV-positive individual will be presented in a poster session at the Alzheimer's...
Hearing test may identify infants with autism risk supriya kashyap kashyap26 July 2016 2:13 PM ISTNew York : A non invasive and inexpensive hearing test may help physicians identify infants with autism risk as researches have discovered that an...
Hope for Alzheimers cure as scientists develop protein supriya kashyap kashyap26 July 2016 1:39 PM ISTWashington D.C : A newly developed protein, which will help scientists to understand why nerve cells die in people with Alzheimer's disease, could...
New compound may help fight epilepsy supriya kashyap kashyap25 July 2016 5:12 PM ISTA team of researchers have developed neuro protective compounds that may help prevent the development of epilepsy in humans.Epilepsy is a disorder in...
Female smokers at higher risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage:Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 July 2016 3:46 PM ISTLondon : Women indulging in smoking are more at risk of developing bleeding inside the lining of the brain, also known as subarachnoid hemorrhage, a...
Chronic back pain linked to illicit drug use savita thakur thakur22 July 2016 1:42 PM ISTPeople living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs -- including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine --...
New imaging tool to help treat common brain disorders savita thakur thakur22 July 2016 1:40 PM ISTScientists have developed a new tool to scan the human brain for changes in synapses that are associated with common brain disorders.A synapse is a...
Fluctuations in bad cholesterol may lead to memory loss: Study supriya kashyap kashyap22 July 2016 11:38 AM ISTLondon : Greater fluctuations in “bad” cholesterol levels are likely to cause worse cognitive function like acute memory loss in elderly adults, says...
Can antibiotics slow Alzheimer’s progression savita thakur thakur22 July 2016 9:39 AM ISTResearchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that long-term antibiotic treatment in mice decreases levels of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of...
90 percent of strokes preventable: INTERSTROKE Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 July 2016 2:03 PM ISTJust when you thought strokes can strike anyone at any time, a team of researchers report that 90 percent of them are preventable.High blood pressure...
Pre-stroke risk factors influence long-term future stroke, dementia risk supriya kashyap kashyap17 July 2016 4:29 PM ISTDallas : If you had heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, before your first stroke, your risk of suffering subsequent strokes and...
Researchers caution on risks of self-administered brain stimulation(tDCS) Geeta Sharma Sharma17 July 2016 9:29 AM ISTThe growing trend of "do-it-yourself" transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) poses hidden risks to healthy members of the public who seek to...
