Manipulating brain activity during deep sleep affects memory savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 9:05 AM ISTJapanese researchers have found that manipulating a brain circuit that governs how certain memories are consolidated during sleep can prevent or...
Genetic changes linked with Parkinson's disease surveyed: Study Geeta Sharma Sharma27 May 2016 3:02 PM ISTAfter Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease (PD) is the leading neurodegenerative disorder, affecting close to a million Americans, with 50,000 new cases...
Now biosensor to detect cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 9:43 AM ISTBrasilia : Researchers have developed a biosensor that has been proven capable of detecting molecules that lead to some types of cancer as well as...
Blood Pressure Fluctuations Bad For Brain: Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2016 6:24 PM ISTNew York : Higher long-term fluctuations in blood pressure readings may be linked to faster declines in brain and cognitive function among older...
Resistance Mechanism of Aggressive Brain Tumors Revealed supriya kashyap kashyap23 May 2016 1:22 PM ISTBrain tumors subject to therapy can become resistant to it through interactions with their tumor micro environment rather than because of anything...
Aspirin highly effective in mini-strokes: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2016 3:26 PM ISTTaking aspirin immediately after minor strokes could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor 'warning' events, a...
Recovery from Concussion for children and youth may take two years supriya kashyap kashyap17 May 2016 1:02 PM ISTToronto : York University concussion experts report that children and youth take longer to fully recover from a concussion than previously...
New algorithmic predictions of epileptic seizures improve patient lives supriya kashyap kashyap17 May 2016 12:13 PM ISTComputer scientists and mathematicians at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia have developed a prediction model that can warn epileptic...
Brain Size May Determine Response to PTSD Treatment supriya kashyap kashyap14 May 2016 3:18 PM ISTNew York : Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have a larger brain region are more likely to respond to exposure-based therapy a...
Reduce Dosage of Alteplase while treating stroke: Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 May 2016 5:32 PM ISTIn a finding that could change the way the most common form of stroke is treated globally, researchers have shown that modified dosage of a...
Migraine drugs not put to optimal use supriya kashyap kashyap11 May 2016 2:27 PM ISTAbout 38 million Americans suffer from migraines in the United States, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. The most commonly used and...
Critical development in the young brain tracked by researchers supriya kashyap kashyap8 May 2016 12:05 PM ISTMuch like electricity traveling down wires, nerve impulses in our brain travel along nerve fibers. And just as wires need insulation to function well,...
