Migraine linked to higher risk for stroke, MI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTA migraine occurs in 1 in 8 people in the United States (5.6% prevalence in men; 17.1% in women).Studies conducted in the past looking at the...
New blood test to detect risk of Alzheimer's disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTThere is no cure for Alzheimer's disease and it is usually diagnosed when it is too late for an effective intervention. It begins long before patients...
Acupuncture Proven To Be Effective For Anxiety -Dr Raman Kapur Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTAcupuncture can be an effective treatment for chronic anxiety disorders. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in...
Kineret given within 6 hrs improves outcome in ischemic stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTStroke is one of the most common causes of disability in adults and a leading cause of death worldwide and it occurs when poor blood flow to the brain...
Treat Epilepsy as promptly as Cancer in young children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTEarly life epilepsies affect approximately 6400 infants and toddlers each year in the U.S. These disorders are some of the most difficult to treat...
New PET imaging agent to guide therapy in neurological diseases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTSwiss and German researchers have developed a new imaging agent that helps and assesses treatments for people with various neurological diseases like...
Status epilepticus in brainstem stroke: Artery of percheron infarct? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTStroke-related seizures, by and large, are due to either hemorrhagic or ischemic lesion of the cerebral cortex, but subcortical lesions have also been...
Easy bedside test for diagnosing neurological diseases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTFalling blood pressure after standing, a condition known as orthostatic hypotension can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, and fainting. When...
Device to increases memory Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University of Southern California (USC) have demonstrated the successful implementation of a...
Chemical exposure in pregnancy linked to brain developmental disorders in kids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTMaternal thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for normal brain development of children and previous human studies have indicated that even moderate...
Vagus nerve stimulation improves post-stroke motor skill recovery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 7:00 PM ISTResearchers at The University of Texas at Dallas conducted a preclinical study in which they paired vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with a physical...
Portable device THAT detects stroke in 30 seconds, with 92% accuracy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTIn Stroke endovascular therapy within 24 hours is the standard of care for emergent large-vessel occlusion, but the chance of achieving a good outcome...
