Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTIn an unusual surgery, a team of doctors in the US successfully removed a brain tumour from a patient while he played a saxophone in the operating...
Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Sept 2017 9:30 AM ISTAs we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer's disease. A new study,...
Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson's supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2017 9:15 AM ISTParkinson´s disease is a chronic disease with unknown causes. The disease destroys the brain cells that control body movements. Shivering, stiff arms...
Lower BP Targets preserve Cognitive Power in Elderly : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Sept 2017 9:00 AM ISTIn older hypertensive patients, aged 70 years or older, on treatment, a SPRINT systolic BP level of 120 mm Hg or lower was not associated with...
New tool for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Sept 2017 10:41 AM ISTAlzheimer's disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour...
Using DNA to predict schizophrenia and autism Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 10:00 AM ISTHuntington's disease, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy are all diseases that can be traced to a single mutation. Diagnosis in asymptomatic...
Study identifies a new way to prevent a deadly fungal infection spreading to the brain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Aug 2017 9:20 AM ISTResearch led by the University of Birmingham has discovered a way to stop a deadly fungus from 'hijacking' the body's immune system and spreading to...
Alzheimer's risk similar for both sexes carrying APOE4 : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Aug 2017 9:20 AM ISTWhite women whose genetic makeup puts them at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease are more likely than white men to develop the disease during a...
Methamphetamine linked to increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Aug 2017 9:00 AM ISTThe stimulant methamphetamine, also popularly known as 'speed,' 'ice' and 'meth,' is linked to a heightened risk of stroke among young people, reveals...
New type of MRI scan developed to predict stroke risk : JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Aug 2017 9:00 AM ISTScientists have developed a new type of MRI scan that can accurately predict the risk of life- threatening strokes.The non-invasive technique created...
Toward an early Alzheimer's test Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTAccording to Paul Coleman, an Alzheimer's researcher at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center (NDRC), one of the greatest...
New role : Anti diabetic drug found effective in reducing intracranial pressure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTResearch led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine,has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat...
