An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jun 2017 2:11 PM ISTMontreal : Patients with common widespread forms of cancer will enjoy longer life expectancy and reduced risk of recurrence thanks to a multimodal...
Protein associated with Parkinson's disease linked to human upper GI tract infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jun 2017 2:10 PM ISTWASHINGTON -- Acute and chronic infections in a person's upper gastrointestinal tract appear to be linked to Parkinson's disease, say scientists at...
Alzheimer's disease risk linked to a network of genes associated with myeloid cells: Neuroscience Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Jun 2017 1:37 PM ISTMany genes linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are expressed in myeloid cells and regulated by a single protein, according to research...
Blood test can detect GLUT1 deficiency syndrome Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Jun 2017 1:11 PM ISTTeams from the AP-HP Paris public hospitals network, in collaboration with researchers from the Brain & Spine Institute (ICM) (Inserm/CNRS/UPMC),...
Anti-epilepsy drug restores normal brain activity in mild Alzheimer's disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Jun 2017 12:48 PM ISTIn the last decade, mounting evidence has linked seizure-like activity in the brain to some of the cognitive decline seen in patients with Alzheimer's...
MRI without contrast agents? Yes, with sugar! Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Jun 2017 10:47 AM ISTIn magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures. While they enhance signals in blood vessels...
Spinal cord injury: Using cortical targets to improve motor function Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Jun 2017 11:57 AM ISTMonica A. Perez, P.T., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, and colleagues, recently published A...
Proton pump inhibitors do not contribute to dementia or Alzheimers disease: Research Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Jun 2017 11:47 AM ISTProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications used to treat digestive problems such as ulcers and reflux disease by reducing the body's production of...
A unique amino acid for brain cancer therapy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Jun 2017 9:47 AM ISTPhotodynamic therapy is often used to treat brain tumors because of its specificity -- it can target very small regions containing cancerous cells...
200 gram egg-shaped cyst removed from womans brain in Asian Institute of Medical Sciences Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Jun 2017 9:45 AM ISTFaridabad : In a rare surgery, doctors at a Asian Institute of Medical Sciences here successfully removed an egg-shaped cyst weighing 200gm from the...
Roona Begum, whose head had swollen 3 times its normal size, dies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Jun 2017 3:34 PM ISTAgartala: An Indian girl who made international headlines when a rare condition caused her head to swell to more than twice the normal size has died,...
Brain stimulation protocol reduces spasticity in spinal cord injury patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Jun 2017 11:23 AM ISTSpasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Previous studies have...
