Roots of Alzheimer's disease can extend as far back as the womb supriya kashyap kashyap29 Jan 2017 10:30 AM ISTBiochemical reactions that cause Alzheimer's disease could begin in the womb or just after birth if the fetus or newborn does not get enough vitamin...
New drug sak3 may offer hope to Alzheimer's disease patients supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jan 2017 11:34 AM ISTAcetylcholine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that plays an important role in controlling attention and cognition. Acetylcholine system dysfunction...
New MRI method aids long-term concussion prognosis supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jan 2017 12:07 PM ISTFor concussion sufferers, even those who never lost consciousness, physicians may now be able to predict early on who is more likely to continue...
New smart needle to make brain surgery safer supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jan 2017 12:00 PM ISTMelbourne : Scientists have developed a new smart needle with a tiny camera that allows surgeons to see at-risk blood vessels and avoid injuring them,...
Long-term gains with early epilepsy surgery supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jan 2017 11:22 AM ISTThere are important, long-term gains from hastening the processes around surgical interventions against epilepsy before the disease has had too much...
Severe side effects of approved multiple sclerosis medication: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap19 Jan 2017 1:52 PM ISTThe multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy alemtuzumab can trigger severe, unpredictable side effects. This was the finding by a team led by Prof Dr Aiden...
The lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia: Study supriya kashyap kashyap19 Jan 2017 11:18 AM ISTEvidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and...
Benzodiazepines, related drugs increase stroke risk among Alzheimer's patients supriya kashyap kashyap18 Jan 2017 12:14 PM ISTThe use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like drugs was associated with a 20 per cent increased risk of stroke among persons with Alzheimer's...
Targeted therapy for sleep disorders helps patients with muscular dystrophy supriya kashyap kashyap16 Jan 2017 10:29 AM ISTMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult muscular dystrophy, and many patients with DM1 suffer from various sleep and respiratory...
Link between Pollution and Stroke: AIIMS study to analyse Meghna Singhania12 Jan 2017 12:57 PM ISTIn a first of kind study, doctors at AIIMS are focusing on studying whether there is a link between air pollution and neurological disorders, in...
How stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 12:36 PM ISTHeightened activity in the amygdala a region of the brain involved in stress is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according...
Alzheimer's drug may help boost natural tooth repair supriya kashyap kashyap10 Jan 2017 12:18 PM ISTLondon : Dental fillings may soon become a thing of the past, as scientists have found a way to renew living stem cells in tooth pulp using an...
