Speech disorder can lead to brain disease savita thakur thakur16 Feb 2016 3:15 PM ISTU.S.: Apraxia, a problem with speech programming, can lead to neurodegenerative disease - a condition that affects neurons in the human brain, a study...
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,...
New imaging tool to help treat common brain disorders savita thakur thakur22 July 2016 1:40 PM ISTScientists have developed a new tool to scan the human brain for changes in synapses that are associated with common brain disorders.A synapse is a...
Bengaluru: Patient recovers successfully after being operated for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Noha26 Oct 2016 1:13 PM ISTBENGALURU: Binu Narayan never would have suspected a CT scan of his brain to reveal a rare but critical condition termed as Cortical Sinus Thrombosis...
Brain and tooth size did not co-evolve in humans, says study supriya kashyap kashyap6 Jan 2017 1:54 PM ISTWashington : Contradicting a prevalent perception, a new study says that our brain enlargement and dental reduction did not happen in lockstep.The...
Experts grow human brain in a dish Meghna Singhania30 April 2017 12:08 PM ISTNational Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded neuroscientists have created a 3D window into the human brain’s budding executive hub assembling itself...
Loss of spinal nerve fibers not the only cause of disability in multiple sclerosis supriya kashyap kashyap15 May 2017 11:05 AM ISTCauses of Disability in Multiple SclerosisIt is commonly thought that in MS, the loss of axons (nerve fibres) contributes to the chronic disability...
Targets for better anti-thrombotic medicine identified: PLOS One Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:34 PM ISTBlood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball of platelets known as...
Endoplasmic reticulum stress, may cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 May 2017 9:45 AM ISTWASHINGTON (May 25, 2017) -- Disruptions in a protein folding process occurring in the brain, known as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, may cause...
First-of-its-kind study shows how hand amputation, reattachment affect brain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 May 2017 11:51 AM ISTCOLUMBIA- When a person loses a hand to amputation, nerves that control sensation and movement are severed, causing dramatic changes in areas of the...
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hand Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2017 2:11 PM ISTStroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their paralyzed hands gained some control over their hands,...
Minocycline - A new and affordable option for treatment for multiple sclerosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 11:06 AM ISTA Canadian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM),...
