Stress impairs memory and decreases brain size Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Oct 2018 7:05 PM ISTHigher levels of cortisol -- a hormone linked to stress -- is associated with impaired memory and lower brain volumes in middle-aged people, finds a...
Stroke risk after heart attack persists for months : Study Vinay Singh singh28 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTStroke risk after heart attack persists for months, according to a new study.The risk for a stroke is elevated longer than previously believed after a...
Role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in trauma cases: Dr Amit Nabar Hina Zahid5 Nov 2018 7:04 PM ISTHead Trauma is one of the major causes of death and disabilities across the world. This can be caused due a contusion (bruise), concussions, fractured...
Antidiabetics improve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s Disease Vinay Singh singh5 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Plos One reveals that antidiabetic medications may have beneficial effects on cognitive function and on...
MRI Implant to accurately pinpoint electrical activity in brain Vinay Singh singh6 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTMassachusetts: MIT engineers have devised a new technique to detect either electrical activity or optical signals in the brain using a minimally...
Vaccine protects against serious complication of Measles Hina Zahid10 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTUsual acute complications of measles include otitis media, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and postinfectious encephalitis. But in literature, several cases of...
An unusual case of seizures precipitated by SUDOKU Hina Zahid23 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTIt is perhaps a story of too much of good thing-a case of seizures precipitated by SUDOKU. Doctors at the University of Munich have reported an...
Even single season of football may disrupt brain development in youth Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTRepeated head impacts in football may interfere with brain development in youth, according to a new study. Therefore, a single season of football...
Research raises hopes to develop implant to restore smell loss Hina Zahid30 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTBoston, Mass – For the first time Research raises hopes to develop implant to restore smell loss. The researchers have been able to induce a sense of...
GA in children does not lead to any developmental defect : JAMA Vinay Singh singh6 Dec 2018 7:12 PM ISTA belief that early childhood surgical procedures requiring general anaesthesia may lead to adverse childhood development outcomes was nullified based...
Rare infection by brain-eating amoeba leads to death of woman Vinay Singh singh7 Dec 2018 8:28 PM ISTA gobsmacked case appeared in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases which showcased the death of a woman from a brain-eating amoeba after...
Prematurity leads to long-term disability in 1 million newborns yearly : WHO Vinay Singh singh17 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new joint report by UNICEF and WHO an estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-term disability. This is out of...
