Compared to men Ketogenic diet less effective in women for losing weight Hina Zahid29 March 2019 7:10 PM ISTCompared to men Ketogenic diet less effective in women for losing weight, according to a new study.The ketogenic diet recently has been touted for...
UK healthcare bodies release guidance on valproate use during childbearing age,pregnancy Hina Zahid6 April 2019 9:02 AM ISTExperts from 13 national bodies, including seven Royal Colleges, have released new practical guidance on valproate use during childbearing age and...
Levetiracetam effective alternative to Phenytoin for status epilepticus in children: Lancet Hina Zahid8 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTLevetiracetam could be an effective and safer alternative to phenytoin as a second-line treatment for Convulsive status epilepticus, according to a...
EPILEPSY: Know the myths and facts about seizures- Dr Rima Chaudhari Deepanjana Sarkar28 May 2019 7:02 PM ISTEpilepsy is a condition with recurrent seizures (two or more) which are not provoked by systemic or acute neurologic insults. Epilepsy is fairly...
A blood test may predict onset of epileptic seizures, finds new study Hina Zahid11 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTCan epileptic seizures be predicted in advance? Yes if the findings of a new study are to be believed.A blood test may predict the onset of epileptic...
Gabapentinoid Use increases suicide risk particularly in young people: BMJ Hina Zahid13 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTUse of Gabapentinoids increases the risk of suicidal behaviour particularly in young people, finds a new study thereby necessitating a review of...
Cannnabidiol is new antibiotic- as powerful as vancomycin Hina Zahid24 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTCannnabidiol is a powerful new antibiotic, finds new research. The researchers have found that cannabidiol is active against Gram-positive bacteria...
Blood test may help predict recovery time after concussion Hina Zahid8 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTMINNEAPOLIS – A study of high school and college football players suggests that biomarkers in the blood may have potential use in identifying which...
Ketogenic diet may help control seizures in infants with genetic epilepsy, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar28 Aug 2019 7:25 PM ISTKetogenic diet may help control seizures in infants with genetic epilepsy, revealed a review study published in the Scientific Reports. In this study,...
Statin treatment cuts early seizure risk in stroke patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Sept 2019 7:25 PM ISTDelhi: Statin treatment may lower the risk of acute symptomatic seizure (early seizure: ES) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, finds a large...
Study outlines risk avoidance strategies with clinical 7-T MRI Deepanjana Sarkar11 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTThe relatively high magnetic field of seven tesla (7T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and its increased use in a clinical environment made a group...
Long-term study data confirms DBS as effective treatment for most severe form of depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Oct 2019 7:10 PM ISTDeep brain stimulation is a neurosurgical procedure involving the placement of a neurostimulator sometimes referred to as a "brain pacemaker", which...
