New simple eye test to detect early signs of glaucoma supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2017 11:29 AM ISTFor the first time, scientists have developed a simple eye test that may help treat glaucoma, the biggest cause of irreversible blindness, by...
First in Asia: Amrita Hospital, Kochi performs first Robotic DBS Implantation on Parkinsons Patient savita thakur thakur17 May 2017 1:17 PM ISTKochi: A 45-year-old patient of Parkinson's disease got a new lease of life after undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implantation at Amrita...
Drug discovery: Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spurred by same enzyme Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 July 2017 1:32 PM ISTAlzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are not the same. They affect different regions of the brain and have distinct genetic and environmental...
People with Parkinson's should be monitored for melanoma: Mayo study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 3:11 PM ISTROCHESTER, Minn. -- People with the movement disorder Parkinson's disease have a much higher risk of the skin cancer melanoma, and vice versa, a Mayo...
Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson's supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2017 9:15 AM ISTParkinson´s disease is a chronic disease with unknown causes. The disease destroys the brain cells that control body movements. Shivering, stiff arms...
Longtime antidepressant could slow Parkinson's Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTMichigan State University scientists now have early proof that an antidepressant drug that's been around for more than 50 years could slow the...
Intermittent electrical brain stimulation improves memory supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2017 9:15 AM ISTIntermittent electrical stimulation of an area deep inside the brain that degenerates in Alzheimer's appears to improve working memory, scientists...
Scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson's even earlier Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Sept 2017 9:40 AM ISTA new study provides further evidence that a simple scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson's disease even earlier than previously...
Parkinson's disease drug Carbidopa found to have anticancer effects also supriya kashyap kashyap17 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTResearch shows the Parkinson's disease drug carbidopa displays significant anticancer effects in both human cell lines and mice when given at normal...
High-Intensity Exercise Delays Parkinson’s Progression Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTHigh-intensity exercise three times a week is safe for individuals with early-stage Parkinson’s disease and decreases worsening of motor symptoms,...
A case of Subdural Hematoma presenting as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Dec 2017 7:03 PM ISTA 62yr old male, an Accountant by profession, had always been a fairly active person; however, he had been complaining of mild Sinusitis, dull...
Osmolex approved by FDA to treat all dyskinesias Medical Dialogues Bureau27 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTOsmolex ER (amantadine, extended release) has been approved by FDA to treat movement control problems in adults in Parkinson’s which may be part of...
