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KnowDis and IIT Delhi collaboration to accelerate drug discovery using AI
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI/PNN): The Machine Learning team at KnowDis & IIT-Delhi's Department of Chemical Engineering have joined hands to solve a critical problem of drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This collaborat
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Study explores how to prevent cognitive decline in people with dementia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Montreal (Canada), January 21 (ANI): Dementia has been defined as the chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury. It has been marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. Worldwide, around 55 million people have dement
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Study finds why asthma may reduce risk of brain tumours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Asthma patients seem to be less likely to develop brain tumours than others. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that they have discovered why.
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Study finds air pollution might reduce benefits of physical activity on br
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], December 11 (ANI): A study has found that people who do vigorous physical activities in areas with higher air pollution may show less benefit from that workout when it comes to certain markers of brain disease.
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Researchers find first human evidence of how memories form
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 7 (ANI): Researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Centre have identified the characteristics of more than 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a central role in how memories are recalled in the brain.
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Genetic brain disease reverses after birth, study finds
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 22 (ANI): Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan report that Kleefstra syndrome, a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability, can be reversed after birth in a mouse model of the disease.
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Study finds treatment for brain disease transmitted by tick bites
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 12 (ANI): The findings of a new study describe antibodies capable of neutralizing the virus transmitted by tick bites. These so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies have shown promise in preventing Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in mice and could inform the development
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Key brain molecule may play role in many brain disorders, suggests study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): A team, led by scientists at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, have identified a molecule called microRNA-29 as a powerful controller of brain maturation in mammals. Deleting microRNA-29 in mice caused problems very similar to those se
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Study discovers crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like CJD and Kuru. The study also tested a way to block the process, which could lead to new drugs for combatting these diseases.
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Ultrasound in the treatment of brain diseases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Vienna [Austria], February 5 (ANI): Ultrasound is not only used as an imaging technique but targeted pulses of ultrasound can be used as a highly accurate treatment for a range of brain diseases, for which there were previously only limited treatment options.
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New ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain injury
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 13 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers focus on encoding of the brain and claim new ways to enhance memory for the people suffering from traumatic brain diseases like Alzheimer.
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Study suggests new ways to enhance memory for those with traumatic brain i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 9 (ANI): Researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center sheds light on the encoding of the brain and claims new ways to enhance memory for the people suffering from traumatic brain diseases like Alzheimer.
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