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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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Optical imaging technology may help better treat cancer, brain diseases: S
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 10 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new tool for medical professionals that may help shed more light on tumours in the body and how the brain operates.
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Brain diseases influence speaking ability, study shows
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Patients with language impairment due to Dementia have shown signs of reading and speech inefficiency, according to recent research. The study surveyed people whose mother tongue is either English or Italian.
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Discovery opens door for new treatments for Parkinson's, other brain disea
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 29 (ANI): A discovery has revealed that a protein which was earlier linked to cell dysfunction and death is in fact critical for repairing breaks in DNA. The finding could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's and other brain diseases, suggests a study.
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Know how head injuries lead to serious brain diseases
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): In a recent study, biologists discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.
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High blood pressure may cause brain diseases
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 12 (ANI): Turns out, older people who have higher blood pressure may have more signs of brain disease, specifically brain lesions.
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Simple test could help doctors diagnose degenerative brain diseases
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): Neurologists at NYU School of Medicine have devised an easy test that could enable earlier diagnosis of a group of degenerative brain diseases.
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