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An insight into brain disorders and human cognition
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Computer modelling was used by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers to find mutations in the human genome that are likely to have changed how human intelligence evolved. This groundbreaking human genomics study may advance our understanding of human health and pave the way for the
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Researchers give new insight into human cognition, origins of brain disord
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) employed computer modelling to identify mutations in the human genome that are likely to have altered the evolution of human intellect. This pioneering human genomics study might lead to a greater knowledge of human health and the deve
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Researchers find cause of epilepsy in children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Epilepsy affects 4 per cent of the population and is one of the most common brain disorders among children. Most seizure recurrences can be avoided with modern medicine, but approximately 20 per cent of patients do not respond to treatment.
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Researchers discover toxic process involving 'jumping genes'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today reported that an inflammatory trigger like one present during viral infections is elevated in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder.
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Study finds new trigger of brain inflammation in Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that an inflammatory trigger similar to that found in viral infections is higher in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain illness.
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Study: Inhaled toxic particles take direct route from lungs to brain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain, via the bloodstream potentially contributing to brain disorders and neurological damage, a new study reveals.
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Study reveals connection between brain protein, movement disorder in child
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Reseachers revealed about the process of inherited movement and neurodegenerative disorder known as ARSACS - Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay.
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Fatima Sana Shaikh spreads awareness about epilepsy disorder; check out he
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Marking the Epilepsy awareness challenge 2022, 'Dangal' actor Fatima Sana Shaikh shared her thoughts on the Epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes recurring, unprovoked seizures due to disturbed nerve cell activity living in the brain.
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Study finds brain disorder causes in Huntington's disease individuals
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Huntington's disease (HD) is a genetic brain disorder caused by a mutation in the Huntington gene. It is a neurological disease that has no cure and produces personality changes, dementia symptoms, and uncontrollable convulsive movements, eventually leadi
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Researchers find causes of brain disorders in people with Huntington's dis
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Huntington's disease is a genetic brain disorder caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene. HD is a neurological disease that has no cure and produces personality changes, dementia symptoms, and uncontrollable convulsive movements, eventually leading to
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Astrocyte neuron interactions in neurological disorders: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Star-shaped cells called astrocytes may bear the brunt of the responsibility for exacerbating the symptoms of some neurodevelopmental disorders. Scientists have now identified a molecule produced by astrocytes that interferes with normal neuron development i
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Research: Suicidal behaviors associated with hormone-sensitive brain disor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): A new global study published in BMC Psychiatry reports that 34 per cent of people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have attempted suicide.
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