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Brain-dead auto-rickshaw driver brings new hope to multiple lives; donates
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a powerful testament to the spirit of compassion and altruism, the family of Suresh, a 48-year-old rickshaw driver hailing from Okhla Phase 2, Delhi, has made the courageous decision to donate his organs after he was declared brain dead. This noble act has the potential to save multiple l
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Doctors remove 3-inch long live parasitic worm from Australian woman’s bra
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Doctors removed a 3-inch long live parasitic worm from an Australian woman’s brain, the world’s first discovery of a live worm inside a human brain, according to CNN.
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Researchers suggest innovative therapy for treating anorexia nervosa
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A ground-breaking study led by experts at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has made substantial progress in treating anorexia nervosa (AN), an eating illness characterised by low body weight, body image problems, and anxiety.
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Raell Padamsee ties a ‘103 Rakhee’ to Vivek Phansalkar, Commissioner of Po
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28: Ace theatrician Raell Padamsee, under her braindchild, The Create Foundation, celebrating its 20th anniversary, curated the ‘Rise Up for Equality’ Women’s Festival at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai. With the increasing crimes against women and children, the aim o
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Anxious people use less suitable section of brain to control emotions: Stu
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
When deciding how to behave in socially awkward situations, anxious people use a different part of the forebrain than non-anxious people. According to a study by Bob Bramson and Sjoerd Meijer of Radboud University's Donders Institute, this can be seen in brain scans.
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Common supplements may reduce natural hearing loss: Research
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers report that age-related hearing loss is associated with a reduction in cholesterol in the inner ear. Experiments published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology reveal that phytosterol supplements can act in place of missing cholesterol and prevent sensory impairment in mice.
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SBI Foundation Gives Indian Head Injury Foundation a Rs 1.45 Cr Facelift w
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 25: As per the report titled “Traumatic Brain Injury”, it is estimated that in India nearly 10 lakh people are injured, 2 lakh die in accidents and nearly 10 lakh require rehabilitation services every year. Among various injuries, Traumatic Brain Injurie
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Aturto 1.2 to begin its second episode of Indian amateur prizefighting
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The event, which is the brainchild of Higio Tarak CEO of Aturto (represented India internationally in Russia & Malaysia), has been designed as a safe haven for Indian Amateur combat talent having the hunger to prove themselves in the MMA fighting market, as per a press release from Aturt
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Study gives more insight into evidence that Parkinson’s starts in gut
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A neurological ailment, Parkinson's disease. Uncontrollable tremors, sluggish movements, and the sensation that one's feet are stuck to the ground are all hallmarks of Parkinson's disease, which is caused by the death of neurons in a part of the brain that aids in movement control.
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People with obesity may have changed connection patterns with particular b
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a recent study, people who are obese exhibit hypo-connectivity with the left inferior frontal gyrus (related with cognitive control) and hyper-connectivity with a portion of the ventral occipitotemporal cortex
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Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Launches "Institute of Brain & Spine"
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 21: The Institute of Brain & Spine was launched yesterday at Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road. It was inaugurated by Thiru K. N. Nehru, Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply, Government of Tamil Nadu. With an increase in incidence
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Research reveals anxious people use less suitable section of brain to cont
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Anxious people use a less suitable section of the forebrain when choosing their behaviour in socially difficult situations than non-anxious persons. This can be detected in brain scans, according to research conducted by Bob Bramson and Sjoerd Meijer at Radboud University's Donders Institute
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