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Madurai Man's Heart Beats for Salem Farmer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Mohana Perumal, the 36-year-old farmer from Salem, who also used to drive a rented auto as a secondary profession, got a new lease on life at Rela Hospital with a successful heart transplant from a brain-dead patient in Madu
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Find out secrets of a good night's sleep
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Both the body and the mind can benefit from a restful night's sleep. But what determines the amount of sleep we need and what makes us sleep deeper? In a recent study, scientists from the University of Tsukuba found that the length and depth of sleep are controlled by a signalling route with
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Researchers say why exercise, mindfulness don't boost cognitive function i
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A thorough investigation of whether mindfulness practise and exercise could enhance older adults' cognitive function revealed no such improvement following either intervention.
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Scientists uncover possible neural link between early life trauma and bing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Research has revealed how a pathway in the brain that typically provides signals to stop eating may be altered by early life trauma. The discovery, obtained from studies in mice adds new perspective to binge eating and obesity.
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Imran Khan to dissolve Punjab, KP assemblies on Dec 23
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Imran Khan on Saturday made the announcement to dissolve the assemblies of the provinces where they rule -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on December 23 in a video address with Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan by his side.
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Some trying to subvert secularism here: Kerala CM
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday alleged that some people in the state were trying to subvert secularism.
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Study finds virtual reality used to teach language, context
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Context and realism important when using virtual reality to teach language, according to a recent study by UCLA psychologists.
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Walnuts are the new brain superfood for stressed students: Research
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam. A new clinical trial of undergraduate students during their university studies has shown positive effects of walnut consumption on self-reported measures of mental health an
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Study: Cluster headache sufferers more likely to have other illnesses
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cluster headache sufferers are more than three times more likely to suffer from various medical issues such as heart disease, mental disorders, and other neurologic diseases.
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Researchers discover that women are more likely to get Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have identified a clue to the molecular origin of Alzheimer's disease--a clue that may also explain why women are more susceptible to the disease.
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Study explains why women are at greater risk to suffer from Alzheimer's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study published in Science Advances, researchers discovered that the brains of women had significantly higher amounts of a modified immune protein which could signal the existence of Alzheimer's.
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Researchers map deep brain stimulation target for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fifth leading cause of death in adults over 65 years old. While many potential treatments for neurodegenerative disease focus on developing drugs to target key culprits, a relatively new approach aims to treat the brain.
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