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Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): As they age, people with diabetes are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders than are people without diabetes.
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Increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol u
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chicago (Illinois) [USA], January 5 (ANI): A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol's pleasurable and rewarding effects at the start of the trial were more like
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To treat brain disorder, scientists develop nanoparticle drug-delivery sys
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): To facilitate successful delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain, a team of bioengineers, physicians, and collaborators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital created a nanoparticle platform, which can facilitate therapeutically e
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Study finds that brain imaging predicts PTSD after injury
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], January 2 (ANI): Researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Researchers develop new drug-delivery system to treat brain disorders
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brigham City [US], January 2 (ANI): A study led by researchers of Brigham and Women's Hospital claims that technology could potentially offer a variety of treatments for human neurological disorders.
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Brain imaging predicts PTSD after injury, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], December 30 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its symptoms, including anxiety, depression and cognitive disturbances arise remains incompletely understood and unpredictable.
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Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots: Study
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Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): In new research, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that Chiari 1 malformation (common brain disorder) can be caused by variations in two genes involved in brain development.
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Artemis Hospitals Commemorates National Brain Week to Disseminate Awarenes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, in association with the Indian Academy of Neurology, organized a week-long awareness campaign 'My Health My Responsibility' to commemorate National Brain Week from 18th December 2020 to 24th December 2020. W
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Women with ADHD are more likely to attempt suicide than men
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 26 (ANI): A study has revealed that women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are eight times more likely to attempt suicide, while men with ADHD are four and a half times likely to do the same.
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Researchers use video game to identify attention deficit disorder in child
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Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a platform that allows the identification and evaluation of the degree of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.
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Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria.
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Canadian study reveals one in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide
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Toronto [Canada], December 22 (ANI): A nationally representative Canadian study reported that the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was much higher (24 per cent ) for women with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) compared to those women who did not (3 per cent).
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