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Study focuses on a malformation that illustrates incredible plasticity of
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Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): One in 4,000 people is born without a corpus callosum, a brain structure consisting of neural fibres that are used to transfer information from one hemisphere to the other. A quarter of these individuals do not have any symptoms, while the remainder either
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Study links cognitive disorders with severe COVID-19 risk
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Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): Cognitive disorders, dementia are likely to be the risk factors for developing severe COVID-19, according to research from the University of Georgia. The findings highlight the need for special care for populations with these pre-existing conditions during
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Health Minister Dr C. Vijaya Baskar Inaugurates the First-of-its-kind 'BON
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): SIMS Hospital (SRM Institutes for Medical Science) one of the leading quaternary care super specialty hospital in Chennai, announced today, the launch of BONDS, (BOtulinum ToxiN in Dystonia and Spasticity), a first of its kind centre in
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Cognitive disorders linked to severe COVID-19 risk, suggests study
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Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Dementia and other cognitive disorders are likely to be risk factors for developing severe COVID-19, according to research from the University of Georgia. The findings highlight the need for special care for populations with these pre-existing conditions du
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Study reveals PTSD, alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females e
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California [US], October 24 (ANI): Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have collaborated to zero in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PT
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Mfine reports 3x growth in speciality and super-speciality cases
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 12 (ANI/Prime Venture Partners): MFine, an AI powered, on demand healthcare company has seen a three times growth in the number of speciality and super-specialty consultations conducted on their platform since March 2020.
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Study reveals dementia caregivers' stress leads to sleep deprivation
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Perth [Australia], October 1 (ANI): New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived.
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Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for subst
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Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study.
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Thyroid inflammation linked to anxiety disorders, finds study
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Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): There may be a greater risk of developing anxiety for patients suffering from autoimmune inflammation of their thyroid, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Study finds thyroid inflammation linked to anxiety disorders
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Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): Patients with autoimmune inflammation of their thyroid may be at greater risk of developing anxiety, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020.
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Blood test may predict those likely to develop psychotic disorders: Study
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Washington [US], Aug 30 (ANI): Testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis or is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later, suggest the findings of a novel study.
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Scientists use blood test to predict who is likely to develop psychotic di
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Washington D.C. [USA], August 27 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later.
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