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Lesser-known brain cells might be key to staying awake without cost to cog
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A new animal study suggests that understudied brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in regulating sleep demand, and that one day humans will be able to sleep for long periods of time without adverse effects such as mental fatigue and reduced physical health. It suggests that it may b
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Long-term usage of acid reflux medicines increases risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Studies suggested that persons who take proton pump inhibitors for at least four and a half years may be at an increased risk of dementia compared to those who do not take these drugs, according to an article in Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This resea
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Long-term use of certain acid reflux drugs linked to increased risk of dem
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to new research, people who take proton pump inhibitors for four and a half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia than people who do not take these medications. This study does not establish that acid reflux medications cause dementia; rather, it demonstrates a correlati
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Inflammation discovery may slow ageing: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have pinpointed a significant factor contributing to the chronic inflammation that hastens ageing. With the help of this discovery, we may be able to turn back the hands of time and live longer, healthier lives as well as ward off age
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Anti-inflammatory medicine might work well in Alzheimer's treatment: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A study is predicated on the idea that a number of anti-inflammatory drugs might work well as Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments.
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Majority of older persons with cognitive impairment continue to drive, pro
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Michigan Medicine research in a South Texas community indicates that the majority of older persons with cognitive impairment continue to drive, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others. Researchers examined over 600 persons over the age of 65 in Nueces County, Texas, who had cognit
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Researchers more insight into Parkinson’s disease treatment
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A new method by which parkin gene mutations cause family types of Parkinson's disease has been discovered by Northwestern Medicine researchers. According to researchers in a recent study, the discovery provides a fresh approach to Parkinson's treatment.
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Study shows anti-inflammatory medicine as a promising target for Alzheimer
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
This study concentrated on the protein p38. Many labs have been studying this protein as a potential target for medication development to treat Alzheimer's disease and other neuroinflammatory disorders.
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Study finds children with autism have broad memory difficulties
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to new Stanford School of Medicine research, children with autism have memory issues that limit not only their ability to remember faces but also their capacity to retain other types of information. The study discovered that these deficits are represented in unique wiring patterns
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Study reveals new enzyme may aid anticancer medicine development
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Many of the medications we use to treat cancer and infectious disease are - or are derived from natural chemicals, but it's difficult to know how nature assembles them.
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Easier access to opioid medicines could lower opioid-related deaths: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a Rutgers study, increasing access to prescribed opioid medications may reduce opioid overdose mortality in the United States.
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New nerve insights may help heal certain types of blindness, paralysis
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Adult nerve cells cannot rebuild their connections, therefore nerve injuries might induce blindness or paralysis. A team of UConn School of Medicine researchers recently reported in Development that everyone has at least a tiny number of nerve cells that may be induced to grow, possibly rest
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