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Researchers find novel method for treating neurological disorders in patie
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, and other organisations have successfully reversed the effects of several lethal inherited neurodegenerative diseases known as lysosom
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Researchers discover new way to reverse effects of neurological disease in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Scientists at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), and other institutions have reversed the effects of several life-threatening inherited neurodegenerative diseases known as lysosomal st
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Ozzy Osbourne opens up about dealing with health ailments including Parkin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): British singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne recently opened up about his physical ailments and his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease.
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Medtronic launches SenSight directional lead system for deep brain stimula
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc, today announced the launch of SenSight™ directional lead system for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy as treatment of symptoms associated with mov
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Aster Medcity becomes the first centre in South Asia to introduce NeuroNav
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Aster Medcity and India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc, have partnered to build a comprehensive and advanced Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) program for Parkinson's patients in India.
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Researchers validate function of a particular brain region in mind-body co
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Researchers have produced definitive evidence that a specific region in the brain, called the subthalamic nucleus, is critical to governing the mind's communication with the body's motor control system. The findings, stemming from innovative experiments with h
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'Urban Cowboy', screenplay writer Aaron Latham passes away at 78
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): Screenwriter, journalist, and author Aaron Latham passed away on July 23 at the age of 78 in Pennsylvania from complications related to Parkinson's disease. His piece from Texas Monthly served as the inspiration for the 1980 hit film "Urban Cowboy."
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Study finds new technique that helps in early-stage Parkinson's disease di
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Professor Aviv Mezer's team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) recognized that by modifying a related procedure known as quantitative MRI (qMRI), the cellular alterations in Parkinson's may be discovered.
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Peptide 'fingerprint' enables earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease are caused by folding errors (misfolding) in proteins or peptides, i.e. by changes in their spatial structure. This is the result of minute deviations in the chemical composition of th
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No Cheers: Even drinking in moderation may not prevent brain alterations a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): Consumption of seven or more units of alcohol per week is associated with higher iron levels in the brain, according to a study. Iron accumulation in the brain has been linked with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and is a potential mechanism for alcohol-r
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New method helps in early-stage Parkinson's disease diagnosis: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) researchers, led by Professor Aviv Mezer, realized that the cellular changes in Parkinson's could possibly be revealed by adapting a related technique, known as quantitative MRI (qMRI).
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Study find that copper leads to protein aggregation, may cause Parkinson's
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Copper exposure in the environment and the protein alpha-synuclein in the human brain could play an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Researchers were able to show how the protein takes on an unusual shape when exposed to large amounts
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