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Study identifies changes in brain responsible for motor skill learning
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal eNeuro, provide insight into the neural mechanisms of motor skill learning that can help lead to more effective brain-stimulation therapies for patients experiencing motor disability after a stroke.
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BSF airlifts 3 patients, mortal remains of 4 from difficult terrain in J-K
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday airlifted critical patients and carried four mortal remains, from difficult terrain in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara.
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Low brain pressure could be risk factor for developing glaucoma: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provide additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role in normal-tension glaucoma, which accounts for up to 50 per cent of all glaucoma cases. A recent clinical study demonstrates that low intracranial
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Robotics the future of Joint Replacement
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) (India), February 13 (ANI/PNN): "Robotics offers hope to patients who are avoiding knee replacement due to their fear of pain. Robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery provides a painless and fast recovery," said Dr Santosh Shetty, a robotic joint replacement surgeon.
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Outpatient waiting lines may be reduced via remote symptom reporting syste
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new assessment published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, digital systems for patients to remotely monitor and report symptoms may offer a way to minimise outpatient waiting lines.
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Bhubaneswar AIIMS conducts successful Quadruple Joint Replacement Surgery
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Previously only one case has been reported from AIIMS, Delhi in which an Odia patient was operated on with all four joints replaced in one setting.
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Research reveals link between obesity-related neurodegeneration and Alzhei
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A recent study found a link between neurodegeneration in obese persons and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, implying that decreasing weight could reduce cognitive decline and lower the incidence of AD.
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Patients receive too little rehab therapy after stroke: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new UCLA-led study that monitored over 500 patients across 28 acute care hospitals in their first year after a stroke, many patients do not receive much rehabilitation therapy following a stroke, despite clear evidence that higher levels can reduce long-term disability.
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AI detects breast cancer chemotherapy effectiveness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Engineers at the University of Waterloo created artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict whether chemotherapy before surgery would be beneficial for women with breast cancer.
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Doctor shot dead in Ghaziabad, shooter absconding
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A doctor succumbed to his injuries after being shot by unknown miscreants at around 11 PM on Saturday, in Ghaziabad's Muradnagar town when he was attending patients at his clinic.
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Study suggests antibody therapy can be used to treat liver disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
There is currently no medication available to treat non-alcoholic liver disease, which affects many type 2 diabetes patients and can develop into more serious liver ailments. A therapeutic option for the treatment of fatty liver has been identified in a study led by Karolinska Institute rese
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Study suggests new type of immunotherapy for ovarian cancer patients
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
CAR T-cell therapy, a sort of cancer treatment in which the immune system's T cells are trained to attack tumour cells, was found to be effective in mice with ovarian cancer, according to a study.
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