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Struggling Actor's best friend raises Rs 20 lakhs within 6 hours on Impact
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31: A 29-year-old aspiring actor from Agra, Nirmal Singh, was admitted to the hospital recently after he suffered a brain stroke, leaving his family in a state of shock. His family's savings were used to treat him leaving them with no financial resources to
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Lipid molecules help to get stroke therapies into brain: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers are increasingly using the blood-brain barrier, which lets only particular chemicals from the blood into the brain, to get medicines into the brain after a stroke.
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Study reveals how wearable brain scanner can evaluate brain function
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For the first time, new research has shown that a wearable brain scanner can evaluate brain function when people are up and walking around. This discovery could aid in the understanding and diagnosis of a variety of neurological conditions that impair mobility, such as Parkinson's disease, s
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Researchers discover distinct patterns of pre-existing brain health charac
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Extensive research has helped identify risk factors for acute stroke, but there is still a lack of information of what stroke patients' brains look like on a population level, according to a study.
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Premature deaths due to cardiovascular and strokes in India are due to lac
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Lack of awareness about the disease and delay in seeking appropriate treatment has been identified as the reason for deaths due to cardiovascular and stroke, reveals a study.
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Michael Hussey turns 48: A look at career, accomplishments of Australia's
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Hussey was a late bloomer and had come to the international arena for the first time at the age of 28 in 2004, later on making his Test debut at age of 30 in 2005. But in his career lasting till 2013, Hussey entertained fans worldwide with his elegant strokeplay and put many followers of the
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Women with adverse pregnancy have higher risk of developing stroke: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A study has found that women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or preterm birth have a higher risk of developing stroke in their lifetime and at a younger age.
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Brain signatures for chronic pain identified in small group of individuals
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brains of people suffering from chronic pain issues caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain) for the first time. Understanding how pain is represented by brain activity and how to modify that activity to treat chronic pain
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Few young cancer survivors face a higher risk of early heart failure: Stud
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Imagine overcoming cancer only to discover that the medication that saved your life comes with a brand-new health risk: heart failure.
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High blood sugar linked to faster loss of brain power in stroke survivors:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Surviving a stroke can have several long-term consequences, including an increased risk of dementia. However, one study suggests that blood sugar levels may play a significant role in this risk.
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Few young cancer survivors confront higher risk of premature heart failure
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Anthracyclines, a particular class of chemotherapy that breaks the DNA in cancer cells, have been reported to increase the risk of heart failure among young adult cancer survivors (between the ages of 18 and 39 at diagnosis) by 2.6 times.
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Scaling up of efforts needed to prevent, detect, control hypertension: WHO
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Hypertension is often called a 'silent killer' as many people are unaware of their problem which if left untreated, can lead to disability, poor quality of life or even a deadly heart attack or stroke," said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, adding th
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