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New insight for neuro-degenerative diseases discovered

...searchers have found out new information about how neuro degenerative// diseases develop and how the process can be possibly slowed. Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories of National Institutes of Health have found novel insights into how abnormal prion proteins work. Researchers have observed ...

Cell molecules behind neuro degenerative diseases

...diseases of nervous system degeneration. // These neuro degenerative diseases, including Huntington’s disease, share an abnormal deposit of proteins inside nerve cells. This deposition of protein results from a kind of genetic stutter within the cell’s nucleus asking for multiple copies of the amino acid ...

Acute Shortage Of Neurosurgeons In India: One Surgeon For Every 1 Million!

... but only about 100 are treated in the eight major neuro centres in the country. There is also a major shortfall in sub-specialists in paediatric neurosurgery in India. The demand came to light during a four-day continuing medical education programme for paediatric neurosurgeons organized by the Internat...

Wockhardt Group Plans Hospital In Delhi By End-2007

...g a large number of overseas patients for cardiac, neuro and orthopaedic surgeries, its state-of-the-art facilities are also luring many Indian doctors settled abroad to look back home for promising career moves, said Bali. "There is an increasing interest among internationally known clinicians to come ba...

Brain cells by millions die during a stroke

...urses need to recognize that stroke is a treatable neuro emergency that has to be handled at the highest triage priority. The good news is that this steady loss of brain cells can be curtailed through quick treatment, Saver said. A powerful clot-dissolving drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) c...

Efficacy of fish oil supplements in pregnancy.

...he concern is contamination with mercury, which is neuro toxic at certain levels. Some fishes with mercury levels have been mentioned below: Canned light tuna: 460 mg of EPA/DHA and 20.4 mcg of mercury. Catfish: 470 mg of EPA/DHA and 8.5 mcg of mercury. Salmon (fresh, frozen): 3,250 mg of EPA/DHA and 1....

Delhi to Host South Asian Neurologists' Congress

... speaking on the recent advances in interventional neuro radiology and endovascular neuro surgery, the experts will also deliberate on ethics and training in the medical practices of the fie...

Apollo to Operate Tertiary Care Hospital in Yemen

...dio thoracic surgeries, hip and knee replacements, neuro surgeries and other high-end services. The hospital will also have a comprehensive emergency and trauma network covering the entire country. The 160-bed hospital, spread across 200,000 square feet, is built in compliance with international hospital...

Weed Killer Plays a Pivotal Role in Those With Genetic Vulnerability to Parkinson’

...stroyed within a day. These neurons produce the neuro transmitter dopamine. A paucity of dopamine caused by destruction of these neurons results in Parkinson’s diseases. No one knows till now what exactly causes the destruction of these neurons. On ingestion of paraquat, the fruit flies began to demo...

Court Issues Notice to Venugopal Over Fund Irregularities

...m patients undergoing treatment at its cardiac and neuro center. Additional Sessions Judge Swarnakanta Mehra issued notices Thursday to Venugopal, Mayank Sharma, former senior financial advisor, Arti Viz, former public relations officer, and the AIIMS to file their replies by May 17 to the allegations in...

Apollo Sets Up Asia's First Health City in Hyderabad

... key areas like cardiology, oncology, diabetes and neuro sciences. Apollo has joined hands with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, US, to undertake a collaborative study on cardiovascular diseases in India. "We want to find out why Asians are more prone to heart diseases," he said. He said Apollo crea...

Kalam Stressed the Need for Stem Cell Research to Cure Neuro Disorder

... stem cell research to find a solution to increase neuro activities of mentally challenged people. Addressing the 'differently-abled' students and the teachers of Manovikas Kendra, a premier rehabilitation and research institute for the handicapped, Kalam said stem cell research is going on worldwide an...

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