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How Blindness Became an Advantage: Why Certain Animals Abandon Sight in Perpetual DarknessLife in perpetual darkness has led cave-dwelling creatures to evolve beyond sight. Instead of developing better vision, these animals shed ...- Why is leucovorin being considered as an autism treatment?The US FDA approved GlaxoSmithKline's leucovorin. This decision followed a review of leucovorin's use in patients. These patients had cereb...
- Vitamin B12 deficiency: What it can do to your heart, stomach & nervous system if ignoredVitamin B12 is vital for health. Deficiency can cause fatigue, nerve damage, and cognitive issues. Untreated, it leads to serious problems ...
- Does U.S President Joe Biden have Parkinson's Disease? Here's all you need to know about the disease and how fast it progressesParkinson’s disease is a neurological degenerative condition. It can be diagnosed at an early stage and treated to reduce the effects of th...
- Study shows stem cell therapy can be helpful in reducing Alzheimer's symptomsScientists at Stanford University have successfully transplanted stem cells into mice, resulting in a reduction of brain abnormalities asso...
- Research identifies overactive gene as reason for premature ageing in Down's SyndromeOveractivity of a gene called DYRK1A on chromosome 21 leads to accelerated ageing, in people with Down's Syndrome, according to a study by ...
- UK scientists develop human embryo model with a brain and beating heartIn a big medical achievement, a team of UK researchers have developed a human embryo model that has its own beating heart and brain. The sc...
- World Multiple Sclerosis Day: Watch out for signs of fatigue, weakness & muscle spasmsStress and early-life stressors may lead to relapse of multiple sclerosis, according to a Michigan Medicine study. The autoimmune condition...
- Krabbe disease can develop in babies before they turn 6 months of age; newborns must be screened within 24 hoursKrabbe disease is a genetic disorder that causes severe neurological conditions.
- Coronavirus can persist for months after traversing entire bodyThe coronavirus’s propensity to infect cells outside the airways and lungs is contested, with numerous studies providing evidence for and a...
- Google honours haematologist Lucy Wills with a doodle on 131st birth anniversaryWills changed the face of preventive prenatal care for women everywhere.
- A look at gene editing and why it is controversialThis is unethical because informed consent is not possible from a future generation.
- Decoded: Here's what causes dementiaBuild-up of urea in the brain to toxic levels can lead to brain damage and eventually dementia.
- Breakthrough using atomic science can treat Alzheimer'sLondon, July 6 (IANS) British researchers have succeeded in revealing the atomic structure of one of the abnormal filaments that lead to Al...
- 'Mini brains' in lab to help study complex diseaseLondon, April 5 (IANS) Researchers have grown "mini brains" -- small three-dimensional tissues which resemble the structure and organisatio...
- A genetic 'switch' that may prevent Parkinson's identifiedLondon, Feb 19 (IANS) Researchers have identified a genetic 'switch' that may help prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
- Decoded: How defective brain cells spread Alzheimer's and Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative diseases may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins making neighbouring cells sick.
- Protein that swallow up, quarantine Zika virus identifiedAn ongoing epidemic of Zika virus began in early 2015 in Brazil and with it new evidence emerged that Zika virus infection of mothers durin...
- Biomarker for diagnosing autism identifiedResearchers have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism and a potential therapeutic target.
- New mechanism behind infant epilepsy discoveredClinical trials are ongoing with a drug that, if successful, will compensate for the disrupted regulation and ameliorate the disease in chi...
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