Researchers uncover startling new clue in the hunt for Parkinson’s causeScientists have found a virus in the brains of Parkinson's patients. The virus is called Human Pegivirus or HPgV. Researchers at Northweste...
24 Jul, 2025, 12.44 AM IST
This common UAE summer effect could be worsening your health; doctors explainUAE doctors warn that summer heat can worsen health issues. People with neurological and cardiovascular diseases are at higher risk. Multip...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
AI can have medical care biases too, a study revealsDespite identical clinical details, the AI models occasionally altered decisions based on patients' personal characteristics, affecting pri...
09 Apr, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Human's ancient gene might be related to Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosisScientists have analyzed the large database of ancient DNA of humans, concluding that the genes might lead to an increase in the probabilit...
12 Jan, 2024, 02.59 AM IST
Research finds long Covid's muscle fatigue linked to depletion of ACE2 receptorsResearchers at the University of Malta have found that depletion of ACE2 receptors, which permit SARS-CoV-2 to enter cells and cause COVID-...
19 Aug, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
Scientists discover a genetic variant linked to severity of multiple sclerosisScientists have identified a genetic variant that is linked to the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the progression of the disease o...
30 Jun, 2023, 08.40 AM IST
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...
30 May, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Can harnessing the brain’s immune cells avert Alzheimer's? This is what researchers thinkMost available treatments target just one of the multiple processes.
09 Dec, 2022, 08.21 PM IST
'Dead to me' star Christina Applegate opens up about her condition after contracting multiple sclerosis. Here’s what she saidAmerican actor Christina Applegate is determined to complete the third and final season of her Netflix comedy, "Dead to Me," despite her se...
02 Nov, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Missed work days & reduced productivity? Dear women, you are twice more likely to be hit by long Covid symptomsOne of the reasons why women are more severely affected is hormones.
25 May, 2022, 09.46 AM IST
Motorcyclist Maxime Grau on sabbatical due to Epstein-Barr disease. Know more about the virus that causes ‘kissing disease’, cancer & multiple sclerosisThe most common disease caused by this virus is Infectious Mononucleosis (mono).
25 Feb, 2022, 12.37 PM IST
Commonly found Epstein-Barr virus likely to be linked with multiple sclerosis, say Harvard researchersHarvard researchers reported one of the largest studies yet to back the Epstein-Barr theory.
15 Jan, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
World Multiple Sclerosis Day: Don't struggle with everyday challenges, treatments can help manage the conditionMS is a chronic neurodegenerative condition that affects the central nervous system.
30 May, 2019, 09.54 AM IST
- MRI brain scans may help identify MS risk early in children
New York, Oct 15 (IANS) MRI brain scans may help identify children at high-risk of developing Mmultiple Sclerosis (MS) before symptoms appe...
15 Oct, 2017, 03.12 PM IST
Get some sun! Vitamin D deficiency may increase multiple sclerosis riskMultiple sclerosis (MS) disrupts the ability of parts of the nervous system to communicate.
15 Sep, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
- New eye test may detect early signs of glaucoma
London, April 30 (IANS) Researchers have developed a simple eye test that could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindne...
30 Apr, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
Yoga may help reduce multiple sclerosis symptoms, says studyTypical symptoms of MS include physical & mental fatigue as well as faintness, depression and paresthesia such as needles & numbness.
04 May, 2016, 06.22 PM IST