7 back pain myths busted by experts — discover what actually eases the acheBack pain affects everyone at some point, yet myths frequently cloud understanding. Physical therapy, mindful movement, and proper ergonomi...
08 Oct, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Huntington's disease cure is possible through new treatment, reveals study. Check symptoms, what causes illnessHuntington's disease findings were announced last month in a news release from uniQure, the company that sponsored the research.
07 Oct, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Huntington’s disease slowed for first time with breakthrough Gene therapyDoctors have successfully slowed Huntington’s disease for the initial time with the deployment of gene therapy named AMT-130, administered ...
24 Sep, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
Are you settling for pleasure while chasing happiness? Doctor explains the brain chemistry behind true fulfillmentIn an old video graphed lecture, Dr. Robert Lustig distinguishes between pleasure and happiness, highlighting how society often confuses th...
30 Apr, 2025, 04.52 PM IST
Your brain has a hidden superpower: Here's what it can doA new study from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) indicates that the ability to process numbers may be rooted in a deep brain re...
04 Dec, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
SC constitutes 10-member task force to formulate protocol for ensuring safety of doctorsThe Supreme Court has set up a 10-member National Task Force to develop a protocol to ensure doctors' safety, following the rape and murder...
20 Aug, 2024, 03.23 PM IST
Mind-music fusion: Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' reconstructed from brain activity of listenersThe brain activity of people listening to Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” has been used to reconstruct the classic rock number, ac...
16 Aug, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
AI tool shows promise for treating brain cancer, shows studyThe tool — called the Cryosection Histopathology Assessment and Review Machine, or CHARM — studies images to quickly pick out the genetic p...
08 Jul, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
Presence of extracellular vesicles in urine could indicate brain tumour: StudyThis breakthrough can avoid the need for invasive tests and enable early detection.
03 Feb, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Stigma and missed moments, the mental health cost of living with epilepsyIn India, nearly 60 lakh people have epilepsy.
14 Feb, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Surgery could be the answer to severe headaches caused by migraineThere is at least a 50% reduction in frequency and intensity of pain, with surgical removal providing long-term relief.
13 Nov, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Meet Sergio Canavero, the neurosurgeon who will carry out first human head transplant next yearThere were several attempts at head transplants since 1954 but all were unsuccessful.
14 May, 2016, 07.44 AM IST
New device to allow sensations in prosthetic handIf it works, upper-limb amputees who use motorised prosthetic devices would be able to feel various sensations through the prosthetic, whic...
14 May, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Delhi government plans law to rein in private hospitalsThe law, passed by Parliament in 2010 and notified two years later, provides for registration of all health facilities, clinics and patholo...
03 Apr, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
Advanced Epilepsy Neurobiology lab set up"Epilepsy is a result of hundreds of brain cells producing abnormally high levels of electricity, which results in different manifestations.
16 Mar, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
First brain-to-brain communication in humans demonstratedUsing EEG, the research team first translated the greetings "hola" and "ciao" into binary code and then emailed the results from India to F...
04 Sep, 2014, 05.18 PM IST
- In Navi Mumbai, a PG medical seat costs Rs 1.7crore
While the medical fraternity is shocked at the transaction, and also concerned about the quality of doctors emerging from such deals.
18 Aug, 2011, 09.11 AM IST