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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicBrain damage

Topic: brain damage

All about Leqembi, new Alzheimer’s drug that’s likely to get US approval, and its risks

If it gets FDA's nod this week, it will be the second in a new category of medications to treat mild to moderate cases of the neurodegenerative disease in the US.

Even mild Covid can cause brain shrinkage and affect mental function, new study shows

Many people who have had Covid report feelings of ‘brain fog’, fatigue and problems with concentration and memory long after their initial symptoms resolve.

Oxford study on long Covid says even mild infection spurs ‘brain shrinkage’

Study by scientists at University of Oxford’s Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging involved 785 participants. The findings have been published in the journal 'Nature'.

Severe Covid infections pass to brain through nose, German scientists say

German scientists obtain first evidence of virus crossing into the brain through nasal mucus by performing autopsies on severely infected patients.

MRI study shows neurological changes in Covid patients’ brain 3 months after testing positive

Brain MRIs of Covid-19 patients displayed 'micro-structural changes' relating to loss of smell and memory, says study published in Lancet.

Neurologists identify three stages of brain damage due to Covid-19

A drug that can increase risk of bacterial infection to false negatives in tests, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Air pollution is actually making our children dumber

This toxic air may be damaging the brains of an entire generation of Chinese and Indian children. A report by the World Bank found that test scores were lower in these countries than in the developed world.

On Camera

Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.