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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicNeurological disorders

Topic: neurological disorders

As dementia rises in India, study finds dancing as an unlikely fix

A 2003 study has recently gained popularity on social media. The study finds that leisure activities such as dancing can significantly lower the possibility of dementia.

No incisions, no pain—AIIMS Delhi 1st govt hospital to treat neuro conditions with ultrasonic beams

Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound tech has the potential to treat conditions like essential tremors & Parkinson’s, movement disorders like epilepsy, substance abuse & OCD.

Your brain is rapidly accumulating microplastics. Doctors flag ‘severe’ implications

Study by US scientists, published in the journal Nature Medicine, also found that dementia patients had up to 10 times as much plastic accumulation in their brains as everyone else.

There is a huge treatment gap for neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s—how to close it

Health inequities compound the problem, with people living in rural or poor communities disproportionately affected. The coverage of publicly funded medicines needs to be improved.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants first brain chip in a human patient

The US Food and Drug Administration had given the company clearance in 2023 to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans.

Ritasha Sobti, who overcame cerebral palsy to crack civil services exams, now awaits UPSC’s decision

Awaiting UPSC's decision on status of her medical condition, she has already cleared civil services prelims 2023 & bank probationary officer exam. She also has job offer from FCI.

Parents of special needs students want schools to reopen now. Doctors agree

The longer special needs students stay out of school, the harder it’s likely to be for them to return.

Stroke, dementia, other neurological disorders in India doubled since 1990: Study in Lancet

The burden of tetanus worst in UP, Alzheimers was highest in Kerala, West Bengal population at most risk in strokes

1 in 3 Covid patients who recovered have neurological, mental health disorders: Study in Lancet

Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, the study was led by Oxford University researchers and involved over 2 lakh Covid patients who recovered from the disease.

On Camera

Governors walking out, agencies blocked—how to fix fraying Centre-state ties

From Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka to West Bengal, states are clashing with the Centre. Cooperative federalism needs revival.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.