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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

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.