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TopicParkinson's

Topic: Parkinson's

Olympian medalist and Leander Paes’ father Vece Paes dies at 80

The senior Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian hockey team, had been suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease.

Gurugram teen’s AI device helps stroke, Parkinson’s patients speak. It understands Hindi

Pranet Khetan, a Class 11 student at Shiv Nadar School, used AI and machine learning to develop the prototype and database for the Hindi-language ASR he named ‘Paraspeak’

Astrocytes are no wallflowers. 3 new studies show they’re the real ‘puppet masters of brain’

The studies in the journal Science have backed up the increasing body of research work showing that astrocytes are much more important than previously thought.

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.

Dundee researchers awarded £30M to drive treatments for Cancer, Parkinson’s

The Medical Research Council’s Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit will receive funding over the next five years.

US scientists develop Parkinson’s implant, say it can control symptoms better than standard treatment

UC San Francisco study published in Nature Medicine says adaptive deep brain stimulation can manage motor problems, insomnia by adjusting brain signals according to patient's condition.

Parkinson’s specialist treated other patients, examined Biden only for annual physical — White House

The US President has faced scrutiny over his cognitive health after his halting debate performance against Donald Trump. Biden's last physical was in February.

A failed trial offers hope — antibody could slow down rapid Parkinson’s Disease progression

International trial suggests prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody, may reduce motor decline in patients with rapidly progressing Parkinson’s Disease. Analysis published in Nature Medicine.

Having more nightmares recently? You can get diagnosed with Parkinson’s: UK study

Do the dreams of people who don’t have Parkinson’s predict future health outcomes, too? The answer is yes.

Why a sipper is a must-have for 83-year-old activist Stan Swamy in jail

Stan Swamy, in jail for his alleged role in the Bhima-Koregaon violence, was finally allowed a sipper last week, two months after his arrest.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.