New Delhi, March 24 Harish Rana, the first person in India to be allowed passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS-Delhi after more than 13 years in a coma, sources said.The 31-year-old, who has been in a coma since 2013, was transferred from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative...
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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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New Delhi, March 23 A study has identified a new biomarker for schizophrenia, which could also serve as a target for drugs to treat cognitive symptoms such as disorganized thinking or executive function.Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder characterized by an impaired ability to perceive...
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New Delhi, March 19 A study has found that brain and blood cells in young adults with depression produced energy at rest but had difficulty increasing production when needed – this imbalance could contribute to symptoms such as fatigue and low motivation, researchers said.The finding...
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New Delhi, March 17 A US-based education technology firm has launched a neuroscience-driven learning diagnostics platform in India to help schools and families better understand how students learn and identify gaps early, according to a statement.Student Education Diagnostics (SED) said its...
New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi government will integrate three major public hospitals to create an autonomous medical institute on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), according to an official statement issued on Sunday.The integration will merge Guru Teg Bahadur...
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New Delhi, March 12 – Imagine a helmet that can record the brain's response to a concussion in real-time on the cricket field, or a wearable ultrasound sensor that relies solely on movement patterns to prevent torn hamstrings or damaged ligaments, which routinely hinder sporting careers.This...
Kolkata, March 9 IIT Kharagpur on Monday honored its distinguished alumnus and well-known entrepreneur Purnendu Chatterjee, and announced that he would be inducted into the institute's "Alumni Hall of Fame" in 2026 in recognition of his contributions to the global industry, research, and...
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New Delhi, February 23 India is working to strengthen the ecosystem supporting medical tourism by streamlining coordination across ministries, regulatory authorities, accreditation agencies, and state governments, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Monday.The health minister was speaking...
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New Delhi, February 17 Deep-tech firm NeuroDx announced on Tuesday that it has developed a 400-million-parameter AI brain language model, Manas-1, to decode the electrical activity of the human brain.The model aims to bring major changes to diagnostics, especially in neuroscience, by enabling...
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New Delhi, February 11 Researchers have identified 58 genetic variants linked to an increased risk of anxiety, suggesting that the disorder is not caused by a single "anxiety gene".The researchers, led by those from Texas A&M University in the US, said that anxiety disorders are influenced by...