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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

'Dementia-In-A-Dish' Helps Find Potential Treatment for Dementia

Patient stem cells that was used to make dementia-in-a-dish has offered new potential treatment for dementia, reveal scientists after a new study. Belgian researchers have identified a new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia after attempting to turn stem cells derived from patients into the neurons most affected by the disease. In patient-derived stem cells carrying a mutation predisposing them to frontotemporal dementia, which accounts ...

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People With Parkinson's Disease can Improve With Regular Exercise

Exercise may help people with Parkinson's disease to improve their balance, ability to move around and eventually the quality of their lives, observed a new study. The study approached 231 people with Parkinson's disease either received their usual care or took part in an exercise program of 40 to 60 minutes of balance and leg strengthening exercises three times a week for six months. This minimally-supervised exercise program was prescribed and monitored by a physical ...

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PM Modi Conveys New Year Wishes to Citizens

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed New Year wishes to the citizens of the country and added that he was hopeful that the year 2015 brings immense happiness, peace and prosperity in everyone's lives. "Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2015! May this year bring immense happiness, peace and prosperity in everyone's lives," he tweeted. The New Year was ushered across the world over with much gusto, with people in India too joining the bandwagon ...

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BJP Criticizes Mamta Banerjee for Her Remarks on the Land Ordinance Act

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on the recently passed land ordinance act, and terming the TMC chief's stand as against the interest of her state. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that the land ordinance act intends to make a fair balance between the interest of farmers and industry. However, Mamta Banerjee has termed the ordinance as 'black ordinance' and urged people to burn symbolic copies of it. ...

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Ebola Outbreak in West Africa may Have Been Caused by Bats

Bats could be the possible reason behind the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease occurring in West Africa, according to a study led by researchers from the Robert Koch-Institute in Berlin, Germany. The researchers have suggested that the epidemic may have originated from contact between humans and virus-infected bats. Ebola epidemics are of zoonotic origin, transmitted to human populations either through contact with larger wildlife or by direct contact with bats. ...