May 26, 2024, at 01:24 am
People who eat more ultra-processed foods like soft drinks, chips and cookies may have a higher risk of having memory and thinking problems and having a stroke than those who eat fewer processed foods, according to a new study published in the May 22, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
When your memory takes its last breath – How is India dealing with dementia?
Apr 25, 2019, at 01:22 pm
At the Delhi, New Friends Colony, there was a Gupta family where there was someone battling with dementia. The entire family initially did not pay heed to it when the patriarch of the family, who was a bright, talkative and joyous Virendra Gupta, had all of a sudden stopped speaking. He started showing his short-tempered and irritable behavior and his family members thought that old age was responsible for this change. After a few days, Mr. Gupta failed to button his own shirt and lost his abilities to get dressed on his own. Though he was mostly dressed scarcely, one fine day he left his house almost naked. Then there was a time when he totally forgot how he should use his hands while eating his food and all this took place within a time period of 20 days!
RTIICS concludes World Brain Tumor Awareness month
Jul 06, 2016, at 04:56 am
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): Rabindranath Tagore International Institute Of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS), a leading multi-specialty hospital in Eastern India recently concluded the 'World Brain Tumor Awareness Month' by organizing an interactive session to discuss various aspects of the brain tumor management which saw participation of more than 150 people including brain tumor survivors, their relatives and a panel of doctors from Neurology, Neuro-Surgery and Oncology department at the hospital.