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Dementia Drug Shows Promise for Parkinson’s | GNC Dubai
A common dementia drug showed to reduce one of the most serious complications in Parkinson’s disease by almost 50%. Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by rigidity, tremor, postural instability, and slowness of movement. It develops… read more Falls Parkinson’s is a movement disorder. Thus the gait is- JANUARY 26, 2016
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Breakthrough: New Multiple Sclerosis MS Treatment With Old Drug
A drug that is used to treat epileptic seizures since 1936 found to be effective in MS treatment. Yes, it took a while but the new trial shows very promising results. What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system of your own body attacks the nerves
- JANUARY 26, 2016
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Early Detection and Treatment of Depression | GNC Dubai
MIT and Harvard researchers found a tool to diagnose people at risk of depression. They could be treated even before symptoms start. Depression Facts • Depression is the most common mental disorder in the world • Globally, an estimated 350 million people of all ages suffer from it. • Depression is the leading cause of- JANUARY 19, 2016
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Epilepsy Mortality: What Causes Death in Epilepsy Patients
People with epilepsy are more likely to die early. The risk compared to the general population is 1.5-3 times higher. But what are the causes of death? Why do they die earlier? The Study Researchers from the University College London tried to find the answer. They conducted a prospective, community-based cohort study that included
- JANUARY 18, 2016
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Diabetes Raises Alzheimer’s Risk in UAE: What to Watch For
Diabetes is a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Now a new study found the link between Diabetes and MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment), which can be an early stage of Dementia. But there is also good news. Another study found out how you may prevent Alzheimer’s… Bad News Researchers from Germany could show that Diabetes
- JANUARY 16, 2016
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MS and Insomnia: 22% of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Affected
So far insomnia and the impact on quality of life was not in the focus of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) researcher. Now researchers from Portugal released a multicenter, hospital-based cross-sectional study that came up with surprising results. 22.3% of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients fulfilled the criteria for CID (chronic insomnia disorder). Factors for insomnia were female
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Having Back Pain? Taking Morphine Pain Killers? Your Brain May Shrink Soon!
In a recently released study researchers found out that taking morphine’s for back pain shrinks the volume of your brain in certain areas while the volume increases in others. It is still unknown what causes the brain volume changes. However, it seems that the changes happen rather fast, in less than a month. The researchers
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Tragic new study: 75% of people do not know the signs of stroke. DO YOU?
A shocking study from the University of California showed that 75 percent of Americans under age 45 do not know the signs and symptoms of stroke. Even worse: The fast majority would wait out the symptoms instead of calling for help. This is the worst you can do as there is only a 3 hour- JANUARY 6, 2016
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Bad News: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Makes You Dumb
We always knew that a hit on your head won’t make you smarter. Now researchers from the University of Amsterdam published a new study showing the real impact of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on intelligence. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is common. Worldwide, 50–60 million people suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) each
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