• FEBRUARY 18, 2016
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    How Does Migraine Lead To Stroke?

    How Does Migraine Lead To Stroke?

    Patients suffering from Migraine with aura are more than twice as likely to have a stroke, researchers said at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2016. Migraine There are different types of headaches and migraines. Some types of migraines include neurological symptoms before the attack like visual problems, sensibility disturbances, movement and speech problems

    • FEBRUARY 18, 2016
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    Dubai awareness drives on multiple sclerosis ‘crucial’

    Dubai awareness drives on multiple sclerosis ‘crucial’

    DUBAI: More women than men are suffering from the neurological dysfunction called multiple sclerosis or MS. Gulf Today | Mariecar Jara-Puyod | February 18, 2016 In the UAE and according to the six years data of Dubai-based Neurology consultant Prof Dr Detlef Koempf, more Emirati women are afflicted than their counterpart expatriate women. The consultant
    • FEBRUARY 16, 2016
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    Shocking: Popular Heartburn Pills May Increase Dementia Risk

    Shocking: Popular Heartburn Pills May Increase Dementia Risk

    Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) belong to the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. PPIs are used to treat heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcers and other diseases. Researchers from German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany found that the use of PPIs may increase the risk of dementia by 44%.   The

    • FEBRUARY 14, 2016
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    Have some fish this weekend | It may reduce your Alzheimer’s risk up to 47%

    Have some fish this weekend | It may reduce your Alzheimer’s risk up to 47%

    It is known that people who carry certain genes, called ApoE4, have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Researchers looked at the brains of 286 dead people carrying this gen. They found that eating seafood could reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer’s by almost 50%. How Much Fish? The researchers found out that one seafood

    • FEBRUARY 14, 2016
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    Narcolepsy has a huge impact on everyday life

    Narcolepsy has a huge impact on everyday life

    The National | Jennifer Bell | February 7, 2016 DUBAI // Maitha has dozed off in class, in front of friends and at family events. The 26-year-old Emirati, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, has narcolepsy, meaning she experiences periods of extreme daytime sleepiness and sudden, irresistible bouts of sleep that can
    • FEBRUARY 7, 2016
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    How chronic stress can affect the brain’s size, structure, and how it functions

    How chronic stress can affect the brain’s size, structure, and how it functions

    Depression  

    • FEBRUARY 7, 2016
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    Live with Multiple Sclerosis, don’t suffer from it: Dubai resident

    Live with Multiple Sclerosis, don’t suffer from it: Dubai resident

    Khaleej Times | February 7, 2016 | Kelly Clarke As second edition of MS Talks comes to Dubai, founder says there’s no need to feel alone. Dubai-based 28-year-old marketing executive, Maha Abbas, is one of the estimated 2.5 million people worldwide living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Though some people call these patients “sufferers” of MS,

    • FEBRUARY 7, 2016
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    Second ‘MS Talks’ | The Dubai Forum For Multiple Sclerosis

    Second ‘MS Talks’ | The Dubai Forum For Multiple Sclerosis

    Dubai | Gulf News: Another edition of ‘MS Talks’, an educational event for patients carergivers, and families living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) will take place on February 6 at The Pantry Café on Al Wasl Road. The awareness initiative was started in 2015 by 28-year-old MS patient Maha Abbas, from Bahrain, who was born and

    • FEBRUARY 2, 2016
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    Alzheimer’s drug may be the new treatment for migraine headaches

    Alzheimer’s drug may be the new treatment for migraine headaches

    A common drug used in Alzheimer’s treatment seems to be effective in the prophylactic treatment of migraine headaches, researchers found out. Headache / Migraine Headache is a widespread disease and one of the most common reasons to visit a neurologist. It occurs in different types and strengths. The treatment includes… read more The Study The

    • FEBRUARY 2, 2016
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    Surprising Video shows: Depression isn’t always obvious

    Surprising Video shows: Depression isn’t always obvious

    More about Depression here