In a path-breaking step, Kerala has become the first state in India to have well defined clinical protocols for brain death certification in the country.  An order issued earlier this month has de-linked the process of brain death declaration from the organ donation process. It has now issued an order, setting forth parameters for brain […]

A team of researchers, including the researchers in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna has identified genes responsible for schizophrenia. The research was carried out under Etymologically Elusive Disorders Research Network (EEDRN) and published in the November issue of the peer-reviewed international journal ‘Frontiers in Psychiatry’. The research was conducted by AIIMS Patna […]

Shaking your head to remove water from ears to prevent blockage is an instinctive and understandable reaction. But a recent study shows that you shouldn’t do that. The study points out there could potentially be serious health risks that result from violently shaking your head, especially for small children. Researchers at Cornell University and Virginia […]

Five-year-old Harley Bond forgot his mom and dad after he was diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome when he was just three. But Harley, with a rare type of dementia, can finally recognise his parents again. Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes fatal brain damage. It is a type of childhood dementia and most […]

In a first, the scientists have identified a new way to transport medication into the brain. According to the researchers, this could lead to improved treatments for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. The scientists, from Newcastle University, UK, have led an international team in a breakthrough in unlocking the secrets of how medications can infiltrate the […]

PGI neurosurgeons have developed a guideline on how to endoscopically manage and treat brain cysts in children below the age of 5 years for the first time in the world medical literature. Before this, the doctors used to decide the type of surgery based on hit-and-trial. Hence, the health of the kids would take a […]

Doctors of Madurai Apollo super speciality hospital had recently performed a rare surgery on a 50-year-old-woman with a brain aneurysm. According to the doctors, the aneurysm of the woman was particularly rare due to its ‘giant’ size and the location where it occurred. To help the patient recover from this condition, the doctors have performed […]

Ollie Trezise from Wales is being described as the ‘real life’ Pinocchio was born with a rare birth defect called Encephaloceles in which lack of bone fusion in the skull leaves a gap through which a portion of the brain sticks out. The 21-month old has undergone several painful surgeries to help him breathe better and close the […]