Neurology

Dr Reddy's Labs to acquire branded generics business of Wockhardt for Rs 1,850 cr; deal to help scale-up presence in home market

Dr Reddy's will acquire select divisions of its branded generics business in India and a few other international territories of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives.

Scientists create most detailed map yet of brain region linked to Alzheimer's disease

The map of brain's memory bank, the hippocampus, was created using fluorescent tracers. 3D animation.

Keep calm because aggressive adults experience memory problems later in life

A new study has revealed that young adults who are hostile or cope badly with stress are likely to experience memory and thinking problems decades later.

Researchers have identified a natural protection against Alzheimer's

Researchers have identified a gene variant that may be used to predict people most likely to respond to an investigational therapy under development for Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Now, a remote control could take your headaches away

A hospital in Mumbai had literally put the remote in its patient's hands: A British man who suffered from chronic headaches had electrodes inserted along his neck which control the intensity of his headaches with a pacemaker!

Paralysed people may soon get bionic spines controlled by thought

Under the project, scientists are developing a device for a human quadriplegic patient who would have robotic limbs controlled by thoughts.

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to three doctors: All you need to know

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly on Monday to James E Rothman, Randy W Schekman and Thomas C. Suedhof "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells". Here's all you need to know about the winners, as well as the past winners of the prize

Your Facebook addiction is all in your brain, insist researchers

How addicted you are to Facebook may be determined by how a certain part of your brain works, a first-of-its-kind study suggests.

Your Facebook addiction is all in your brain, insist researchers

How addicted you are to Facebook may be determined by how a certain part of your brain works, a first-of-its-kind study suggests.

High-flying pilots at increased risk of brain lesions

The study found that pilots had nearly four times the volume and three times the number of brain lesions as non-pilots.