Parkinsons

Mental health illness, stress and menopause related ailments to be included in insurance cover

Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, physical disabilities will not be covered by insurance policies.

Advertising sector watchdog ASCI upholds complaints against 229 misleading advertisements for violating guidelines

ASCI has also pulled up advertisement by a consumer durable brand endorsed by Bollywood couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh for violating its guidelines for celebrity endorsements

Gender check: How Parkinson's disease affects men and women differently

Parkinson's is one of those health conditions that progresses at different rates in men and women and can have slightly different symptoms based on gender.

Why do we pass out: The science behind fainting

Syncope or loss of consciousness for a short time occurs when the brain does not get an adequate supply of blood.

Parkinson's linked to a harmful protein, shown to originate in the gut decades before diagnosis

Scientists think the levels of alpha-synuclein in the gut could help diagnose Parkinson's 20 years sooner.

Scientists reveal what makes human cells maintain calcium equilibrium

The membrane-bound protein is named LRRC8B and it is found inside a cell’s subunit called endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

Google Glass to develop 'virtual testing' model for detecting Alzheimer's and Parkinson's early

Russian scientists are using Google Glass to develop a new "virtual testing" model that may help doctors to identify Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and other brain disorders at an early stage.

'His heart wouldn't stop beating': Muhammad Ali's daughter reveals final moments

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's heart kept beating for a full 30 minutes even after the rest of his body shut down, his daughter has said.

Muhammad Ali hospitalised with respiratory issues, may be more serious than previous illness

Boxing great Muhammad Ali has been hospitalised in Phoenix, and people familiar with his condition say it might be more serious than his previous hospital stays

Dreaming phase of sleep may be key to memory formation: Study

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep - the phase where dreams appear - plays a key role in memory formation, a new study in mice has found.