Tag Archives: dementia
American Airlines sued for losing dementia sufferer
CHICAGO: A woman is suing American Airlines after her father, who suffers from dementia, went missing before boarding a flight from New York to Haiti.
Last January, Keraphline Dupuy escorted her father Josaphat to La Guardia airport in New York to catch a flight to Read More »
Deep brain stimulation devices and their significance in treating Parkinson’s Disease
DALLAS: The technique of deep brain stimulation pertains to the use of a pacemaker-like device that delivers continuous stimulation via electric signals to areas within the brain that show signs of dysfunction. According to some research reports and expert articles, the deep brain stimulation technique Read More »
New technique based on nanopores for the study of protein structure
DALLAS: Researchers have reported a new technique based on nanopores for the study of protein structure. The technique can potentially be applied in the study of protein aggregation that occurs in neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers have previously developed a new method for DNA Read More »
Study reveals link between Parkinson’s and creativity
PHOENIX: Doctors have long noticed that patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease seem to have an enhanced creative streak, but these observations have never been studied until now. A new study which set out to examine Parkinson’s patients’ ability to perform creativity tasks has now been Read More »