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Direct current stimulation over brain's Wernicke area can help learning words
ANI |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 02:02 PM IST
A new study has found out that Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), which is a non-invasive way of stimulating the brain over the Wernicke's area, may lead to new assistive neurotechnologies for the rehabilitation of people with cognitive disorders in future.
2,788 fresh Covid cases, 19 more fatalities reported in Haryana
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 13, 2020 12:16 AM IST
As many as 23 people have succumbed to Covid at the Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here in the last three days
Hours after Rohtak assistant professor’s body found in car, wife allegedly commits suicide with daughter
Hindustan Times, Karnal | By Neeraj Mohan
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 05:21 PM IST
Incident comes to light on Thursday morning after the elder daughter, who is 11 years old and the lone survivor, informs local residents
Medical students have to work at dist hospitals
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON SEP 23, 2020 01:14 AM IST
The board of governors of Medical Council of India (BoG-MCI) recently notified new postgraduate medical education regulations that include the district residency programme, which will be implemented from the 2020-21 academic year.
Rohtak’s PGIMS begins second phase of clinical trials for indigenous Covid vaccine, Covaxin
Hindustan Times, Rohtak | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON SEP 10, 2020 02:14 AM IST
12 volunteers administered dose of vaccine through intramuscular injection, next dose after 28 days
Five doctors at AIIMS, Bathinda, test positive for Covid-19 over past 10 days
Hindustan Times, Bathinda | By Vishal Joshi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Eight staff members of the institute are in home quarantine though none of them has a serious health condition, more reports awaited; cases started surfacing after Independence Day function on campus where Covid guidelines were flouted
9 killed in 3 Sonepat road mishaps in 24 hours
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON AUG 23, 2020 12:52 AM IST
In one incident, transporter four of a family were killed as their car fell into a canal.
Will give digital degrees online to pass outs who haven’t received them: DU to HC
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Nandini
PUBLISHED ON AUG 10, 2020 01:30 PM IST
The university submitted before the high court that the students have to register on an online portal www.digicerti.du.ac.in, and give their details including academic qualification and name of their college and after completion of the verification, the digital degree certificates will be issued by DU within a week.
Fear of side-effects keeps plasma donors away in Haryana
By Sunil Rahar
UPDATED ON AUG 06, 2020 12:23 AM IST
J-K sanctions Rs 15 crore for additional setup in 3 medical colleges
Srinagar | By Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON JUL 24, 2020 01:13 PM IST
The sanctioned amount will be equally distributed among Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Government Medical College of Jammu and Srinagar, i.e. Rs 5 crore each, stated the press release by the Department of Information and Public Relation, J-K.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital teachers’ body says fill 200 vacant posts
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 06, 2020 07:01 AM IST
The posts of over 200 specialists and resident doctors are vacant at the hospital and the college.
Pregnant woman dies in ambulance after running between hospitals for 13 hours
Noida | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JUN 06, 2020 10:43 PM IST
Neelam, 30, and her husband Vijender Singh, 30, knocked the doors of eight hospitals, including government ones, before she died in the ambulance outside a facility in Greater Noida on Friday, the family told PTI.
Covid 19 update: People with metabolic syndrome take longer to recover, say experts
Indore | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON MAY 17, 2020 05:20 PM IST
Dr Ravi Dosi, who heads chest department of Indore- based Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences(SAIMS), said that at least 150 of 1,100 COVID-19 patients he came across so far in Indore district had metabolic syndrome.
IIT-K, SGPGIMS jointly develop safer alternative to N-95 masks
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Rajeev Mullick
UPDATED ON APR 17, 2020 05:29 PM IST
Prof Gupta of SGPGIMS said, “This is just the prototype. We have applied for patenting of the design of the product. A lot of refinement will be done in due process of time.”
This is how good Samaritans are helping Delhi survive in lockdown
Hindustan Times | By Aprajita Sharad
UPDATED ON APR 14, 2020 12:29 AM IST
In times of such hardships, it’s the NGOs and citizen groups that have stepped up to help.
Three Haryana women test positive for Covid-19, take tally to 24
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondents
UPDATED ON MAR 31, 2020 01:16 AM IST
It’s time to prepare for the NEXT challenge
By Promotional Feature, HT Brand Studio
UPDATED ON MAR 29, 2020 01:48 PM IST
According to reports, the NEXT exam is designed in a way that tests the basic skills and concepts of a medical student. Know more from Dr. Sumer Sethi, Director, Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences (P) Ltd.
Punjab budget: Chandigarh airport to get air cargo facility
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON FEB 29, 2020 01:18 AM IST
While presenting the 2020-21 budget, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal said the air cargo facility will give a fillip to the industry and provide exporters better access to international and domestic markets
Online video classes: A boon for medical aspirants from rural India
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2020 04:00 PM IST
Several major platforms such as NEETprep, BYJU’s, ICA Edu skills and Youth4works have started offering online programmes for medical aspirants. Read on to know more...
Uttarakhand woman delivers quadruplets in AIIMS
Hindustan Times, | By Kalyan Das
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2020 09:13 AM IST
The woman, a resident of Uttarkashi district, was shifted to AIIMS from Government Doon Hospital, Dehradun on Sunday as a ‘high risk case.’ She was earlier brought to Doon Hospital from Uttarkashi district hospital.
PGIMER faculty seek resumption of conveyance allowance
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal
PUBLISHED ON FEB 08, 2020 01:06 AM IST
The faculty association has written to the hospital administration, expressing their anguish against the “discontinuation of conveyance allowance since December 2018 without any official notification to them”
Nurse killer bought knife 20 days before murder
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Shub Karman Dhaliwal
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2020 01:21 AM IST
Planned to murder the 27-year-old woman after she rejected his marriage proposal, say police
Smoking, obesity key to heart issues among Indians: Study
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2019 05:09 AM IST
The findings, while in line with similar research carried out in western nations, is significant since it reaffirms how global focus areas are equally relevant to India.
Punjab caps price of buprenorphine at Rs7 per tablet
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Ravinder Vasudeva
PUBLISHED ON NOV 04, 2019 11:15 PM IST
The move is aimed at providing monetary relief to drug addicts undergoing treatment at private centres, which charge them Rs 40 to 50 per tablet
Undertrial dies in hospital, kin allege custodial torture
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 29, 2019 10:41 PM IST
Pika alias Pike of Sulchani village in Hisar district was arrested in a drug case from Lakhan Majra area about two weeks ago and was lodged under judicial custody.
Miners at higher risk of lung diseases with no cure for most: Experts
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rhythma Kaul
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2019 03:40 AM IST
The miners are also at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a severe inflammation of lung tissues that causes obstructed airflow.
Junk food consumption may harm spatial memory
Melbourne | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2019 04:29 PM IST
According to a recent study, high on fat, rich and unhealthy food has long-term negative impact upon spatial memory.
Twenty-year-old homeless woman gang-raped near Indraprastha Park
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2019 01:24 AM IST
The police said they are trying to trace her family and are also on the lookout for the unidentified suspects. The woman was incoherent at the hospital, but told them that she is from a southern state and a graduate.
Press council adopts norms over covering suicide, mental illness
New Delhi | By Rhythma Kaul
UPDATED ON SEP 15, 2019 12:18 AM IST
Apart from the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) also has guidelines on reporting of suicide cases and presentation of reports.
Farmer on agitation consumes poison in Haryana’s Dadri, dies
Hindustan Times, Rohtak | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2019 06:48 PM IST
Farmers of Julana and Dadri have been protesting for past seven months to seek more compensation for their land proposed to be acquired for green corridor (national highway 152-D).