Alzheimer's

Did you know that the average brain of an Indian was smaller in height, width and volume than our Caucasian and East Asian counterparts? Does having a smaller brain means you are less intelligent?

“I went into medicine to take care of patients with brain diseases. Now, I have one of the diseases that I study...Even with this lethal disease, I continue to find neurology fascinating and beautiful."

Very often family members confuse the symptoms of Dementia for regular issues that accompany aging. Hence, the symptoms go uninvestigated. Dr Dasgupta informs us that forgetfulness, confusion, word finding difficulties, substituting one word for another are all probable signs that must be looked into.

Alzheimer's disease effects million worldwide, but its cause – unknown. Indian Scientists are now using Artificial Intelligence to study the disease to help in learning it better.

In an attempt to help Gita remember the day the couple married almost five decades ago against her family's wish, Pabitra decided to re-enact their marriage the same way, at the suggestion of Gita’s doctor.

Samay Godika, a class 10 student of Bengaluru’s National Public School, will be representing the country on a global front through the Breakthrough Junior Challenge with his illuminating video on the self-cleansing mechanism of Autophagy.

Offering counselling for the family caregivers, Echoing Healthy Ageing helps them get a clear sense of what the future could be like for the patient and what they need to prepare for and also offer care courses for family members or the recruited caregiver.

These super foods are particularly useful in keeping our grey matter happy and healthy.

Thinking of the days when she used to adopt different techniques to memorize the periodic table, Kaanchi Chopra realized something very interesting – that every chemical symbol can be an acronym for a global issue. Here is the re-imagined table.

Introducing Re-unite, an app to find senior citizens who might have wandered away from their homes because of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's or dementia. This is how it works.