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Global Research Reveals The Most Common Diseases Linked With Assisted Dying
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it.
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Kenneth Mitchell, 'Star Trek' And 'Captain Marvel' Actor Dies At 49
The actor who played several Star Trek characters died after complications from ALS
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Indian-Made Syrups Linked To Child Deaths In Gambia: US Body Report
A joint probe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US and the Gambian health authorities has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in Gambia and the consumption of made-in-India cough syrups that were al
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Grammy Award Winner Roberta Flack Diagnosed With ALS, Now Unable To Sing
Singer Roberta Flack has won four Grammy awards and received 14 nomination. She had suffered a stroke in 2016.
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US Ice Bucket Challenge Activist Patrick Quinn Dies At 37
An American man who helped drive the global phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 37, his team said Sunday.
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Former Slovakia Defender Marian Cisovsky Dies At 40 After Prolonged Illness
Marian Cisovsky died after battling the incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for six years.
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IIT Hyderabad Team Finds New Molecule To Potentially Treat ALS Disease
A team of researchers from IIT Hyderabad has found a molecule called 'AIM4' which shows promise in the treatment of 'Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis' (ALS).
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Indian-American Studied A Disease. Later He Was Diagnosed With The Same
Rahul Desikan sits at his dining room table, a large computer screen before him, and works on his latest scientific paper. He types a single letter, then another, then another. For a man in a hurry, desperately trying to rid the world of terrible diseases, it's an excruciatingly slow process.
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Stephen Hawking Dies At 76: A Look At Renowned Physicist's Famous Literary Works
Stephen Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life.
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10 Quotes By Stephen Hawking That Will Leave You Inspired
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book "A Brief History of Time," has died. He was 76. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life. Diagnosed at age 21, he was one of t...
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Stephen Hawking Dies At The Age Of 76: Know The Early Symptoms Of Motor Neuron Disease
Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist dies at the age of 76 on Wednesday.
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AI Robots Hunt New Drugs for ALS, the Crippling Nerve Disease
Artificial intelligence robots are turbo-charging the race to find new drugs for the crippling nerve disorder ALS, or motor neurone disease.
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Man Who Inspired Ice Bucket Challenge To Receive US Athletic Association Award
The National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA is honouring the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's Disease research.
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Malaria and Zika: Can a Live Chicken in Your Bedroom Protect You From Both?
Next time you look out for a mosquito repelling ointment or get suffocated from the smoke emitting from the mosquito coil, just grab a chicken to save yourself from mosquito borne diseases.
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Intel Releases Stephen Hawking's Speech Software Online
A software by Intel that lets physicist Stephen Hawking communicate via a computer has been published online by the company in the hopes that it will be used by researchers developing new interfaces for sufferers of diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Global Research Reveals The Most Common Diseases Linked With Assisted Dying
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it.
-
Kenneth Mitchell, 'Star Trek' And 'Captain Marvel' Actor Dies At 49
The actor who played several Star Trek characters died after complications from ALS
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Indian-Made Syrups Linked To Child Deaths In Gambia: US Body Report
A joint probe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US and the Gambian health authorities has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in Gambia and the consumption of made-in-India cough syrups that were al
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Grammy Award Winner Roberta Flack Diagnosed With ALS, Now Unable To Sing
Singer Roberta Flack has won four Grammy awards and received 14 nomination. She had suffered a stroke in 2016.
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US Ice Bucket Challenge Activist Patrick Quinn Dies At 37
An American man who helped drive the global phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 37, his team said Sunday.
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Former Slovakia Defender Marian Cisovsky Dies At 40 After Prolonged Illness
Marian Cisovsky died after battling the incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for six years.
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IIT Hyderabad Team Finds New Molecule To Potentially Treat ALS Disease
A team of researchers from IIT Hyderabad has found a molecule called 'AIM4' which shows promise in the treatment of 'Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis' (ALS).
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Indian-American Studied A Disease. Later He Was Diagnosed With The Same
Rahul Desikan sits at his dining room table, a large computer screen before him, and works on his latest scientific paper. He types a single letter, then another, then another. For a man in a hurry, desperately trying to rid the world of terrible diseases, it's an excruciatingly slow process.
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Stephen Hawking Dies At 76: A Look At Renowned Physicist's Famous Literary Works
Stephen Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life.
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10 Quotes By Stephen Hawking That Will Leave You Inspired
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book "A Brief History of Time," has died. He was 76. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life. Diagnosed at age 21, he was one of t...
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Stephen Hawking Dies At The Age Of 76: Know The Early Symptoms Of Motor Neuron Disease
Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist dies at the age of 76 on Wednesday.
-
AI Robots Hunt New Drugs for ALS, the Crippling Nerve Disease
Artificial intelligence robots are turbo-charging the race to find new drugs for the crippling nerve disorder ALS, or motor neurone disease.
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Man Who Inspired Ice Bucket Challenge To Receive US Athletic Association Award
The National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA is honouring the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's Disease research.
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Malaria and Zika: Can a Live Chicken in Your Bedroom Protect You From Both?
Next time you look out for a mosquito repelling ointment or get suffocated from the smoke emitting from the mosquito coil, just grab a chicken to save yourself from mosquito borne diseases.
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Intel Releases Stephen Hawking's Speech Software Online
A software by Intel that lets physicist Stephen Hawking communicate via a computer has been published online by the company in the hopes that it will be used by researchers developing new interfaces for sufferers of diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
