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He Brought Football Closer To People: Sunil Chhetri's Tribute To Novy Kapadia
India football captain Sunil Chhetri condoled the demise of renowned journalist and commentator Novy Kapadia, stating that he brought football closer to people.
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SpongeBob Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies Of Motor Neurone Disease At The Age Of 57
Following the news of Hillenburg's death, SpongeBob fans began posting tributes on social media, thanking him for his creation, which "enriched lives" and "stirred up laughter for years to come".
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Stephen Hawking, Physicist Who Came to Symbolise the Power of the Human Mind, Dies at 76
Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who probed the greatest mysteries of the cosmos, has died.
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Stephen Hawking, Who Gave Us A Brief History Of Time, Dies At 76
Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family spokesperson said today. The renowned British scientist died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in England in the early hours of this morning, his family says.
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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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Surgeons Hope To Do The World's First Head Transplant - And A Head Has Been Offered
Valery Spiridonov, 31: Russian tech geek who runs an educational software company from his home east of Moscow. Because he has Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, a genetic disorder that wastes muscles and motor neurons, he is physically capable of little beyond feeding himself, steering his wheelchair with a joystick, and typing. The disease is usually fata...
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How Excess Iron Affects Parkinson's Disease
It has long been known that excess iron is found in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease, and researchers have now discovered the mechanism by which the iron wreaks damage on neurons involved in this incurable neurodegenerative condition that affects motor function.
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Twitter Can Lend A 'Voice' To The Speechless
Twitter can help people who have experienced strokes, cerebral palsy, autism, motor neurone disease and traumatic brain injury to find a "voice".
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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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Stephen Hawking's Son Puts Swear Words in His Speech Machine
Stephen Hawking's son has confessed that he used to play pranks on his father by programming swear words into his speech machine.
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Stephen Hawking's Speech Software Goes Open Source for Disabled
The system that helps Stephen Hawking communicate with the outside world will be made available online from January in a move that could help millions of motor neurone disease sufferers, scientists said Tuesday.
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High-Calorie Diet May Slow Lou Gehrig's Disease
A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a small-scale study reported in The Lancet on Friday.Formally called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease,...
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Association of Tennis Professionals chief Brad Drewett passes away
Brad Drewett was suffering from motor neurone disease - an incurable disease.
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Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease
British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved -- How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease. The physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease when he was a 21-year-old student at Cambridge University. Most people di...
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He Brought Football Closer To People: Sunil Chhetri's Tribute To Novy Kapadia
India football captain Sunil Chhetri condoled the demise of renowned journalist and commentator Novy Kapadia, stating that he brought football closer to people.
-
SpongeBob Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies Of Motor Neurone Disease At The Age Of 57
Following the news of Hillenburg's death, SpongeBob fans began posting tributes on social media, thanking him for his creation, which "enriched lives" and "stirred up laughter for years to come".
-
Stephen Hawking, Physicist Who Came to Symbolise the Power of the Human Mind, Dies at 76
Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who probed the greatest mysteries of the cosmos, has died.
-
Stephen Hawking, Who Gave Us A Brief History Of Time, Dies At 76
Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family spokesperson said today. The renowned British scientist died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in England in the early hours of this morning, his family says.
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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.
-
Surgeons Hope To Do The World's First Head Transplant - And A Head Has Been Offered
Valery Spiridonov, 31: Russian tech geek who runs an educational software company from his home east of Moscow. Because he has Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, a genetic disorder that wastes muscles and motor neurons, he is physically capable of little beyond feeding himself, steering his wheelchair with a joystick, and typing. The disease is usually fata...
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How Excess Iron Affects Parkinson's Disease
It has long been known that excess iron is found in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease, and researchers have now discovered the mechanism by which the iron wreaks damage on neurons involved in this incurable neurodegenerative condition that affects motor function.
-
Twitter Can Lend A 'Voice' To The Speechless
Twitter can help people who have experienced strokes, cerebral palsy, autism, motor neurone disease and traumatic brain injury to find a "voice".
-
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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Stephen Hawking's Son Puts Swear Words in His Speech Machine
Stephen Hawking's son has confessed that he used to play pranks on his father by programming swear words into his speech machine.
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Stephen Hawking's Speech Software Goes Open Source for Disabled
The system that helps Stephen Hawking communicate with the outside world will be made available online from January in a move that could help millions of motor neurone disease sufferers, scientists said Tuesday.
-
High-Calorie Diet May Slow Lou Gehrig's Disease
A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a small-scale study reported in The Lancet on Friday.Formally called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease,...
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Association of Tennis Professionals chief Brad Drewett passes away
Brad Drewett was suffering from motor neurone disease - an incurable disease.
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Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease
British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved -- How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease. The physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease when he was a 21-year-old student at Cambridge University. Most people di...
