
Portland: A 19-year-old from Saudi Arabia who authorities say forced a plane to make an emergency landing when he lit an electronic cigarette, mentioned Osama bin Laden and tried to hit fellow passengers pleaded not guilty to interfering with a plane crew. A lawyer for Yazeed Mohammed A Abunayyan told a judge on Friday that his client suffers from unspecified mental health issues that require care at the Multnomah County...

09:12 AM, Feb 26, 2012

Sydney: Brain function in schizophrenia improves after being subjected to very mild, painless electrical currents through electrodes on the scalp. In a recent study using a technique called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), scientists from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have shown that brain function in schizophrenics can improve after applying the stimulation for just 20 minutes. "There are very few new treatment options for people with schizophrenia, so finding a...

11:53 AM, Aug 01, 2011

City dwellers are more likely to have mental health issues, such as anxiety, mood disorders and schizophrenia. ...

12:24 PM, Jun 27, 2011

Washington: In what could be a possible cause of schizophrenia, scientists claim to have found a link between the condition and trapped brain cells that are unable to reach the cortex, the brain's outer part. A new study, led by University of New South Wales, has claimed that brain cells might become "stuck" in their journey during brain development to the outer "thinking" layer of the brain, which could be...

03:07 PM, Jan 12, 2011

New Delhi: Simple brain scans can help predict the onset of schizophrenia in young people with a family history of the disease, scientists have claimed. A team from the University of Edinburgh found that the brains of people who go on to develop schizophrenia suffer from an accelerated shrinking before they become unwell. Schizophrenia, which affects one in every 100 people, is characterised by delusions and hallucinations. It is associated...

04:14 PM, Dec 23, 2010
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This is probably the hardest thing I have ever written. Didi, my eldest sister with whom my parents have been for the last six months ...

07:36 PM, Jul 31, 2010
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My friend Rrishi who isn't known to show much emotion, asked me after reading my last post, "What has been the impact on your life? ...

12:41 PM, Jul 24, 2010
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I have just finished dinner of cold aloo paranthas and dahi when the phone rings. It's my eldest sister who lives in Gulbarga, Karnataka. My ...

09:52 AM, Jul 01, 2010

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and debilitating brain disease. ...

12:07 PM, Sep 04, 2008

Hyderabad: New Zealand is looking at a first innings total of more than 500 runs on Saturday to exert pressure on the Indians batting line up in the second cricket Test, said opener Martin Guptill, who hit a patient 85 here on Friday. Starting the series as rank outsiders, New Zealand continued to impress and finished the first day of the second Test at 258 for four at the Rajiv...

12:33 AM, Nov 05, 2007

Film star says he hopes his younger sibling will be happy with their father. ...

03:10 AM, Nov 01, 2007

It's a setback for Aamir as court refused to grant him custody of Faisal. ...

11:19 PM, Oct 31, 2007

Family drama in court as father gets custody of star's younger brother. ...

07:59 PM, Oct 31, 2007

Ashok is in jail and his wife Promila is undergoing treatment for schizophrenia. ...

11:44 PM, Oct 11, 2007

Prakash got a new lease of life when he reached Vishwas. ...

12:16 PM, Oct 10, 2007