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Mahindra Group to invest Rs 2,325 crore in Maharashtra

February 19, 2018 Loknath Das2, 325, Crore, group:, In, Invest, Maharashtra, Mahindra, Rs., to

The Mahindra Group today announced over Rs 2,300 crore investment in the state in three projects of which as much as Rs 1,700 crore will be spend towards creating an entertainment destination at Kandivali, a northwestern suburb of the megapolis. Addressing the Magnetic Maharashtrainvestor summit here this evening Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra said his software company Tech Mahindra will invest Rs 125 crore to create an all-green tech hub in Nagpur that will create ate least 2,500 jobs. On the Rs 1,700-crore investment announced in the city, Mahindra said, “we are exploring to set…

Maintaining balance: Blood sodium levels may affect cognition in older adults

February 16, 2018 Loknath Dasadults:, affect, balance:, Blood, cognition, In, Levels, maintaining, May, Older, Sodium

Scientists have found that lower levels of sodium in the blood – known as hyponatremia – is linked with a decline in cognitive function with advancing age. Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium level in the blood falls below 135 Millimoles Per Litre (mmol/L), according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Mild hyponatremia was once thought to be asymptomatic, but recent studies suggest that it may be associated with higher risks of attention deficits, gait disturbances, falls, cardiovascular events, and even premature death.…

Pathological signatures: Autism, schizophrenia share gene activity in brain

February 16, 2018 Loknath DasActivity, Autism?, Brain, gene, In, Pathological, schizophrenia, Share, signatures:

Researchers have found that certain psychiatric disorders like autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share some physical characteristics at the molecular level, specifically, patterns of gene expression in the brain. The findings, published in the journal Science, raise hope for better diagnosis and therapies for people with major psychiatric disorders. “These findings provide a molecular, pathological signature of these disorders, which is a large step forward,” said senior study author Daniel Geschwind, Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. “The major challenge now is to understand how these changes arose,”…

Moms-to-be, take note. European experts advise against epilepsy drug in pregnancy

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An expert committee of Europe’s medicines watchdog recommended Friday that a drug used to treat epilepsy and linked to malformations in children not be used in pregnancy. The compound, valproate, is also used for migraine and bipolar disorder, and doctors already advised against prescribing the medicine for pregnant women in France. France’s medicines regulator, known by the acronym ANSM, asked the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) to conduct a risk review. The EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) said in a statement Friday it was recommending that valproate not be…

Human eggs grown to maturity in lab, signals breakthrough in fertility treatment

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Scientists have grown human egg cells to full maturity in the lab in a potential breakthrough for fertility treatment, they announced in a study published on Friday. Researchers in New York and Edinburgh developed a new method to grow eggs from very early-stage cells obtained from ovary tissue, a team reported in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction. The eggs were grown to the point at which they could be fertilised. This had previously been achieved with mouse egg cells, while human eggs had been successfully cultivated starting from a much…

UBI Posts Rs. 637.53 Crore Net Loss In Q3

February 12, 2018 Loknath Das637.53, Crore, In, Loss, net, Posts, Q3, Rs., UBI

United Bank of India’s operating profit saw a 65.76 per cent fall to Rs. 181.53 crore Kolkata: State-run United Bank of India (UBI) on Monday reported a net loss of Rs. 637.53 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, as compared to a net profit of Rs. 64.10 crore for the a year-ago period. The net loss for the quarter was on the back of sharp fall in operating profit and a huge increase in provisions to cover rising bad loans.During the quarter ended December, the bank’s operating profit saw a 65.76 per cent fall to Rs. 181.53…