Listening and reading evoke almost identical brain activity

ISLAMBAD, FEB 25 (Online): Whether the words of a story come from listening or reading, it appears that the brain activates the same areas to represent their semantics, or meaning, according to new research. Using detailed brain scans, scientists at the University of California (UC), […]

25 succumbed to COVID-19, 1122 tested positive in the last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 (Online): 25 deaths occurred while 1122 tested positive due to corona virus in the last 24 hours in the country. The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) latest statistics said 41142 tests were conducted of which 1,122 tested positive taking the total […]

Countrywide anti-polio drive to be started from Monday: Dr. Faisal

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (Online): Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan has said the countrywide anti-polio drive will be started from Monday. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said our front line health workers will go door to door to administer […]

China’s anti-epidemic supplies arrive in Kiribati

SYDNEY, Feb 23 (XINHUA/APP):Anti-epidemic supplies provided by China were flown to Kiribati’s capital Tarawa on Wednesday to help the South Pacific island country to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical supplies, transported by a chartered plane, include oximeters, monitors, electrocardiographs, ultrasonic diagnostic systems, masks […]

Over 100,000 patients benefited from Sehat Card, says Yasmin Rashid

Lahore-February 20 (Online): Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that over one hundred thousand patients have been benefited from Sehat Card. Addressing a news conference in Lahore on Sunday, Yasmin Rashid said that better medical facilities are being provided to patients in […]

Intense light may boost heart health

Islamabad, FEB 19, (ONLINE): A novel use of intense light therapy may help decrease the tissue damage experienced during heart attacks, reveals new research in mice. New research introduces a potential novel therapy for heart attacks. The study, out of the University of Colorado and […]

Awareness walks, seminar arranged on ‘World Epilepsy Day’

LAHORE – February 14 (ONLINE): Punjab Institute of Neuro-Sciences (PINS) on Monday arranged awareness walk and seminar to observe ‘World Epilepsy Day’. Executive Director PINS Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood, while addressing the walk and seminar said that Epilepsy is one of the major neurological diseases […]