Medical researchers have identified BMAA, a potential neurotoxin, in Cycad plants used in traditional diets in Odisha, ...

AIIMS Bhubaneswar is investigating a potential link between consuming cycad plant-based foods and neurological diseases. Researchers are examining if ...

Neurology experts at AIIMS report that Cycad species, commonly planted as ornamentals, harbour powerful toxins such as ...

AIIMS Bhubaneswar and NEHU researchers probe tribal use of cycad seeds to examine if traditional food habits may heighten ...

Experts at an international workshop have warned about the serious health risks associated with cycad plants—an ancient species that has existed since the time of the dinosaurs, over 300 million years ...

To address this burning query, a distinguished group of national and international scientists and medical experts convened in an international workshop titled “Cycad-Related Neurological Disorders: A ...

Owning or selling this plant without a permit is illegal in South Africa, and offenders could face a hefty fine or jail time.

Bhubaneswar, November 4 (IANS): In a significant scientific finding with public health implications, researchers have ...

As part of the study, experts visited Dhuannali village in Khordha district and Gangamunda and Suaginali in Dhenkanal ...

The Cycads Society of South Africa says it's committed to protecting one of the oldest plant species in the world. Picture: Cycads Society of South Africa/ Facebook. The cycad plant, often called a ...

Cycad plants can cause neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinsonism, motor neuron disease, dementia Field visit to villages of Khordha and Dhenkanal organised Bhubaneswar : In a significant and ...

BHUBANESWAR: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar has initiated a research on Cycad, an ancient ornamental nut tree locally called ‘Veru’ or ‘Aruguna’, over concerns that ...