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Brain Health
Brain Health: refers to the ability to remember, learn, play, concentrate and maintain a clear, active mind... Simply, brain health is all about making the most of your brain and helping reduce some risks to it as you age.
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MAR 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
The astronaut Scott Kelly is about to take off for the International Space Station, and if he is like some space travele ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase the p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 20, 2015Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.< ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, Mass, says aducanumab, its new Alzheimer's drug under development shows signs of slowing the ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
A recent article by Benedict Carey in The New York Times explores research into the nature of the aging brain. Tur ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 19, 2015Cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a program that could improve the day-to-day lives of women with breast cancer by address ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Cardiology
A technique used to clear blood clots from arteries to the heart in about 20 percent of patients undergoing angioplasty ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Neuroscience
The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible da ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 18, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists at The University of Manchester have made an important new discovery about the brain's immune system that cou ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Fear of neurological brain damage struck a blow this week to business as usual in the National Football League when high ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 17, 2015Plants & Animals
Nearly 100 anatomically dissected animals will go on display in Dublin when the well known Body Worlds - Animals Inside ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magneti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 14, 2015Neuroscience
If extroverts needed another reason to talk about their behavior, a study identifying two types of extroverts gives them ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 13, 2015Cancer
Can a tetanus shot help treat brain cancer? A small study hints that it might.
A dose of tetanus vaccine let ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
The literary great Marcel Proust wore ear-stoppers because he was unable to filter out irrelevant noise - and lined his ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 13, 2015Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 12, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A new study reveals an important connection between dozens of genes that may contribute to autism, a major step toward u ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has determined the basic structural organization of a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
In a study that helps to deconstruct how olfaction is encoded in the brain, neuroscientists at University of California, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 12, 2015Neuroscience
Narcolepsy, a chronic central nervous system disorder that occurs when the brain cannot normally regulate cycles of slee ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAR 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The astronaut Scott Kelly is about to take off for the International Space Station, and if he is like some space travele
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 20, 2015
Neuroscience
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase the p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 20, 2015
Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.<
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 20, 2015
Neuroscience
Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, Mass, says aducanumab, its new Alzheimer's drug under development shows signs of slowing the
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Neuroscience
A recent article by Benedict Carey in The New York Times explores research into the nature of the aging brain. Tur ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 19, 2015
Cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a program that could improve the day-to-day lives of women with breast cancer by address
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 19, 2015
Cardiology
A technique used to clear blood clots from arteries to the heart in about 20 percent of patients undergoing angioplasty
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 18, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Neuroscience
The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible da
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Neuroscience
Scientists at The University of Manchester have made an important new discovery about the brain's immune system that cou
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Fear of neurological brain damage struck a blow this week to business as usual in the National Football League when high
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 17, 2015
Plants & Animals
Nearly 100 anatomically dissected animals will go on display in Dublin when the well known Body Worlds - Animals Inside
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magneti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 14, 2015
Neuroscience
If extroverts needed another reason to talk about their behavior, a study identifying two types of extroverts gives them
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 13, 2015
Cancer
Can a tetanus shot help treat brain cancer? A small study hints that it might.
A dose of tetanus vaccine let ...
A dose of tetanus vaccine let ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
The literary great Marcel Proust wore ear-stoppers because he was unable to filter out irrelevant noise - and lined his
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 13, 2015
Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 12, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reveals an important connection between dozens of genes that may contribute to autism, a major step toward u
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Neuroscience
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has determined the basic structural organization of a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Neuroscience
In a study that helps to deconstruct how olfaction is encoded in the brain, neuroscientists at University of California,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Narcolepsy, a chronic central nervous system disorder that occurs when the brain cannot normally regulate cycles of slee
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider