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Male smokers lose brain function faster as they age - Moneycontrol.com

2012-02-06
Moneycontrol.comMale smokers lose brain function faster as they ageMoneycontrol.comBy Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco, scientists said on ...Smoking May Be Especially Tough on Men's BrainsU.S. News & World ReportStudy: Male Smokers Have Quicker Brain Function DeclineOzarksFirst.comSmoking Slows Memory, Reasoning in Middle-Aged MenABC Newsall 77 news articles »

Leading Brain Researcher Endorses New ifocus Computer Game Proven To Improve ... - MarketWatch (press release)

2012-02-06
Leading Brain Researcher Endorses New ifocus Computer Game Proven To Improve ...MarketWatch (press release)6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The new ifocus computer game, launching next week for children ages 6 to 12 to improve attention, concentration and memory, has been endorsed by top brain imaging specialist Daniel Amen, MD, CEO and medical director ...and more »

Your Brain May Be "Wired" For Addiction (But You Don't Have To Surrender) - Forbes

2012-02-06
PsychCentral.comYour Brain May Be "Wired" For Addiction (But You Don't Have To Surrender)ForbesPeople who are familiar with addiction, and certainly the researchers who study it, may wonder whether their brains are fundamentally different from non-addicts, making them more prone to addiction's grasp. Now, a new study offers an interesting answer ...Inherited Vulnerability to Drug Addiction DiscoveredVoice of AmericaAddiction could be hereditary: studyNew Zealand HeraldDrug abusers' brains may be wired for addiction: StudyTimes of IndiaThe State Column -Fox News -PsychCentral.comall 123 news articles »

Brain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater Among US Prisoners - Huffington Post

2012-02-06
Scientific AmericanBrain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater Among US PrisonersHuffington PostThe number of ways to bang up the brain are almost as numerous as the people who sustain these injuries. And only recently has it become clear just how damaging a seemingly minor knock can be. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is no longer just a condition ...Brain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater among U.S. PrisonersScientific AmericanFamily's tragedy results in goal to educate about impact of traumatic brain ...Altoona MirrorNew Army Hospital's TBI Treatment Unit Now in OperationOccupational Health and Safetyall 4 news articles »

'Diefenbaby' believes ex-PM's brain could yield clues - CBC.ca

2012-02-06
CBC.ca'Diefenbaby' believes ex-PM's brain could yield cluesCBC.caA man who believes John Diefenbaker may have been his father is on the hunt for the former prime minister's brain. John George Dryden has turned up some new leads in his paternity search, which began last June when he found out his mother's husband is ...Man says Diefenbaker's brain could prove paternityMontreal Gazette'Diefenbaby' believes ex-PM's brain could yield clues in his paternity huntMedicine Hat News'Diefenbaby' believes ex-PM's brain could yield paternity cluesCTV.caall 40 news articles »

Metaphors Can Light Up Brain's Sensory Area - PsychCentral.com

2012-02-06
PsychCentral.comMetaphors Can Light Up Brain's Sensory AreaPsychCentral.comBy Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Scientists have recently explored whether comprehending common metaphors can activate parts of the brain that provide sensory experiences. For example, do your fingers feel rough if someone is said to have a gritty ...Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experienceEureka! Science Newsall 4 news articles »

Brain Tumor Survivor Gets New Lease On Life - Huffington Post

2012-02-06
Brain Tumor Survivor Gets New Lease On LifeHuffington PostIn 2002, Wagner was diagnosed with not one, but two brain tumors. Although the surgery to remove the tumors was successful, Wagner found herself unable to return to her normal routine. This experience did have one unexpected effect: an increased visual ...and more »

Parenting expert takes brain-centric approach - Columbia Daily Tribune

2012-02-06
Columbia Daily TribuneParenting expert takes brain-centric approachColumbia Daily TribuneBy Angel Mendez A psychologist known for his expertise on how brain science can inform better parenting will visit Columbia this week as part of an effort to highlight important discoveries about children's brain development. David Walsh, an expert on ...and more »

Neuroscience the new face of warfare: experts - Reuters

2012-02-06
Updated NewsNeuroscience the new face of warfare: expertsReutersBy Kate Kelland | LONDON (Reuters) - Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in ...Neuroscience the new face of warfareUpdated Newsall 8 news articles »

Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and Exosome Diagnostics Collaborate to Advance ... - MarketWatch (press release)

2012-02-06
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and Exosome Diagnostics Collaborate to Advance ...MarketWatch (press release)6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) and Exosome Diagnostics are collaborating with leading academic medical centers to accelerate clinical validation of Exosome's blood and cerebrospinal fluid-based molecular ...and more »

Right-brain investing: no math, no problem

2012-02-06
Investing » Right-Brain Investing: No Math, No ProblemMany so-called right-brained people neglect to learn about investing. For creative, big-picture types, investing can seem too boring, too complicated ...

Is Angry Birds Keeping Your Brain Healthy? [STUDY]

2012-02-06
Go ahead and play your favorite addictive smartphone gaming apps — chances are they're good for your brain.

Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and Exosome Diagnostics Collaborate to Advance Clinical Studies of Exosome Biofluid ...

2012-02-06
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) and Exosome Diagnostics are collaborating with leading academic medical centers to accelerate clinical validation ...

Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience

2012-02-05
New brain imaging research reveals that a region of the brain important for sensing texture through touch, the parietal operculum, is also activated when someone listens to a sentence with a textural metaphor. The same region is not activated when a similar sentence expressing the meaning of the metaphor is heard.

Male smokers lose brain function faster as they age

2012-02-06
LONDON (Reuters) - Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco, scientists said on Monday. In a large, long-term study, British researchers found that while there seems to be no link between cognitive decline and smoking in women, in men, the ...

Your Brain May Be "Wired" For Addiction (But You Don't Have To Surrender)

2012-02-06
A new study may answer the age-old question of whether brain changes precede or are a result of drug addiction.

Scientists decode how the brain hears words

2012-02-03
US scientists said Wednesday they have found a way to decode how the brain hears words, in what researchers described as a major step toward one day helping people communicate after paralysis or stroke.

Brain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater among U.S. Prisoners

2012-02-04
Brain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater among U.S. Prisoners

Brain Changes Cause Drug Addiction, Researchers Say

2012-02-02
Drug addicts and their nonaddict siblings share the same brain abnormalities linked with poor self-control and drug dependence, a new study suggests.  

Leading Brain Researcher Endorses New ifocus Computer Game Proven To Improve Kids' Mental Function and Attention Span

2012-02-06
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The new ifocus computer game, launching next week for children ages 6 to 12 to improve attention, concentration and memory, has been endorsed by top brain imaging ...

RT @MonsterousJacki: My brain, heart, and vagina right now: http://t.co/1qKeOH6b @LadyGaga, you're the cause.

2012-02-06
RT @MonsterousJacki: My brain, heart, and vagina right now: http://t.co/1qKeOH6b @LadyGaga, you're the cause.

Im so confused on that pic makin my brain hurt

2012-02-06
Im so confused on that pic makin my brain hurt

@Brendaaa__x3 i think i know the one your talking about i saw it i was like EEEWW. not cool bro not its stuck in my brain D:

2012-02-06
@Brendaaa__x3 i think i know the one your talking about i saw it i was like EEEWW. not cool bro not its stuck in my brain D:

RT @Emilyfuckinchan: I just want to sleep, but my brain is like no, let's stay awake and remember every stupid decision you made in your life..

2012-02-06
RT @Emilyfuckinchan: I just want to sleep, but my brain is like no, let's stay awake and remember every stupid decision you made in your life..

devs, get into the flow faster: http://t.co/HQqJuuBG (or use @flowdock)

2012-02-06
devs, get into the flow faster: http://t.co/HQqJuuBG (or use @flowdock)

RT @sondrabuckhardt: "sleep is like gold to the brain" #alliezernthat'stheGAYESTthingi'veeverheard.

2012-02-06
RT @sondrabuckhardt: "sleep is like gold to the brain" #alliezernthat'stheGAYESTthingi'veeverheard.

Currently has a fascination with the phrase, "Believe you me" .. Feel free to gnaw on that brain morsel for a minute.. #hmmm

2012-02-06
Currently has a fascination with the phrase, "Believe you me" .. Feel free to gnaw on that brain morsel for a minute.. #hmmm

RT @FucWitThaKidJay: Hoes always braggin about their body and face, but never their brain.

2012-02-06
RT @FucWitThaKidJay: Hoes always braggin about their body and face, but never their brain.

RT @WhatTheFFacts: The mail brain reacts to a good figured woman like it does to a drug or alcohol.

2012-02-06
RT @WhatTheFFacts: The mail brain reacts to a good figured woman like it does to a drug or alcohol.

Feel like a hypochondriac. Ear won't pop, little headache, and eye an twitch, and I start thinking I've only got minutes left. Evil brain.

2012-02-06
Feel like a hypochondriac. Ear won't pop, little headache, and eye an twitch, and I start thinking I've only got minutes left. Evil brain.

RT @KatieNymannn: #WhyDoPeople have to be so damn ignorant? Like forreal, use your brain & some common sense, and you might get somewhere.

2012-02-06
RT @KatieNymannn: #WhyDoPeople have to be so damn ignorant? Like forreal, use your brain & some common sense, and you might get somewhere.

Had three exams today my brain is done thinking for the night.

2012-02-06
Had three exams today my brain is done thinking for the night.

One more year until my brain has fully developed per papa Bo, maybe then I won't be such a screw up to him

2012-02-06
One more year until my brain has fully developed per papa Bo, maybe then I won't be such a screw up to him

BEFORE TALKING: Please connect the TONGUE to the BRAIN.

2012-02-06
BEFORE TALKING: Please connect the TONGUE to the BRAIN.

me without having to say goodbye n hurt me. stupid dream.... stupid brain.

2012-02-06
me without having to say goodbye n hurt me. stupid dream.... stupid brain.