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Smart Brains, Sharp Brain… new research on maintaining one by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Dec 2006 12:00am There has been a lot of recent buzz about brain fitness. A New York Times editorial printed today states: When tested five years later, these participants... show that mental exercises can improve everyday functioning, doctors may need to prescribe such training, senior centers may want to set up “brain gyms,” and aging Americans Read on »

Why Smart Brains Make Stupid Decisions by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 20 Jun 2008 12:00am It happens. Often. Why? We just secured an interview with Ori Brafman, co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Doubleday Business, 2008), to discuss our Dark Side (well, he calls it “different hidden forces” and “psychological undercurrents”). While reading some reviews about his book, I particularl ... Read on »

SmartBrains, Becoming Smarter, and Intelligence by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 31 Aug 2007 12:00am of Game-Playing SoftwareÂ (Aardvarchaeology) Chess and Artificial IntelligenceÂ (The Questionable Authority) All this begs the question,Â what does “being smart” means... to those questionsÂ provided byÂ DavidÂ Gamon, author of Building Mental Muscle: Conditioning Exercises for the Six Intelligence Zones: ——————————————– As we age, our brains Read on »

Runner Therapy: Run Smart. Use Your Brain, Too. by irunnerblog Posted Tue 23 Mar 2010 12:00am take time off to heal…we will attempt to cover it all to keep you and your type-A self happy and healthy! Run smart. Use your brain, too. - Marisa (Marisa, MS PT SCS ATC Read on »

Parenting Tip #4,501,199: I Don't Care How Smart You Are, This Will Be Your Brain on Teenagers! by thisfullhouse Patient Expert

Posted Mon 06 Apr 2009 7:51pm It's the first Monday of the month and you know what that means [sound of crickets chirping] I'm hanging with the Imperfect Parent, today -- talk about dirty hands and smart mouths, my son hates the b-word -- oh, and I'm also getting my house in order for spring break, which starts on Thursday this week, the same day I take my 13-year-old back Read on »

Scientists Grow Human Brain Stem Cells in Rats- “Smart Rat Therapy” That Can Lead to Treatments for Brain Damage, Ep by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sat 11 Dec 2010 2:45pm outside of growing organs that the stem cells can take on the characteristics of the location in the brain where they were transplanted. The “smart rat” research here stands... One more breakthrough with research and development in showing that human brain stem cells can function and work outside the donor and function like native cells. Granted Read on »

Smart people with broken brains by Laura Patient Expert

Posted Fri 13 Feb 2009 4:48pm in sports and achieve in school can be a symptom of being mentally UNwell. By the time malnutrition affects academics and even sports, your loved one may be permanently brain damaged Read on »

Stem cell gel helps repair traumatic brain injuries – SmartPlanet by David Granovsky Posted Sun 11 Jul 2010 12:00am to repair damaged tissue. This method has so far had limited results when treating brain injuries. via Stem cell gel helps repair traumatic brain injuries – SmartPlanet . ... BLAST from the past – From SEPTEMBER, 2009 Stem cell gel helps repair traumatic brain injuries By Andrew Nusca | Sep 4, 2009 | 2 Comments A scientist has Read on »

Smart Eating— How Diet May Help Preserve the Brain by Susan Berg Posted Thu 24 Dec 2009 12:00am dementia brain boosting Corrier-journal.comactivities Here is a dementia music activity By Sharon Palmer, RD Today’s Dietitian Vol. 11 No. 7 P. 24 Open your mind to the emerging field of research that suggests diet may have a powerful impact on brain health and function. My Aunt Prussia, with her cat-eyed glasses, bright red lipstick, and neat black Read on »

More on Eating Smart to Get Smart by Dr. Bruce F. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 29 Jul 2008 9:31am increase intelligence. A team led by Fernando Gómez-Pinilla, a professor of neursurgery reviewed over 160 studies on how food affects brain function. They found that omega 3s... the brain can change the more "plastic" it is. Omega 3 fatty acids are found in yummy salmon, walnuts, and of course you can get a supplement in capsule form. I always knew Read on »