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Brain Fitness, Brain Exercise and “Brain gyms”: why? how? by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional Brain Fitness and Brain Exercise: what it is, and why it is important I may be slightly biased, but I clearly see more and more talk and articles about “Brain Fitness”. Which is great news...
Brains, brains, and more brains! by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven to three times more willing to kill than people without brain damage) 3. The medicalization of sexual orientation. ( Research suggests brain biology is involved.) 4. The discovery of vegetative...
Left brain, right brain, or no brain? by Jonathan Mitchel Patient Expert a registration policy for commenting on left brain/right brain which makes it more of a hassle to comment, and.... One wonders if Left brain/right brain's name should be changed to no brain. ...
Left brain, right brain, no brain at it again by Jonathan Mitchel Patient Expert I see that Kevin Leitch's assistant, "Sullivan" is at it again This time he is taking news that is a month old and distorting a number of the facts involving the efforts of John Best, Jake Crosby, and myself on taking a proac
Brain Restoration in Alzheimer's Disease: Deep Brain Stimulates Reversal of Brain Shrinkage by Al Fin .. Patient Expert BRAIN shrinkage in people with Alzheimer's disease can be reversed in some cases - by jolting... in multiple centres of the brain which are critical to memory function. Cells die and crucial brain tissue...
Brain Myths: How Much of Our Brain Do We Use? by Dr. Karen S. Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven Question: "I have been told that we only use 10% of our brain's capacity. Not sure all the reasons... to evidence to support me on this. I suggest our brain is 100% active - with more brain activity in some areas...
If Autism Is A Brain Disorder, Surely We Need To Look At The Brain? by Harold L D. Patient Expert Dr. Aditi Shankardass: If it is a brain disorder, surely we need to look at the brain! Autism is one of the developmental disorders described as a brain based disorder in the presentation...
Checklist to Evaluate Brain Training and Brain Health Claims by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional To assist those looking for ideas, products and services in the brain training/ health area, either as holiday gifts or New Year Resolutions, let us share this resource: SharpBrains’ Checklist to evaluate...
Brain Plasticity: How learning changes your brain by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional You may have heard that the brain is plastic. As you know the brain is not made of plastic! Neuroplasticity or brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to CHANGE throughout life...
Brain Myths: How Much of Our Brain Do We Use? by Dr. Karen S. Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven Question: "I have been told that we only use 10% of our brain's capacity. Not sure all the reasons why we cannot access the other 90%. I want to. I wouldn't mind having a better memory!" Answer: There are differing...

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Challenge the Brain to Prevent Alzheimer's
You have a brain.  From that brain comes your mind:  thoughts, ideas, and actions that create... more and more is that a certain particular part of your brain is very important.  It's called the frontal brain or frontal lobes... late?  Poor frontal lobes.   Think of the PFC as the CEO of your brain; it's like the supervisor...crap

Senator Kennedy's Brain Cancer Fight is Much Like the Breast Cancer Fight
morning became, this afternoon, a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy, who’s represented the state... of his brain, according to a report from sources at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he was airlifted last weekend from his home on Cape Cod. Translation: Sen. Kennedy has a brain tumor that, barring...crap

Types of Brain Scans and Assessments for Alzheimer's and Dementia
Pictures of the brain: what are they and what do they tell us?   CT, CTA, MRI, MRA, fMRI, PET are an alphabet soup of brain tests that might be used in evaluation of a person suspected of possibly....  This measurement plus computerized analysis allows the production of pictures of the brain.  Typically...crap

what are the specific side effects of rituxin?
i'm afraid of the lung and brain problems--what about these? gloria mccuecrap

Meditation Improves Brain Function
Scientists used to believe the connections among the brain nerve cells were set early in life and did not change in adulthood. However, with the help of advancements in brain imaging techniques, this assumption has been disproved. In fact, scientists have come to grasp the concept of ongoing brain...crap

Can medical marijuanna relieve migraines instead of methodone?
My daughter had brain surgery for a brain tumor when she was 3yrs old.  She has had many organic issues since the surgery, most important is migraines for the last 4 yrs.  We have tried every drug there is and now they have her one methodone and I don't like what it does to her.  She has severally lost most her cognitive skills...crap

Post Brain Surgery Migraines
I had an unruptured brain anyurism that was clipped during a 7 hour brain surgery this past December. Thankfully I am alive but I am suffering severly from chronic migraines now! They have gotten so bad that I pass out and have hit the floor a few times pretty hard. After going to the ER...crap

NY Times Articles Report Important Research on Brain Function
information on brain research. I think both have messages of interest for readers of this website.   The first article, For a Sharp Brain, Stimulation, reports that researchers have found that the brain actually is capable of generating new brain cells, especially in areas that are important for learning...crap

Migraines and brain surgery
I would like to know who on here has had brain surgery in the past and is having migraines because of it? More specifically, if you have had brain surgery on the left side of your head, are you still experiencing migraines in your left temple and behind the left eye after the brain surgery years later? SueLynncrap

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I've heard that HIV directly affects the brain. Is this a fatal condition? Ewald Horwath, M.D. Brain function No, HIV's effects on the brain do not directly lead to fatality... due to the effects on the brain.The single most important factor in increasing survival in HIV infection...crap