Healthy body, healthy brain?
October 14, 2005 - Physically active adults are less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease as they age. This ...
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Acupuncture would activate areas of the brain
September 22, 2005 - Scientists are beginning to have the means to better understand how acupuncture may affect pain. Three ...
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Music stimulates the brain
© istockAs a child, we always thought that music lessons, and (for the most unfortunate) flute lessons, were useless. However, ...
Read moreChronic stress affects the brain
June 22, 2005 - Chronic stress would not only cause physical harm: it is now also associated with impaired learning ...
Read moreCellular: more brain cancer in the countryside than in the city
June 7, 2005 - Cell phone users in rural areas may be up to four times more likely to develop ...
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Pregnancy: iodine is essential for the baby’s brain
© iStock Iodine is an essential nutrient for pregnant and breastfeeding women because it allows better brain development in babies, ...
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Sleep is good for brain cells
© iStockPhotoA new study published in the magazine Neuroscience once again points out the importance of having a good nights ...
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Depression: what if it was a brain infection?
© iStockWhat if depression rhymes with infection? According to Dr Turhan Canli, researcher at Stony Brook University in New York ...
Read moreThe brain produces insulin!
April 5, 2005 - For the first time in history, scientists have observed that the brain produces insulin. Until now, ...
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Healthy brain, healthy gut
Have you ever had problems with your intestines due to stress or a major event? Not so strange, because your ...
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The wrong notes come from the brain
Why do some people sing so out of tune? Two teams of French researchers have finally found the answer. The ...
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Free download – Brain n Math – An extremely tricky puzzle game
There are a lot of brain teasers and brain teasers in the puzzle games category, but what do you call ...
Read moreCocaine would atrophy the brain
December 10, 2004 - Regular cocaine use is said to atrophy the cerebral amygdala, a nucleus of gray matter involved ...
Read moreMeditation would change the physiology of the brain
November 16, 2004 - Consistent practice of meditation over a long period of time appears to physically alter the brain, ...
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Researchers restore production of new neurons
An Inserm / CEA team has just found how to improve the production of new neurons in aging or irradiated ...
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Bones are also involved in brain development
© iStockPhotoOsteocalcin is a hormone produced by bone tissue. This hormone, found in dentin and bone, promotes calcium uptake. It ...
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Being bilingual slows down the aging of the brain
Speaking two languages is great for brain health. Bilingualism would improve cerebral capacities and make it possible to slow down ...
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Breast cancer: a protein responsible for metastasis in the brain
© istockAmerican researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that a protein may be responsible for brain metastases in ...
Read moreAlcohol is said to cause brain atrophy
December 8, 2003 - Even the consumption of small amounts of alcohol would cause atrophy of the brain, reveals a ...
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BigBrain: 3D mapping of a human brain
© DRResearch has taken a step forward towards understanding the human brain thanks to a new three-dimensional map called BigBrain. ...
Read moreGambling addiction circuits
Why can't roulette and blackjack addicts stop playing, even after hundreds of draws? At every stage, the brain is under ...
Read moreNice muscles, good heart, big brain
September 23, 2003 - Exercise is said to benefit not only your heart, but also your brain. Indeed, a recent ...
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Insomniacs have a less efficient brain than others
© iStockphotoWe know that lack of sleep adversely affects our mood and performance. Researchers at the University of California at ...
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Why women need more sleep
Women's brains need more recovery time than men's. In question, their propensity to be more "multitasking" than men. Women with ...
Read moreDoubt: whether or not to donate organs after brain death?
Many people wonder whether brain death is really dead. The patient is still breathing, his cheeks are ruddy, and yet, ...
Read moreDoubt: whether or not to donate organs after brain death?
Many people wonder whether brain death is really dead. The patient is still breathing, his cheeks are ruddy, and yet, ...
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Migraine: linked to brain deformities?
Over 300 million people suffer from migraine in the world. They can be more or less painful and be accompanied ...
Read moreChallenge keeps the brain fit
Games, eating with chopsticks, reading the newspaper upside down and traveling without a navigation system: do it, because it is ...
Read moreChallenge keeps the brain fit
Games, eating with chopsticks, reading the newspaper upside down and traveling without a navigation system: do it, because it is ...
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Avastin: the drug authorized in Japan to treat a form of brain cancer
© iStockphotoThe Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs has approved Avastin in combination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy for ...
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