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ASHLEY JUDD’S SENSITIVE HEART & CALL TO ACTION

Ashley Judd at the UN Yesterday, on March 14, 2012, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented  “Ashley Judd in Conversation with the United Nations Office on…
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DR. MAJID FOTUHI’S HIPPOCAMPUS—SIZE MATTERS!

When it comes to the brain, size matters and the bigger the brain the better. So says Majid Fotuhi M.D., Ph.D. who is chairman of the Neurology Institute for Brain Health and…
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INTERNATIONAL BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK

Sponsored by the Dana Foundation, Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. 

Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner…
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DO YOU NETWORK WITH A PURPOSE?

Gloria Feldt By Anastasia Sagalovitch In honor of International Women’s Day, See Jane Do — a participant in this year’s Women in the World Summit and the United Nations Commission…
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ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE

dailymail.uk.comOphelia might have been crazy but she certainly knew her herbs when she said, “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.” In a self-funded study published on February 24, 2012 in the…
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DR. JULIAN BAILES’ CONCUSSION-PREVENTING COLLAR

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs in 1.7 million people annually in the United States. This condition encompasses a range from mild…
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A Valentine’s Day Treat from Elizabeth Somer

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I caught up with registered dietitian, Elizabeth Somer, M.A., about her brand new book, “Eat Your Way to Sexy.” Somer says “You only get one body and one brain in this lifetime” and she’s on a mission to teach us how to nourish our brains to boost our mood

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WINDOW BUILT IN LIVE MOUSE BRAIN

Alyssa Danigelis writes in news.discovery.com about a group if scientists for the first time ever seeing through a window into a brain. They installed a window into a mouse’s brain…
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SWEDISH TO HOST DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SURGERY LIVE STREAM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011

Two doctors from the Swedish Neuroscience Institute will host an online live stream to give viewers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at deep brain stimulation for essential tremor surgery. On Friday,…
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NOVARTIS ABANDONS DRUG RESEARCH FOR GENETICS

Reported on Nature.com is news that the big pharmaceutical company Novartis is closing its neuroscience facility in Basel, Switzerland where it is headquartered. It joins other pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline…
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EINSTEIN’S BRAIN ON EXHIBIT IN PHILLY

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, founded in 1787, is the oldest professional medical organization in the country. Back in the 18th century, twenty-four physicians of Philadelphia gathered “to advance…
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BRAIN TRAINING EXERCISES TOP CROSSWORD PUZZLES

Use it or you lose it. That’s the customary advice for developing and maintaining brain power. And the first thing people think of is crossword puzzles. The benefits of performing…
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Brains Plus Money: Newt Gingrich’s Health Care Reform

In a recent debate, GOP Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich shared his 3-point plan for health care reform. Point #3 proposes a brain science initiative in which we “invest in brain research and accelerate knowledge getting from the laboratory to the patient.” In a recent interview with Judy Woodruff of PBS, Gingrich said

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NOVEMBER 17 – WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY

Did you know that today, November 17th, is World Philosophy Day? Celebrated at UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) initiative every third Thursday of November since 2002, World…
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WELCOME TO BRAIN WORLD’S BLOG!

Brain World explores cutting-edge science and how its findings can affect human health, culture, education, global issues and more. We believe that neuroscience is the next great scientific frontier, and…
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