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BRAIN EDUCATION IN GERMANY

Children learn to restore brain function and connect to the whole body within. by Margaret Emory Located in Germany’s bustling international business and financial center of Düsseldorf at 10 Quirinstrasse…
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AMERICA’S HEALTH HABITS

America’s Brain Health Index, a state-by-state measure of the nation’s brain health, evaluated the 50 US states and the District of Columbia based on 21 factors, including diet, physical health,…
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The Brain and the World, the Mind and the Body: Brain Education for a better world

The United Nations General Assembly meets once a year, gathering 193 states to put their heads together to solve the world’s problems. As the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ…
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Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer?
Lining up the research

Consider the following mishmash of city creatures interacting in their urban habitat: An elderly woman lifts her reading glasses, squinting as she concentrates on her mobile phone. A young man…
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THE BLUE BRAIN PROJECT

This image shows the three-dimensional configuration of 10,000 simulated neurons that constitute a single neocortical column-an anatomical unit barely wider than the head of a pin. Here we see the…
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DECREASING RF EXPOSURE

Even though the evidence for a link between cell phone radiation and brain tumors is not incredibly strong, it might still be best to minimize your exposure, as nobody has…
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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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INSIDE THE MIND OF PMS

“I think my boyfriend thinks I’m crazy,” says Jessica, a New York City boutique manager. She laughs as she recalls her premenstrual syndrome (PMS) at its worst. “What’s really amusing…
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