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How to Save New Brain Cells Scientific American Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:11 AM PST If you watch TV, read magazines or surf the Web, you have probably encountered advertisements urging you to exercise your mind. Various brain fitness programs encourage people to stay mentally limber by giving their brain a daily workout--doing everything from memorizing lists and solving puzzles to estimating the number of trees in Central Park. It sounds a bit gimmicky, but such programs may ... Boxer leaves hospital after lengthy coma Canada.com Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:10 AM PST Seven months after suffering a near-fatal brain injury in the ring, welterweight Oscar Diaz was released from hospital on Monday. After Abuse, Changes in the Brain The Hendersonville Times-News Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:42 AM PST New research suggests that sensitivity to stress may increase after a child is badly treated. Mental Stimulus Package: Government Officials who Forgot to Pay Taxes Will Receive Free Memory-boosting Supplement PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:39 AM PST A biotech company in Madison, Wisconsin is so concerned about the declining quality of memory among federal government officials that they have volunteered to give away free bottles of brain-enhancing supplements to any member of Congress or the incoming administration who has forgotten to pay taxes within the last 10 years. Suburb top cop: I was fired because I have cancer Chicago Tribune Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:38 AM PST The former director of the Schaumburg Police Department says he was fired so that the village could save on health insurance costs related to his cancer diagnosis. Richard Casler, who became civilian head of the police force after his retirement as chief in 2001, said he was given no explanation when he was fired Friday by Village Manager Ken Fritz. Casler said that after racking his brain, ... Local girl faces tumor surgery Jackson County Floridan Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:37 AM PST An 8-year-old Cottondale girl will undergo surgery Wednesday to remove a tumor from her brain, and her family is asking for the thoughts and prayers of their local community. Burda And Strowbridge Offer First Report Of Brain Stimulation Using Light-Activated Semiconductor Nanoparticles Medical News Today Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:10 AM PST Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going "wireless." And it's a unique collaboration between chemists and neuroscientists that led to the discovery of a remarkable new way to use light to activate brain circuits with nanoparticles. Researchers identify molecule that helps the sleep-deprived to mentally rebound PhysOrg Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:50 AM PST (Physorg.com) -- Sleep experts know that the mental clarity lost because of a few sleepless nights can often be restored with a good night's rest. Now, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a key molecular mechanism that regulates the brain's ability to mentally compensate for sleep deprivation. Study finds brain hub that links music, memory and emotion PhysOrg Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:50 AM PST We all know the feeling: a golden oldie comes blaring over the radio and suddenly we're transported back â€" to a memorable high-school dance, or to that perfect afternoon on the beach with friends. But what is it about music that can evoke such vivid memories? Treatment center accepts local suffering from brain injury Santa Barbara Daily Sound Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:18 AM PST Nicholas Cavalier, the 22-year-old local man who suffered a traumatic brain injury while trying to break up a fight last summer, has been accepted into a rehabilitation center in Sylmar, Calif.

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