Open mind: The brain in the belly
Times Online Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:41 AM PST
At 7am, in the dark, luggage in hand, it’s like arriving at an international airport. The main concourse is brightly lit with shops and a cafeteria. But it’s not the departure lounge we’re heading for, it’s the hospital operating theatre â€" although general anaesthesia is a departure of sorts. |
Treating meningiomas, tumors that grow outside brain
Baltimore Sun Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:25 AM PST
Expert advice A meningioma is a benign tumor that grows from the tissue that covers the brain called the "arachnoid membrane." The tumor grows from outside the brain, not from within the brain. Meningiomas are usually slow growing and can frequently be present without causing any symptoms. |
Brain tumors in childhood leave a lasting mark on cognition, life status
PhysOrg Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22 AM PST
Brain tumors in childhood cast a long shadow on survivors. The first study of the lasting impact of these tumors -- the most common solid malignancies in childhood -- shows that survivors have ongoing cognitive problems. They also have lower levels of education, employment and income than their siblings and survivors of other types of cancer, according to a report published by the American ... |
Bulletin Board published Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
Curry Coastal Pilot Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:13 AM PST
•Al-Anon Fourth Step group meets at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 401 Fir St., Brookings. For information, call 541-469-9002. •Brain fitness, featuring Billy Sammons, Ph.D. Psychology, offers participants opportunities to learn ways to enhance brain vitality. |
Let’s talk about sex
Student Life Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00 AM PST
Wash. U. must have had sex on the brain last week. First, there was Sex in the Darkâ€"a question-and-answer session with a doctor about everything from birth control to orgasms to masturbation, complete with mood lighting and capped off with a raffle of lubricant, vibrators and furry handcuffs. |
Simple steps to a healthy and happy retirement
Lexington Clipper-Herald Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:29 PM PST
(ARA) - Retired 80-year-olds can often have double the social interaction of their 50-year-old counterparts. This supports research that happiness increases with age because social interaction stimulates your brain to release "feel good" chemicals like norepinephrine, which leads to contentment. |
Selecting a nursing home
Yakima Herald-Republic Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:02 PM PST
Good Samaratin Health Care Center resident Rae Bateman is welcomed aboard a "cruise" by volunteer Eleanor Wiley, left, and employee Traci Trygg > Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Diana Kosmatka, registered nurse at the center who organized the event for their dementia patients, said, "The brain is dying, but there is still life and so we create a world of imagination and creativity and they love it." |
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