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Mercury Toxicity In The Brain

At ordinary temperatures and pressures, it is a liquid metal. More importantly, it is a reactive element. Since it was first isolated, mankind has developed and increasingly vast array of uses for mercury. Over time we have slowly become aw [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Thick Brain Tied To Migraines

You must be familiar with the term “Thick Headed” which is meant by being stupid or not being able to comprehend as fast as the other person but now in medical science its meant something else now, people who have thick brains a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Using A Cell Phone Increases The Risk Of A Brain Tumor?

Besides being a hazard to safe driving, cell phones have been accused of causing brain tumors. Where does this concern come from? Cellular (cell) phones use radiowaves to carry information between callers. The frequency of these waves range [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Distorted Self Image In Body Image Disorder Due To Visual Br...

Although they look normal, people suffering from BDD perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured. The brains of BDD look normal but function abnormally when processing visual details. "Our discovery suggests that the BDD br [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Brain Matures Late in Kids With ADHD

Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to brain development, a new study suggests.The study is the first to quantify the differences in brain development between children with ADH [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

Brain May Trigger Over-Eating

Brain May Trigger Over- [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

Addiction and hunger seem to activate the same brain circuit...

If you want to know what it’s like to be addicted to cocaine, you might imagine being really, really hungry. That’s according to neuroscientist Nora Volkow (Vol-kov), director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She found [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain could be key to improv...

Most Parkinson's disease medications boost a brain chemical called dopamine. But they might work better if they also boosted marijuana-like brain chemicals. That’s according to a team led by Stanford University psychiatrist Robert M [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Chocolate for brain boost

Eating chocolate may give you a mental boost before examinations. Researchers from the University of Nottingham used MRI scans to detect brain activity in individuals who had consumed a cup of cocoa. The scans showed dilation of blo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Anoxic Brain Injury - What Is It?

The Anoxic Brain Injury includes extensive damage to almost all the regions of the brain, like the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, hippocampus, cerevellum and the midbrain also. In this deadly disease all the neurons of the cerebral corte [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Alcohol will shrink the brain

Research conducted by the American Academy of Neurology has shown that drinking large amounts of alcohol over a period of years may lead to a reduction in brain volume. MRI scans were taken of 1839 people for the study. The pa [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

fast food slow brain

An experiment conducted by a neuropsychiatrist and a dietician has shown that consuming a more healthy diet can improve brain function. Neuropsychiatrist Basant Puri teamed up with Paul Sacher, a dietician at the Great O [...]