According to her TV advert, after playing Brain Training on the Nintendo DS, Nicole Kidman, 39, has a brain age to match her strangely smooth-skinned face age: 24. The game on the handheld console, which includes memory and reaction time tests, was developed by the Japanese neuroscientist Ryuta Kawashima and has sold 10m copies worldwide, spawning a craze for "brain training" that the New York Times estimated was worth more than...
Is it brain drain or brain exchange?
Independent online (SA)
Independent online (SA)
By Bronwyn Gerretsen South Africa's brain drain is not the crisis it is made out to be. Although many South Africans are leaving the country for perceived greener pastures, and taking with them much-needed skills, a...
Drinking Dampens Ability to Feel Fear
Healthfinder
Healthfinder
Brain scans illustrate biological reason why alcohol can lead to aggression. By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter this article to news version (SOURCES: Daniel Hommer, M.D., chief, section on brain imaging, National...
Monmouth Medical Center Brain Tumor Center hosts Celebration of Survival
Asbury Park Press
Asbury Park Press
Every year in the United States, more than 200,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumor. There are over 120 different types of brain tumors, which can be malignant or benign, though either type can be just as serious...
Heavy people's brains may age faster
The Australian
The Australian
MIDDLE-aged people who are overweight or obese have lower levels of certain brain chemicals that signal good brain health and function, according to a new study using high-tech brain scans. The findings suggest that...
‘Brain pacemaker’ could ease depression
MSNBC
MSNBC
Two large studies show deep brain stimulation helps severely depressed CHICAGO - Two of the largest and longest studies so far show a “brain pacemaker” can effectively treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder,...
Weight-loss drugs may harm developing brain: study
Reuters
Reuters
Wed May 7, 2008 5:07pm ET | | By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday,...
Duke Research Receives $6 Million Gift From Brain Tumor Foundation
MSNBC
MSNBC
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke Researchers received a $6 million grant today from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the second grant from the Asheville-based...
Obese people's brains may age faster
TVNZ
TVNZ
Apr 30, 2008 8:23 PM Middle-aged people who are overweight or obese have lower levels of certain brain chemicals that signal good brain health and function, according to a new study using high-tech brain scans....
Some Weight-Loss Drugs Might Disrupt Brain Growth in Kids -
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
14 minutes ago (HealthDay News) -- A new class of weight-loss drugs that suppresses appetite by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain should be used with caution in children, U.S. scientists report....


