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Feature articles on the brain:

An Overview of How Stress Kills and How to Develop Your StresSkills

4/23/2008 - (NaturalNews) In the past twenty years, thanks to modern technology, researchers have been able to scientifically prove that we have definite and distinct, physical responses to our emotions. There are currently thousands of books relating to stress and...

Discovery of the God Module Results in New Field of Science: Neurotheology

4/19/2008 - (NaturalNews) During the concentration of prayer, the encompassing peace as we draw near death, a mystical revelation, or the sense that God is talking to us, we experience the most intense experiences of our lives. Since the beginning of time, people...

Using the Power of the Sun to Improve Eyesight and Boost Immunity

4/8/2008 - (NaturalNews) It’s becoming common knowledge in alternative medical circles that the sun, far from being the enemy to health that western medicine has made it out to be is really our best friend when it comes to health, healing, immunity and even strengthening...

CNN Helps Autism Debacle Blow Up in Government's Face; Vaccine-Autism Link No Longer in Question

4/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) On April 2, 2008 CNN spent the day bringing awareness to the problem of autism. Larry King's segment, which included Jenny McCarthy along with a panel of guests, was particularly enlightening. My hat is off to Jenny, a celebrity mother...

Diet Sweeteners Can Make You Sick and Fat

3/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you are among those calorie-conscious consumers who opt for diet sodas or other diet products, you may actually ruin your health and become fat, according to several new studies. A Purdue University study published 10 February 2008...

Medication-Free Therapies Proven Successful in ADHD Treatment

2/19/2008 - (NaturalNews) Outside-the-box thinkers are achieving success with ADHD children using therapies that do not involve drugs. In a world where many parents do not want their children on meds because of the dangerous long-term effects, this is good news. A...

The Marvels of Brown Seaweeds on the Human Body

1/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) People have eaten seaweed, sometimes called “sea vegetables” for thousands of years. It is coming under more and more scientific scrutiny and the discoveries are pretty amazing. The mixture of vitamins, minerals and trace elements found...

Stress, Prescription Medications, and Alzheimer's Disease

12/28/2007 - (NaturalNews) Medications and stress may be contributing to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. In a recent study conducted at the University of California, Irvine, researchers discovered that when genetically modified mice were injected with dexamethasone,...

People who fidget more likely to be thin, researchers discover

11/15/2007 - (NaturalNews) A specific molecule that predisposes mice or humans to fidget may also be linked to a decreased likelihood of obesity, according to a study conducted by scientists from Germany and the United States and published in the journal Cell Metabolism. "The...

The Nature of Energy-Depleting Thyroid Problems

11/6/2007 - (NaturalNews) Millions of Americans suffer from some degree of energy-depleting thyroid problem. You may be one of the many whose sluggish thyroid problem did not show up on a lab test. This is partly because thyroid lab tests do not accurately measure...

Chronic back pain linked to physical changes in the brain

3/1/2007 - (NaturalNews) A team of German researchers has linked chronic back pain to changes in the pain-processing areas of the brain. The research may yield new ways to treat the issue, which, according to the web site WebMD.com, affects 80 percent of Americans...

Scientists discover the brain has ability to repair itself

2/21/2007 - (NaturalNews) Neuroscientists at Auckland (N.Z.) University and the Carlsson Institute for Neuroscience in Sweden have found a cell pathway providing new evidence that the brain may be able to repair itself, according to the results of an eight-year study. The...

What's on your mind for dinner, cow brains?

1/14/2007 - First, a warning: This article may be considered extremely gross or nauseating by some readers. It's about where red meat actually comes from and the mental distortions maintained by people who eat large quantities of animal products. So, a courtesy...

Chemotherapy causes brain shrinkage, study finds

11/29/2006 - (NaturalNews) Breast cancer patients who are treated with both surgery and chemotherapy may suffer from brain shrinkage that can affect memory and cognition, according to a new Japanese study appearing in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer. Women...

Prenatal vitamins may reduce risk of brain tumors in children (press release)

11/6/2006 - Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy may reduce the risk that their child will develop some types of brain tumors. Public health agencies already urge pregnant women to take multivitamins that contain folic acid early in pregnancy to reduce...

Pesticide exposure could increase risk of early onset of Parkinson's disease (press release)

11/2/2006 - Low-level exposure to a banned but lingering pesticide appears to accelerate changes in the brain that can potentially lead to the onset of Parkinson's disease symptoms years or even decades before they might naturally develop. This finding, by researchers...

Strawberry nutrient protects against Alzheimer's, study finds

10/24/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study from researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has found that an antioxidant nutrient in strawberries may help improve memory and protect the brain from the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers found...

Hormone-replacement therapy harms hearing, study finds (press release)

10/24/2006 - The largest study ever to analyze the hearing of women on hormone-replacement therapy has found that women who take the most common form of HRT have a hearing loss of 10 to 30 percent more compared to similar women who have not had the therapy. The results...

Stress significantly hastens progression of Alzheimer's disease (press release)

10/18/2006 - Stress hormones appear to rapidly exacerbate the formation of brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at UC Irvine. The findings suggest that managing stress and reducing certain medications prescribed for...

Resveratrol in red wine protects the brain from stroke damage

10/16/2006 - (NaturalNews) Drinking a couple of glasses of red wine every day may help protect the brain from stroke damage, according to new research by scientists from Johns Hopkins University. The researchers -- led by Dr. Sylvain Dore -- fed mice a moderate...

Exercise helps sustain mental activity as we age, may prevent dementia-like illnesses (press release)

10/10/2006 - Based on a review of studies on exercise and its effect on brain functioning in human and animal populations, researchers find that physical exercise may slow aging's effects and help people maintain cognitive abilities well into older age. Animals seem...

The top five foods for beating depression

10/3/2006 - Drug advertisements and conventional doctors tell the public that depression is caused by an imbalance of a neurotransmitter in the brain called serotonin. This idea makes it seem that drugs that flood the brain with serotonin are the answer to depression,...

Interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins

9/27/2006 - Mike: I'm here with Dr. Russell Blaylock, and I'd like to explore some of the more advanced aspects of some of the things you are working on. Dr. Blaylock, I think readers know the basics of both MSG and aspartame, but can you review what you've already...

Penn researchers examine the effects of meditation on early cognitive impairment (press release)

9/27/2006 - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are examining the effectiveness of meditation on early cognitive impairment. Once this new study is completed, the results could help answer lingering questions over whether or not stress-reducing...

Bird brains shrink from exposure to contaminants (press release)

9/19/2006 - The regions in robins' brains responsible for singing and mating are shrinking when exposed to high levels of DDT, says new University of Alberta research--the first proof that natural exposure to a contaminant damages the brain of a wild animal. "These...

Simple Lifestyle Changes May Improve Cognitive Function and Brain Efficiency (press release)

9/13/2006 - A UCLA research study published in the June issue of The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that people may be able to improve their cognitive function and brain efficiency by making simple lifestyle changes such as incorporating memory exercises,...

Prescription drugs are connected to school shootings and other violence, yet more drugs are touted as the solution

9/11/2006 - The United States is gaining a reputation around the world for raising children who go on school shooting rampages. Earlier this year, we had another one with 16-year-old Jeff Weiss, who went into his school on an Indian reservation and blew away 10...

New study finds that older Americans may improve memory by exercising their brains and bodies (press release)

9/7/2006 - New research released today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology's Annual Meeting found that older Americans may improve their memory by making simple lifestyle changes – including memory exercises, physical fitness, healthy eating and...

Expectations of Pain: I Think, Therefore I Am (press release)

9/6/2006 - While the theory that “mind over matter” exists is an ancient belief, the scientific studies to support this idea have remained elusive. A new study provides brain imaging evidence that positive thinking interacts with and shapes the sensory experience...

Fitness counteracts cognitive decline from hormone-replacement therapy (press release)

8/31/2006 - Women pondering hormone-replacement therapy also should consider regular exercise. A new study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign suggests that being physically fit offsets cognitive declines attributed to long-term therapy. ...

Research Makes a Connection Between Obesity and Memory (press release)

8/9/2006 - Scientists have wondered why obese patients who have diabetes also may have problems with their long-term memory. New Saint Louis University research in this month’s Peptides provides a clue. “Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells that tells us...

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