by Tess Lawson | Apr 19, 2014 | ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Neurological Disorders, Stress
Mixed evidence on the role of copper in Alzheimer’s By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News 19 August 2013 Last updated at 19:46 ET A lifetime of too much copper in our diets may be contributing to Alzheimer’s disease, US scientists say....
by Tess Lawson | Apr 18, 2014 | ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Autism, Neurological Disorders, Stress, Youth and Anxiety
Health 8 August 2013 Last updated at 20:15 ET Autism affects male and female brains differently, a study has suggested. UK experts studied brain scans of 120 men and women, with half of those studied having autism. The differences found in the research, published in...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 14, 2014 | ADHD, ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published in additudemag.com Hyperfocus is a common but misunderstood symptom of attention deficit in children and adults who concentrate intently on one thing for an extended period of time. It’s no secret that children and adults with attention deficit...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 14, 2014 | Brain Training, Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published By Robert J. Szczerba in forbes.com Brain training is the use of a brain-computer interface to learn to treat the dysfunctional networks and re-regulate cognitive and mental functioning. More than 20% of Americans regularly consume prescribed drugs related...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 12, 2014 | Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published By Steven Schultz in biology.about.com If the cerebral cortex is important in memory, how could it change? PRINCETON, N.J. — In a finding that eventually could lead to new methods for treating brain diseases and injuries, Princeton scientists have...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 12, 2014 | Neurological Disorders, Stress
Published By Regina Bailey in biology.about.com The cerebral cortex is responsible for higher level decision making and learning. For almost one hundred years, it has been a mantra of biology –brain cells do not regenerate. In a startling discovery that...