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THE NEW FORTY Wired differently...
April is Autism Awareness Month. I find that both gratifying and unsettling. I find it gratifying because it is important to raise awareness regarding what it means to be on the spectrum. I find it un...
Posted on 4/2/13 at 10:12 PM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN Losing Control of the MAPK during Finals Week!
In the spirit of finals week, I think about a discussion on the MAPK pathway in my neurochemistry course, and the first thing that comes to mind is not a particular enzyme or disorder, but instead I t...
Posted on 12/18/12 at 12:47 AM
THE DULLUM FILE Ron & Tim
No one who knows me would call me a sports fan, or anything remotely close to one. Ironic, we talked with two very well-known sports figures on WDAZ News @5 just this week: Ron Darling and Tim Green. ...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 7:19 PM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Brain Boosters
Think fast! Sharpen your smarts with these Brain Boosters from FamilyFun Magazine and MCT. ...
Posted on 7/21/12 at 8:00 AM
PARENT INFORMATION CENTER 8 Ways to Help Your Child with Brain Development
How can you promote strongbrain development in your child? Follow these 8 tips to help your child's brain develop strong. 1. Respond to your childs need for supportand attention promptly an...
Posted on 5/23/12 at 2:40 PM
Foods for thought: Go grocery shopping for your brain
We love our hearts. But what are our brains — chopped liver? Neal Barnard, an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says how we eat can improve not just the function of our tickers, but also the longevity of our noggins.
By Vicky Hallett , March 17, 2013
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Brain games try to tackle schizophrenia
Believing that brains can be trained through the use of specialized computer programs, researchers are focusing on helping people with schizophrenia, which can cause them to hear imagined voices or believe that others are controlling or plotting against them.
By Hristio Boytchev , March 11, 2013
Grand Forks boy undergoes surgery that removes part of his brain
Ryan Erickson was 11 months old when his parents were told that part of his brain, the left hemisphere, would need to be surgically removed. Julie and RJ Erickson of Grand Forks took a few minutes to discuss it and made the decision to go ahead.
By Pamela Knudson , January 21, 2013
Skull repair to improve Giffords' quality of life 
When doctors finish placing a plastic implant under Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' scalp Wednesday it will mark a key milestone in her recovery, one that will significantly improve her quality of life and help her feel normal again, experts said.
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti , May 18, 2011
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NHL: Family to donate Boogaard's brain for research
Family, friends and fans of NHL hockey player Derek Boogaard sobbed Sunday as they fondly remembered the 28-year-old on a somber end to a weekend during which his distraught family agreed to donate his brain to medical researchers.
By Dave Campbell , May 16, 2011
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Starting young with Alzheimer's
Now 56, Twin Citian John Frei is part of an unusual but growing group: roughly 200,000 Americans under age 65 with young-onset Alzheimer's disease. They represent about 4 percent of the 5.4 million people diagnosed with the progressive brain disease, for which there is no known cure.
By Warren Wolfe , April 25, 2011
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Southwest N.D. woman recovers after falling from horse and shattering skull
For two months, South Heart, N.D.'s Shannon Binstock lived without the portion of her skull and was required to wear a helmet to prevent further damage. When it was time to reattach the skull, she was offered the option of a synthetic replacement, but she said her response was, “My own head would be the best.” The skull was replaced days before her 34th birthday.
By Sean M. Soehren , April 25, 2011
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Brain pacemakers may help block psychiatric disease
Deep brain stimulation has proved a powerful way to block the tremors of Parkinson's disease. Blocking mental illness isn't nearly as easy a task.
By Lauran Neergaard , February 21, 2011
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U of M opens new medical biosciences building
The University of Minnesota will open its new nearly $80 million biosciences building today on the Minneapolis campus.
By Associated Press , December 01, 2009
Beauty and the brain ... of the beholder
Go to any museum and there will be men and women admiring paintings and sculpture. But it turns out they are thinking about the sight differently.
Men process beauty on the right side of their brains, while women use their whole brain to do the job, researchers report in today’s electronic edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. They even explain it differently.
By Randolph E. Schmid , February 24, 2009
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