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Obama Calls On Congress To Spend $100M Next Year To Map Brain

President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed an effort to map the brain’s activity in unprecedented detail, as a step toward finding better ways to treat such conditions as Alzheimer’s, autism, stroke and traumatic brain injuries.

2013/04/02

File photo of a scientist studying brain cells. (Photo by JEAN PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images)

Testing Brain Pacemakers To Zap Alzheimer’s Damage

It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone’s brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease.

2013/01/20

Week Three: Better Decisions, Healthier Outcomes

This week Dr. Bob Nease, Chief Scientist, discusses Kim Kardashian’s weight-loss secret and more.

2013/01/14

File photo of a hit on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith that led to a concussion. (credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Study: Multiple Concussions to NFL Players Linked to Depression

As discussion continues as to whether Jovan Belcher’s murder-suicide was attributed in part to head injuries, football took another hit in the form of new research on multiple concussions being linked to aggression and depression.

2012/12/10