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A blow to the head that causes a TBI can have lasting consequences. Patients who experience such injuries often suffer persistent problems such as attention deficit disorder or depression. But little is known about what triggers such symptoms for some patients and how they can be treated. Now, for the first time, scientists have created an
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A blow to the head that causes a TBI can have lasting consequences. Patients who experience such injuries often suffer persistent problems such as attention deficit disorder or depression. But little is known about what triggers such symptoms for some patients and how they can be treated. Now, for the first time, scientists have created an
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Don’t Like Their Faces? Train Your Brain to Feel More Positive (IEEE Spectrum):
“Like it or not, we often have positive or negative feelings about a total stranger based solely on the looks of his or her face…Last week, researchers described, in the journal PLOS Biology, a brain training system that can alter emotions evoked by the sight of someone’s face. With just a few days of training, study volunteers felt more positively or negatively about a photo of a stranger…
The fact that the brain activity monitored over the course of the experiment was going on in the…
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Don’t Like Their Faces? Train Your Brain to Feel More Positive (IEEE Spectrum):
“Like it or not, we often have positive or negative feelings about a total stranger based solely on the looks of his or her face…Last week, researchers described, in the journal PLOS Biology, a brain training system that can alter emotions evoked by the sight of someone’s face. With just a few days of training, study volunteers felt more positively or negatively about a photo of a stranger…
The fact that the brain activity monitored over the course of the experiment was going on in the…
In middle-aged and older people with type 2 diabetes, consuming at least 500 mg per day of dietary long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, readily attainable with two weekly servings of oily fish, was associated with a lower risk for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, according to a recent journal article published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The trial was
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In middle-aged and older people with type 2 diabetes, consuming at least 500 mg per day of dietary long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, readily attainable with two weekly servings of oily fish, was associated with a lower risk for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, according to a recent journal article published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The trial was
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Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-05-2013/medicaid-last-resort-AARP-ppi-health.html
Most older people need some long-term services and supports during their lifetimes. Nearly a third of older people are projected to deplete their life savings and turn to Medicaid for assistance as their ability to care for themselves declines….
Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-05-2013/medicaid-last-resort-AARP-ppi-health.html
Most older people need some long-term services and supports during their lifetimes. Nearly a third of older people are projected to deplete their life savings and turn to Medicaid for assistance as their ability to care for themselves declines….
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IBM and MIT team on cognitive computing, machine vision, artificial intelligence for healthcare
“IBM Research and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces to further develop the scientific field of machine vision – a core aspect of artificial intelligence…Together they plan to develop cognitive computing systems that mimic the human ability to understand…
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IBM and MIT team on cognitive computing, machine vision, artificial intelligence for healthcare
“IBM Research and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined forces to further develop the scientific field of machine vision – a core aspect of artificial intelligence…Together they plan to develop cognitive computing systems that mimic the human ability to understand…
Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2016/09/meet-director-division-neuroscience
On July 18, NIA Director Dr. Richard Hodes announced that Dr. Eliezer Masliah had been appointed director of the Division of Neuroscience. Dr. Masliah was previously at the University of California, San Diego and a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging. “Inside NIA” sat down with Dr. Masliah to talk about his research plans for the division.
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Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2016/09/meet-director-division-neuroscience
On July 18, NIA Director Dr. Richard Hodes announced that Dr. Eliezer Masliah had been appointed director of the Division of Neuroscience. Dr. Masliah was previously at the University of California, San Diego and a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging. “Inside NIA” sat down with Dr. Masliah to talk about his research plans for the division.
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Source http://refineryfitnesspdx.com/sit-less-stand-more/
Recently, I attended a Continuing Education Class on reducing chronic inflammation in the body through nutrition. The speaker was Dr. Michael Lara, a doctor who specializes in the treatment of mood, anxiety and memory disorders through an integrative approach to health. Dr. Lara combines traditional psychiatric approaches with innovative, evidence-based strategies that include nutrition and exercise prescriptions.
He was a wealth of information about the causes of chronic inflammation in the body and the significant damage it can cause if left untreated. Even with all the very clinical and evidence based information he provided in this class, I thought his most profound statement had to do with the language he uses with his patients. He said that instead of talking to his patients about exercising more, he asks them to think about sitting less. I love this idea because for many, the idea of exercise seems like a daunting task but most everyone can think about sitting less. (He said even people who cannot physically stand can think about moving any part of their bodies they can.) The trick is to avoid staying stationary for long periods of time.
Research is beginning to show that even people who have a regular exercise routine in their life but spend the rest of their days sitting, are more likely to suffer heart disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death. Moving around activates…
Source http://refineryfitnesspdx.com/sit-less-stand-more/
Recently, I attended a Continuing Education Class on reducing chronic inflammation in the body through nutrition. The speaker was Dr. Michael Lara, a doctor who specializes in the treatment of mood, anxiety and memory disorders through an integrative approach to health. Dr. Lara combines traditional psychiatric approaches with innovative, evidence-based strategies that include nutrition and exercise prescriptions.
He was a wealth of information about the causes of chronic inflammation in the body and the significant damage it can cause if left untreated. Even with all the very clinical and evidence based information he provided in this class, I thought his most profound statement had to do with the language he uses with his patients. He said that instead of talking to his patients about exercising more, he asks them to think about sitting less. I love this idea because for many, the idea of exercise seems like a daunting task but most everyone can think about sitting less. (He said even people who cannot physically stand can think about moving any part of their bodies they can.) The trick is to avoid staying stationary for long periods of time.
Research is beginning to show that even people who have a regular exercise routine in their life but spend the rest of their days sitting, are more likely to suffer heart disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death. Moving around activates…
Source http://zenhabits.net/optimism/
I think we’ve all been there: we’ve signed up for the gym, signed up for a class, bought an ebook … and then not used it.
We’ve had hopes of learning to draw, to program, to play a musical instrument … and then promptly failed to do so.
We’ve had the best intentions for a project (maybe starting a blog or writing a book). We’ve had the best intentions for our day, to be productive and kick some butt.
And then our plans fall apart. We fail to live up to our hopes.
Why is this? What’s wrong with us?
In my experience, there are a few key obstacles:
Source http://zenhabits.net/optimism/
I think we’ve all been there: we’ve signed up for the gym, signed up for a class, bought an ebook … and then not used it.
We’ve had hopes of learning to draw, to program, to play a musical instrument … and then promptly failed to do so.
We’ve had the best intentions for a project (maybe starting a blog or writing a book). We’ve had the best intentions for our day, to be productive and kick some butt.
And then our plans fall apart. We fail to live up to our hopes.
Why is this? What’s wrong with us?
In my experience, there are a few key obstacles:
Source http://nextlevelfitness.com/get-out-of-your-comfort-zone/
The weekend before last some friends and I participated in the Navy SEAL extreme challenge, located in Cosby, TN. Despite loving the outdoors and sports in general, this was my first “adventure race.” Adventure races have become popular in the last several years, and there are plenty to choose from. However, this one is rated the hardest 5K in the southeast. Inclines that you have to use climbing techniques to get through, declines so steep and slippery that you need to slide down, walking across logs, crawling under lines, wading through icy cold water, scaling climbing walls, etc.
It was FUN!
Why am I telling you this? To brag? Heck no – I didn’t win the race; I just finished it. But I have to tell you that it was an extremely rewarding experience that came with a great sense of accomplishment. When was the last time that you got out of your comfort zone and challenged yourself with something like that? For some of you, it was today. For others….well, you might have to think a while.
So get off your butt and live! Sign up for an adventure race, try a new sport, book some tickets to New Zealand, whatever. Is it possible you may get hurt? Yep. Are you going to look back one day and wish you had stayed home? Probably not.
Please lea…
Source http://nextlevelfitness.com/get-out-of-your-comfort-zone/
The weekend before last some friends and I participated in the Navy SEAL extreme challenge, located in Cosby, TN. Despite loving the outdoors and sports in general, this was my first “adventure race.” Adventure races have become popular in the last several years, and there are plenty to choose from. However, this one is rated the hardest 5K in the southeast. Inclines that you have to use climbing techniques to get through, declines so steep and slippery that you need to slide down, walking across logs, crawling under lines, wading through icy cold water, scaling climbing walls, etc.
It was FUN!
Why am I telling you this? To brag? Heck no – I didn’t win the race; I just finished it. But I have to tell you that it was an extremely rewarding experience that came with a great sense of accomplishment. When was the last time that you got out of your comfort zone and challenged yourself with something like that? For some of you, it was today. For others….well, you might have to think a while.
So get off your butt and live! Sign up for an adventure race, try a new sport, book some tickets to New Zealand, whatever. Is it possible you may get hurt? Yep. Are you going to look back one day and wish you had stayed home? Probably not.
Please lea…
Training the brain to treat itself is a promising therapy for traumatic stress. The training uses an auditory or visual signal that corresponds to the activity of a particular brain region, called neurofeedback, which can guide people to regulate their own brain activity. However, treating stress-related disorders requires accessing the brain’s emotional hub, the amygdala,
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Training the brain to treat itself is a promising therapy for traumatic stress. The training uses an auditory or visual signal that corresponds to the activity of a particular brain region, called neurofeedback, which can guide people to regulate their own brain activity. However, treating stress-related disorders requires accessing the brain’s emotional hub, the amygdala,
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