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Keys to preventing Alzheimer's disease

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English: PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Keys to preventing Alzheimer's disease :  "Taking preventive measures against dementia involves common sense, healthy activities — exercising regularly, eating well, sleeping enough — as well as keeping your brain active and challenged" Related articles How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia 5 Tips For Preventing Alzheimer's Disease Keys to preventing Alzheimer's disease Vitamin E helps prevent Alzheimer's disease Keys to preventing Alzheimer's disease Cinnamon Breaks Up Brain Plaques, May Hold Key to Fighting Alzheimer's Researchers Seek New Ways To Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's Turmeric for Brain Updates in the Diagnosis Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Early Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Prevents Behavioral Symptoms

FCC Revisits Cellphone-Cancer Link

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Logo of the United States Federal Communications Commission, used on their website and some publications since the early 2000s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) FCC Revisits Cellphone-Cancer Link :  ""This needs further study, but what we know right now is that it is heavily absorbed by brain tissue ," said Gultekin. " Radiation penetrates the brain and gets absorbed. It also causes the temperature of the tissue to rise. We also know that absorption is not uniform throughout the brain, that there are hot spots that cause variations in energy inside the tissue."" Related articles FCC Revisits Cellphone-Cancer Link US Watchdog to Revisit Cell Phone-Cancer Link 5 Reasons Why Cellphones Are Bad For Your Health

Bigger Brains Come With A Price - Business Insider

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Category:Educational research (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Bigger Brains Come With A Price - Business Insider :  "In other words, having a larger brain can increase cognitive ability , but comes at a cost to other parts of the body because it requires more energy (A previous study suggested that cooking and eating meat could have made people smart because it provided humans with enough energy to support a larger brain)" Related articles This Is Your Brain on Comics New Tool Improves Brain Performance 2013 Will Be the Year of Genetics and Brain-Computer Interface Seeking seat of consciousness in dark side of brain Endurance May Have Shaped the Evolution of the Brain