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Local company develops mind-reading device
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO-- Imagine communicating just by thinking. It may sound like science fiction, but a San Diego company is developing a revolutionary device that may soon make it possible. Meet the iBrain. It looks like a headband, but it’s an EEG brain...Tags: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Stephen Hawking, Science and Technology, Sleep Apnea, Lou Gehrig
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Blood test to determine best medication for depression
CW33 NEwsCora Giddens is like millions of American’s--she can't remember a time in her life when she wasn't depressed. "Probably my whole life,” Cora recalled. “But as I got older as an adult I was more conscious of what depression was and I saw...Tags: Depression, Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Biology, Pharmaceuticals
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Dr. Paul H. Crandall dies at 89; invented techniques for diagnosing, treating epilepsy
Dr. Paul H. Crandall, a UCLA neurosurgeon who pioneered now widely used techniques for diagnosing the source of epileptic seizures in the brain and removing the offending cells, died March 15 from complications of pneumonia at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Neurosurgery, Genes and Chromosomes, Epilepsy, Science and Technology
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Dr. Ernst F. L. Niedermeyer
Dr. Ernst Friedrich Lepold Niedermeyer, who was a leading researcher, author, clinician and pioneer in the field of electroencephalogy and its use in epilepsy and other brain research, died Thursday of colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The...Tags: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, American Civil War (1861-1865), Epilepsy
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The power of meditation
To understand the impact meditation can have on the human mind, picture a glass of muddy water. If you stir it, the water stays cloudy and anything that might sink to the bottom is instantly sucked back into motion. But if you allow the glass to become...Tags: Health Treatments, Biofeedback, Religion and Belief, Human Body, Psychotherapy
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All Health's Breaking Loose: Eating healthy during the holidays
What we like to think of as “the most wonderful time of the year” is, for some, anything but wonderful. Blood sugar levels can spike from consuming goodies and treats that seem to be everywhere. The ensuing insulin spike often includes...Tags: Holidays, Halloween
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Building Blocks: Treating Concussions
Staff reporterConcussion Definition A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that may result in a bad headache, altered levels of alertness, or unconsciousness. It temporarily interferes with the way your brain works, and it can affect memory, judgment, reflexes,...Tags: Vomiting, Concussion, Injuries and Wounds, Tylenol (drug), Headaches
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The Robot and Doctor Will See You Now
The 33 News"Assistance to ER please," The loudspeaker blared. "Assistance to ER 4." Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth--where doctors, nurses---and a robot roam the halls. It's the 'remote presence robotic system' and for a little more than a month now it's been...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Problems, General Practitioners, Health
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Sound advice for managing holiday season stress
Healthkey.com contributorAlthough the idea that music can affect how we feel isn't exactly earth-shattering news, the idea of empirically studying the whys and wherefores has only recently broken the scientific community's sound barrier. Brainwaves appear to play an important...Tags: Science and Technology, Brain, Medical Services, Internists, Medical Research
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In Pain? Crossing Your Arms May Help
ReutersCrossing your arms across the middle of your body confuses the brain and helps reduce the intensity of pain, according to research published on Friday. Scientists from University College London (UCL) who reported the finding in the journal Pain said they...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Education, Brain, Human Body
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The thoughts that count: Mind control meets technology
Brand XCharlatans and con artists have laid claim to its power for centuries. In science fiction, Jedi knights call it “the Force,” and the mind-bending X-Men (and Women) are old hats at it. It is the stuff of fantasy. Now, that fantasy of harnessing th... -
Mind controlled apps hit the market
L.A. Times Tech BlogScience fiction fans who have dreamed of having "the force" are in luck. Two apps -- controlled and operated by mental power -- are now on sale in the Apple App Store from app developer MindGames in Iceland. The Times......
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