Brain Damage, Part IV: Unfolding Your Map
by Robert A. Yourell, MA1
A woman called me recently about her uncle (for confidentiality, some of the details have been scrambled), who is tending... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2008
Sleep and Obesity – A New Link
by Lindsey Kay, MDWe all know the benefits of getting adequate sleep. Two recent studies points out the effects of sleep patterns on body weight. In... READ MORE →
Usually It’s Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
by JC, MDI’ve written before about medical malpractice and the rising costs for physicians of all specialties. One of the things... READ MORE →
Brain Damage, Part III: In the Clinical Dark Ages
by Robert A. Yourell, MAIn this entry of my brain damage series, I’ll provide a clinical example to convey how the cultural dynamics of stigma... READ MORE →
Publication Bias in Reporting Drug Efficacy
by Nicole ObertMost of us rely on the pharmaceutical industry to some extent for our health and well-being, whether it’s for an occasional... READ MORE →
Extinction Fears of the Red-Headed Homo Sapien
by Sudip Ghosh, MDAbout 4% of the world’s population possess the recessive gene for red hair, and actually 2% are redheads, as a result... READ MORE →
Brain Damage, Part II: The Last Refuge of Bigotry
by Robert A. Yourell, MAIf you consider the kinds of things that are said and done regarding cognitive problems, and swapped out the cognitive problem... READ MORE →
Brain Blogging, Twenty-Seventh Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the twenty-seventh edition of Brain Blogging — a semi-monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts “related... READ MORE →
A Surgeon’s Mistake Provides Insight into Memory and Learning
by Lindsey Kay, MDIn an attempt to localize the part of the brain responsible for hunger, surgeons in Toronto inadvertently identified and... READ MORE →
Brain Damage, Part I: Clinical Complacence
by Robert A. Yourell, MAPeople with ADD get a day, but brain damage gets the month of March. March seems like a good month for brain damage awareness.... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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