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		<title>How The Brain Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The human brain is a wonderfully complex organ that has evaded understanding since the dawn of time … at least, until now. John Cleese, English actor and comedian, presents an in-depth yet succinct overview of how the brain works. Even more amazing is his ability to distill all this information into a 2-minute videocast, &#8220;All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &amp; Interesting (1 February 2010)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;New &#038; Interesting&#8221; series is a biweekly compilation of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format. The entries are highly abbreviated, but provide links to the original articles or abstracts if you desire to read further.
General Articles

Reducing just 3 grams of salt from the diet of the average American could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &amp; Interesting (18 January 2010)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;New &#38; Interesting&#8221; series is a biweekly compilation of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format. The entries are highly abbreviated, but provide links to the original articles or abstracts if you desire to read further.
General Articles

Cell phones may protect brains from Alzheimer&#8217;s disease (Reuters)


Chronic sleep loss hampers performance. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &amp; Interesting (12 August 2009)</title>
		<link>http://onthewards.com/2009/08/new-interesting-12-august-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://onthewards.com/2009/08/new-interesting-12-august-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;New &#038; Interesting&#8221; series is a biweekly compilation of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format. The entries are highly abbreviated, but provide links to the original articles or abstracts if you desire to read further.
General Articles

Brown fat as a future strategy for weight loss? (NY Times)


Blue  food dye [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &amp; Interesting (13 July 2009)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nephrology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;New &#038; Interesting&#8221; series is a biweekly compilation of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format. The entries are highly abbreviated, but provide links to the original articles or abstracts if you desire to read further.
General Interest Articles

Caffeine may lower Alzheimer&#8217;s risk … in mice. More studies are however necessary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New and Interesting (4 May 2009)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infectious Diseases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;New and Interesting&#8221; series features short compilations of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format.

Need for resuscitation at birth associated with lower IQ scores at 8 years of age (Lancet)



Bariatric surgery outcomes are similar at &#8220;centers of excellence&#8221; and regular hospitals (Archives of Surgery)



Cognitive performance of early birds and night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Scratching Help An Itch?</title>
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		<comments>http://onthewards.com/2009/04/how-does-scratching-help-an-itch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neurology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scratching is the most instinctive reflex to an itch. Over the course of a day, we may find ourselves consciously or subconsciously scratching any region of the body from a dozen to hundreds of times. But do you ever wonder how scratching helps that nagging itchy feeling? The reasons are not completely known, but a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Efficacy of Antidepressants for Fibromyalgia</title>
		<link>http://onthewards.com/2009/01/efficacy-of-antidepressants-for-fibromyalgia/</link>
		<comments>http://onthewards.com/2009/01/efficacy-of-antidepressants-for-fibromyalgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neurology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A German group recently evaluated the use of antidepressants for
fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic pain disorder affecting
multiple points of tenderness. They performed a meta-analysis of
randomized controlled trials published through August 2008. The
studies included randomized placebo-controlled trials involving
tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants (TCAs), selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), combined serotonin and noradrenaline
reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).
The study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Image of A True Airhead (Pneumocephalus)</title>
		<link>http://onthewards.com/2008/03/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/</link>
		<comments>http://onthewards.com/2008/03/image-of-a-true-airhead-pneumocephalus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The figurative use of the word &#8220;airhead&#8221; originated in the late 1970&#8217;s and signified a simple-minded or stupid person. But what are the characteristics of the literal &#8220;airhead&#8221; (or in medical jargon, pneumocephalus)? Does this person also exhibit similar deficits in cognitive function?
The New England Journal of Medicine recently featured the case of an Argentinian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering Alcoholics And Early Brain Recovery</title>
		<link>http://onthewards.com/2006/12/recovering-alcoholics-and-early-brain-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://onthewards.com/2006/12/recovering-alcoholics-and-early-brain-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardslave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group at the University of Wurzburg, Germany, and their European colleagues have recently demonstrated moderate reversal of some brain changes due to chronic alcohol abuse. The test subjects included 15 detoxified alcoholics who had been sober for at least 6 weeks. The researchers measured changes in brain volume, neurotransmitter metabolism, and performance on neuropsychological [...]]]></description>
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