Brain & Nervous System

The brain is the center of the nervous system. It is located in the head, usually close to the primary sensory organs for such senses as vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell. The nervous system is an organ system containing a network of specialized cells called neurons that coordinate the actions of an animal and transmit signals between different parts of its body.



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Walking Can Help Relieve Symptoms of Depression
There are effective drugs for treatment of depression but unfortunately, the medications do have unwanted side effects...
Overview
 

Exercise cuts dementia risk in senior citizens
Exercising twice a week help stave off progression to dementia in older people already showing signs of cognitive decline...
Overview
Vancouver > Canada
 

Top 10 Unique Ways to Relieve Stress
April is Stress Awareness Month, and experts and everyday people who have dealt with unavoidable stress in life have ideas for the top 10 unique ways to relieve stress...
Overview
Florida > USA
 

Why women are more moral
Battle for the moral high ground
Medications
New York > USA
 

Walking could be a useful tool in treating depression
Something as simple as going for a brisk stroll could play an important role in fighting depression, according to researchers in Scotland...
Medications
Scotland > United Kingdom
 

Depressed? Take a walk!
Taking a brisk walk could keep depression at bay...
Medications
New Delhi > India
 

Depression peaks among those living alone
The number of people living alone has not only doubled over the last three decades, thanks to the breakdown of the family system, but they are also experiencing heightened levels of depression, a study reveals...
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Helsinki > Finland
 

Simple Tips for Overcoming Depression
Mood issues, though often considered to be so-called soft medical issues, are very real ones. Many people suffer not only from major clinical depression...
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New Delhi > India
 

Loneliness could be deadly
Loneliness can cause all kinds of ill health effects and it even begets more intense isolation, a new study has shown...
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San Diego > USA
 

Stress pushes you to be positive
Studies say that taking stress helps one pay more attention to positive information and discount the negative side of it...
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Los Angeles > USA
 

 

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