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		<title>Mind, Matter, Mind Over Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to this carnival edition of Brain Fitness, where NakedMedicine.com is a guest host. Those of you familiar with my carnival styles will know that I weave entries with my own comments and wherever possible, create a theme for a cohesive reading experience. Thus you will not find a mere listing of entries here, nor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target for Addictions Identified Deep in the Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Man becomes cigarette smoker. Man suffers from stroke. Man completely loses urge to smoke.&#8221; This sums up the neon lights that have been blinking nonstop in the media around the scientific paper, &#8220;Damage to the Insula Disrupts Addiction to Cigarette Smoking&#8221; that was published in the January 26, 2007 issue of Science magazine (pages 531-534). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Power Napping</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deborah Serani, Psy.D. I am the Queen of napping. I can nap anywhere, anytime. It&#8217;s one of my many talents. Most often, at around 2:30 everyday, I am at rest. I am Semi-conscious, not sound asleep but not fully awake. I can ease out of this wonderful place without a jarring effect. And when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Perspective of Manic Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 22:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Pauken II &#8220;A Personal Perspective of Manic Depression: This reporter gives a first-hand account about the bipolar disorder&#8221; reprinted with permission from Mr. Tom Pauken II. Bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depression, affects 0.3 percent to 3.7 percent of the world&#8217;s population. Fifty percent of them seriously considered or attempted suicide. Forty-five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview on Self-Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Chin, Ph.D.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jane Chin: What are the biggest misconceptions or &#8220;myths&#8221; people have about self-injury? Dr. Deborah Serani: I&#8217;d have to say that the biggest misconception about self-injury is that most people think that those who cut or self-injure are suicidal. Though any behavior that puts a person in harm&#8217;s way requires clinical evaluation, the basic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neurodevices Target Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Zack Lynch From this month&#8217;s Neurotech Insights investment newsletter focused on the depression market: While drugs to treat depression have proven effective for millions of individuals there exist a significant number of patients who do not respond to antidepressants. Treatment resistant depression, or refractory depression, is a condition that affects an estimated 4 million [...]]]></description>
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