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		<title>Higher leptin levels, lower Alzheimer&#8217;s incidence</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/higher-leptin-levels-lower-alzeimers-incidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Persons with higher levels of leptin, a protein hormone produced by  fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite, may have an associated  reduced incidence of Alzheimer disease and dementia, according to a study in the  December 16 issue of JAMA.
Previous studies have shown that overweight and obesity in mid-life are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memories are formed by a chemical release</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding exactly how the brain encodes and stores memories is one of the  central, unsolved mysteries in neuroscience. Currently the most widely accepted  theory is long-term potentiation (LTP)—the lasting communication established  between two neurons when they are stimulated simultaneously.
As a person processes an event, two neurons pass information through a small  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neurogenesis and the Makings of Memories</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/neurogenesis-and-the-makings-of-memories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The discovery of stem cells in the adult brain has generated a great deal of excitement in the neurosciences. Thousands of new cells are produced each day in a healthy hippocampus, a key brain area for learning and memory. However, soon after the cells are born, many of them die unless they are exposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help your new brain cells to survive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Catherine E. Myers, Ph.D.

Every day, new brain cells (neurons) are born in the brains of adult mammals, a process called neurogenesis (neuro = neurons, genesis = birth).  These newborn cells appear particularly in the hippocampus – a brain area that is important for new memory formation.   Over the next few weeks, many of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to increase your brain&#8217;s mass</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our brains are continually in the process of growing, shrinking, and killing neurons. By the way, that three-pound mass of tissue and fluid in our skulls consists of some 100 billion of them. And they’re party to an estimated 40 quadrillion, that’s 15 zeros, potential synaptic connections. Wow!
The activity of the brain is a miraculous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve your neurons with fasting and vitamins</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/improve-your-neurons-with-fasting-and-vitamins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neurogenesis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/?p=896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Animal studies conducted at the National Institute on Aging Gerontology Research Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, for example, have shown that both calorie restriction and intermittent fasting along with vitamin and mineral intake, increase resistance to disease, extend lifespan, and stimulate production of neurons from stem cells.
In addition, 
fasting has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professor Elizabeth Gould talking about neurogenesis</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/professor-elizabeth-gould-talking-about-neurogenesis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[neurons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Elizabeth Gould received the  prestigious Benjamin Franklin from the RSA organization for her groundbreaking work on neurogenesis. Her research into the effect of environments on the neuronal composition of the brain has profound and far-reaching societal implications.
Good video on how neurogenesis works in the hippocampus and why working out your brain helps it to [...]]]></description>
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