Brain Disorders

Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy's Mission: A Moonshot Into the Mind

S.Z. Berg | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Mental Health, Brain Disorders, Parkinson's, Panic, Bipolar, Alzheimer's, Patrick Kennedy, Anxiety, Disorders of Brain, Brain Science, Neurological Disorders, Brain Disorder, Healthy Living Health News, The Mind, Healthy Living News
S.Z. Berg

Patrick Kennedy is challenging scientists to see "innerspace" as the new frontier, a moonshot into the mind to explore brain circuitry and impaired genes and to develop research that can be translated into therapies and cures for all brain disorders.

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Actress Patty Duke's Fantasy: A March on Washington

S.Z. Berg | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Stigma, Patrick Kennedy, Mental Health, Brain Disorders, Rosalynn Carter, Patty Duke Bipolar, Mental Health Stigma, Brain Disorders Stigma, Patty Duke Mental Illness, Mental Illness Stigma, Patty Duke Mental Illness Stigma, Healthy Living News
S.Z. Berg

For nearly 25 years, Patty Duke has traveled around the country educating audiences on brain disorders such as hers and speaking out about the stigma that goes along with being diagnosed with a "mental illness."

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7 Bizarre Brain Disorders You've Probably Never Heard Of

The Huffington Post | Jordan K. Turgeon | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Mental Disorders, Healthy Living Health News, Bizarre Brain Disorders, Brain Conditions, Brain Disorders, Mental Conditions, Weird Brain Disorders, Healthy Living News

A hand that spontaneously buttons and unbuttons your shirt against your will. The inability to recognize your own mother’s face. The belief that you...

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What's Going On in Your Mind? Congressman Patrick Kennedy Brings the Best and the Brightest to Boston for a "Moonshot Moment"

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: One Mind Conference, Vice President Biden, Neuroscience, Nih, Brain Disorders, Mental Illnesses, Patrick Kennedy, Politics of Health, Politics of Healthcare, Medical Research Funding, Mission to the Mind, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

On the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's moonshot speech, there is considerable hope in Boston. Fifty years later, another Kennedy has brought us to the brink of a new frontier.

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Stem Cell Snorting Holds Promise For Treating Brain Disorders

The Blotter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: European Journal of Cell Biology, Medical Research, Brain-Disorders, Biology, Stem Cells, Brain Surgery, Human Health, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cells, The Brain, Stem Cell Treatments, Cell Biology, Healthy Living News

New details from a University of Minnesota researcher's initial tests show the stem cells actually make it to the brain when snorted rather than impla...

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