Archive | May, 2010

4 May 2010 View Comments

Cell Phones- Do they really affect the brain?

Cell Phones- Do they really affect the brain?

Cell phones flourished with the advent of the new millennium.   There are almost 5 billion users in the world today.  With this magnitude of users, these questions lurk in everyone’s mind, “Is the cell phone safe for the brain?”  “Do they really affect the brain?” These questions arise from the fact that cell phones operate [...]

2 May 2010 View Comments

How the Brain Maintains Homeostatic Sugar Levels

How the Brain Maintains Homeostatic Sugar Levels

Do you know that your brain can dictate to your body to reduce your sugar concentration? Without the brain, specifically the hypothalamus, you will not be feeling anything.  That is exactly what happens when you lose consciousness, the brain is “dead,” and so you feel nothing.  It is when the brain responds to stimuli that [...]