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6/16/08

Climbing the Walls

I'd like to thank those who responded to our survey last week about brain fitness. We're going to analyze the results and see what we can come up with based on your answers, plus the ideas that many of you wrote in. We got some good ones!

It would seem geckos are providing us with more than just insurance advice these days per those amusing television commercials! Check out this week’s riveting story on breakthroughs from MIT which include how geckos’ ability to walk on walls has inspired researchers to develop a bandage that could eliminate the need for stitches; a “Micro-Pharmacy” chip that may eventually deliver medicine to targeted areas in the body, and a remotely controlled device that could make needle biopsies less invasive. Along with that fascinating report, make sure you also see our story from Washington University School of Medicine about a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve without open-heart surgery - what one doctor calls a “monumental breakthrough,” and news from Ohio State University about a new incision-less procedure for ending acid reflux.

On a totally different topic, if you’ve ever wondered if doctors would like to terminate their patients, as in “firing” them, don’t miss our story on what some doctors do when they’re faced with uncooperative, verbally abusive, controlling or non-paying patients, and what the American Medical Association has to say about this.

Anyone who wants to maximize their calorie burn and get the most out of gym time will want to read the helpful tips from a certified metabolic technician in our report from Boca Raton. And if you’re interested in how two words of your own choosing may help you intentionally create your optimum life and understand more about yourself in a fun, creative approach, read Nancy McMoneagle’s book review of Carrie McCarthy and Danielle LaPorte’s Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design.

In case you missed them, you may want to check our past reports, Stimulating Senses for Autism or Robotic Arm for Stroke Premium Content in the Archives may be purchased for as little as $9 for 24-hour, unlimited access. If you would like to access Premium Content for the first time click here.

Finally, if you think losing brain capacity is inevitable with age, don’t miss the remarkable story about the 115-year-old woman whose brain was in tip-top shape until the day she died. According to the story, as the number of people living to age 100 and beyond continues to increase (expected to rise from the current 80,000 to more than 580,000 by 2040), researchers say deterioration of the brain is not inevitable. Click here to read the story.

And there's more where that came from...

Marjorie Bekaert Thomas
President, Ivanhoe Broadcast News

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