Latest Neuropsychology Stories

DaisyBrains.com Featured in Women’s Health Magazine

2012-09-27 23:03:54

The first brain training site designed for women is catching significant buzz in the U.S. and Canada. Richmond, Virginia (PRWEB) September 27, 2012 Daisy Brains is attracting an entirely new kind of gamer – women. Brain health and wellness is now a hot topic across major women’s magazines and websites. The definition of health is expanding to include a healthy energized mind. This suits the team of female co-creators just fine. “We are passionate about women’s health. Women...

NeuroCog Trials Receives $1.2M Grant From The National Institutes of Health

2012-09-27 06:27:28

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroCog Trials, Inc., the leading cognitive services provider for the clinical trials industry, today announced that it received a 2012 Phase II grant from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for the validation and commercialization of its Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT(©)). The VRFCAT is...

Award-Winning Actress Toni Collette Joins Concern Worldwide in Campaign to Help Make Hunger History

2012-09-26 06:23:09

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, Toni Collette, and the international humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide, are launching a campaign this fall to help make hunger history. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/award-winning-actress-toni-collette-joins-concern-worldwide-in-campaign-to-help-make-hunger-history-171350011.html "Food is such a basic, primal...

Michael Landgraf and Fred Williams of MindMachines.com Respond to Controversy Regarding the Use of Light and Sound Machines in Schools to Boost Education Performance

2012-09-22 23:01:22

Michael Landgraf and Fred Williams of MindMachines.com respond to letters to the editor about controversy regarding the use of light and sound machines in classrooms to boost education performance in US public and private schools. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2012 Representatives of MindMachines.com, Michael Landgraf and Fred Willaims respond to letters to the editor at mindmachines.com regarding the use of light and sound machines in classrooms to boost education performance in...

Sleep Study Conducted By Psychology Professor

2012-09-19 16:06:26

Clemson University psychology professor June Pilcher returned recently from Austria, where she worked with University of Vienna researchers to study ways college students’ sleep habits affect how they function socially. Pilcher received a Fulbright-Freud Award to work with the Social, Cognitive, Affective and Neuroscience Unit (SCAN) at the University of Vienna. She also worked with the Sigmund Freud Museum, giving a series of talks and lectures. Pilcher participated in research with...

Celebrities Speak Out Against Hunger For Hunger Action Month

2012-09-19 02:26:36

CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Several members of the Feeding America Entertainment Council are stepping up and speaking out against hunger by taking part in a video call-to-action. The celebrities include multifaceted entertainer Nick Cannon, television personality Samantha Harris, registered dietitian and Cooking Channel host Ellie Krieger, Food Network and talk show star Rachael Ray, actress and television host Alison Sweeney, and music mogul and...

MindMachines.com Challenges Education Establishment to Adopt Light and Sound Machines to Boost Learning In US Private and Public Schools

2012-09-16 23:01:12

MindMachines.com is challenging the American educational system to adopt light and sound machine brainwave entrainment technology to boost learning and memory retention among US students. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 16, 2012 MindMachines.com is challenging the American educational system to adopt light and sound machine brainwave entrainment technology to boost learning and memory retention among US students. Representatives for the company are strongly advocating the introduction...

Neuralstem CSO, Dr. Karl Johe, To Speak At 6th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference

2012-09-11 02:29:31

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CUR) announced that Karl Johe, PhD, will give an update on the NSI-189 ongoing clinical trial in major depressive disorder (MDD) at the 6(th) Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development conference, September 13-14, in San Francisco, CA (http://www.gtcbio.com/index.php?option=com_conference&file=speaker&cn=5th%20Neurodegenerative&cid=37). NSI-189 is the lead compound in Neuralstem's...

Managed Solution join in the Finest City Food Fight to help feed San Diego's families in need

2012-09-06 06:32:18

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Solution, a premier IT Solution provider of professional and managed services, announced today their support in the fight to feed nutritious food for local families in need. Feeding America San Diego is challenging companies to support hunger-relief in a new way. Local companies will compete against each other to see who can make the biggest impact on hunger during Hunger Action Month in September. The goal is to raise 300,000 meals....

USDA Report Shows That Food Insecurity Remains High; More Than 50 Million Americans Face The Reality of Hunger

2012-09-05 06:29:07

CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported today that 14.9 percent of Americans are food insecure. That means 1 in 6 Americans lives in a household that is at risk of hunger. Nationally, among the more than 50 million Americans facing hunger in the U.S., nearly 17 million are children. There are 2.5 million food insecure households that include at least one senior, according to the USDA. The data was collected in...