PETA slams Sharon Stone for "lack of empathy," offers to pay for her brain scan Animal rights activist group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) said it would pay for scanning Hollywood actress Sharon Stone's brain to examine whether her insensitive comment on China's earthquake and her refusal to stop wearing fur were a result of brain damage. 07 Jul 2008
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Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future When her son Alex was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of 10, Karen George was reluctant to put him on medication. 13 Mar 2008
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Diesel fumes can affect your brain, scientists say Inhaling diesel exhaust triggers a stress response in the brain that may have damaging long-term effects on brain function, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday. 11 Mar 2008
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Smaller babies prone to depression: Study Plump babies may really be happier babies, Canadian and British researchers reported on Monday in a study that found people who had a low birth weight were more likely to have depression and anxiety later in life. 04 Dec 2007
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Brain misfires in people with self-image disorder People with a disorder in which they are convinced they are ugly have a brain glitch when processing things they see, researchers said. 04 Dec 2007
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Study maps brain abnormalities in autistic children Autistic children have more gray matter in areas of the brain that control social processing and sight-based learning than children without the developmental disability, a study said. 29 Nov 2007
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Disabled could think their way around Second Life People with severe paralysis could find new opportunities from shopping to doing business or making new friends in the virtual world of Second Life by just thinking about it, if experiments being conducted by a Japanese university bear fruit. 28 Nov 2007
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Honeywell tests brain-wave system: WSJ Honeywell International Inc, looking to speed up how fast humans analyze intelligence data like aerial photographs, is testing a system that monitors analysts' brains for early signs of electrical activity when they see something interesting, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition. 14 Nov 2007
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AMD to sell chip with three electronics brains Microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc, coming off the heels of its biggest chip launch in years last week, said on Monday it will sell a chip with three electronic brains at the beginning of 2008. 18 Sep 2007
