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…to smoking. Nicotine reaches the brain ten minutes after intake. It is a drug and is just as addicting as heroine or cocaine. There are three main reasons behind this addiction. First, even when taken in small amounts, nicotine produces pleasurable feelings…

…using a pill form or inhaler since it is known that smoking marijuana causes lung damage. The government used to claim that marijuana kills brain cells. Government experts now admit that pot doesn’t kill brain cells. This myth came from a handful…

…Parkinson's Disease is a degenerative brain disorder initially characterized by trembling lips and muscles. Emotions may be affected and this disease can also cause much depression. In cases where there is no known cause, it usually appears after age…

…." (Krautha 61) Cloning has a lot of potential for good. An understanding of cloning can possibly help heal spinal cords, heart muscles, and brain tissues, which would not regenerate on their own. It has great potential for fighting cancer as well…

…, there is in some quarters a wrong assumption that the mental life of babies does not really start in any important way, except for language acquisition, until they are several years old. It is also assumed that the child's mind and brain will develop normally during…

…more harm than good. There are many possible causes for depression, ranging from stress, physical and emotional changes, crises, and chemical imbalance in the brain. There are also several ways to treat depression such as therapy, a change in diet…

…if the Ka (indestructible essence) of the person were to live on. The manner in which they preserved these bodies is called mummification. To embalm the mummy the Egyptians first had to remove the brain. They did this through either the nose or from behind…

…on alcohol, which frequently leads to brain damage and early death. Ten percent of adult drinkers in the United State are considered alcoholics. More males than females are affected but drinking among women and the young is on the increase. The development…

…while in prison, and was found with a mop handle stuck in his eye. A controversy surrounded the use of his brain for research. His father said his brain should be examined, to possibly find out the causes of these behaviors, and possible stop other serial…

…in the brain came in 1973 from the results of a series of binding study experiments which used 3H-naloxone (opioid antagonist) to bind to the receptors. The potencies of the binding of specific opiates was seen to mimic their opiate-like pharmacological effects…