Sunday Newscape Magazine

Tempe, Arizona - Brain injuries are a leading cause of disability and death in children.

But kids with brain injuries are getting an innovative opportunity to reintegrate into the classroom and function to their highest level through the new Barrow Resource for Acquired Injury to the Nervous System (B.R.A.I.N.S) clinic at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.  

Cambridge, Massachusetts - Learning complex skills like playing an instrument requires a sequence of movements that can take years to master. Last year, MIT neuroscientists reported that by studying the chirps of tiny songbirds, they were able to identify how two distinct brain circuits contribute to this type of trial-and-error learning in different stages of life.

West Lafayette, Indiana - A Purdue University scientist has discovered a key process in cell growth that can lead to the formation of tumors.

Long-term declines of elephants, giraffe, impala and other animals in Kenya are occurring at the same rates within the country’s national parks as outside of these protected areas, according to a study released this week.

I’m ashamed to admit that I’m a couch potato. And I’m not just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill sofa spud. I’m a connoisseur of couch-potato technique.

I’ve spent many lazy hours catching Zs (while pretending to be doing something productive) on a variety of couches. The best receptacles for couch-potato champions like me are long enough to accommodate the entire body in a horizontal position, with no danger of the dreaded pretzel twist.