Health Resources
(1) Washington Post: Memory Workouts Beat Other Computer Games in Study
http://www.positscience.com/news/memory-workouts-beat-other-computer-games-study
RESOURCES
RealAge: Better Memory
http://www.realage.com/better-memory/
iBraining: Training Your Brain Regularly
http://www.ibraining.com/
(1) ScienceNews: Delayed Gratification is about World View as much as Will Power
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345820/description/Delaying_gratification_is_about_worldview_as_much_as_willpower
(2) Super Consciousness: How Willpower Equals Success
http://www.superconsciousness.com/topics/news/how-willpower-equals-success
(3) Annual Reviews: Learned Helplessness
http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.me.23.020172.002203?journalCode=med
Integrating Focus and Motivation
(1) Affective Science: From Affect to Control: Functional Specialization of the Insula in Motivation and Regulation
http://affective-science.org/pubs/2004/Wager_Edfest_submitted_copy.pdf
RESOURCES
Andrew Kardon: 10 Ways to Stay Focused and Motivated While You Work
http://www.andrewkardon.com/10-ways-to-stay-focused-while-you-work/
University of Tennessee: Tips for College Students: MOtivation
http://studentsuccess.utk.edu/support/tips/tips-motivation.shtml
University of Michigan: Strategies for success
http://www.umich.edu/~lsastudy/motivation.html
(1) Alternative Therapies: The Effects of Different Types of Music on Mood, Tension and Mental Clarity
http://www.musicontap.co.uk/downloads/Music_Mood_Effects.pdf
RESOURCES
University of South Wales: The Effect of Music on Perceived Atmosphere and Purchase Intentions in a Restaurant
http://esf.ccarh.org/254/254_LiteraturePack1/Restaurant_Music_Wilson.pdf
Johns Hopkins: Music and Learning: Integrating Music int he Classroom
http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/Arts%20in%20Education/brewer.htm
Chapel Hill: The Effect of Music-Listening on the Enjoyment of Physical Activity Experience
https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/indexablecontent?id=uuid:d100e09e-c58f-43ad-ba9a-482338178cbe&ds=DATA_FILE
University of New Mexico: The Effects of Music on Exercise
http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/musicexercise.html
(1) American Journal of Psychiatry: Meta-analysis of Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=99253
RESOURCES
Memory and Cognition: Visual Short Term Memory is not Improved by Training
http://www.cla.temple.edu/cnl/participate/documents/s10.pdf
Radiological Society of North America: Coffee Jump-starts Short-term Memory
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051212091544.htm
(1) Nutritional Journal: Effects of Iron Supplementation on Cognition in Older Children and Adults
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/9/1/4
RESOURCES
University of California: More Evidence that Omega-3 Fatty Acids Support Brain Health
http://www.alz.uci.edu/more-evidence-that-omega-3-fatty-acids-support-brain-health/
The Journal of Nutrition: DIetary Fatty Acids and Brain Development
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/137/4/855.long
RxList: Dopamine
http://www.rxlist.com/dopamine-drug.htm
Kidney International: PLasma Dopamine Concentration and Effects of low Dopamine Doses on Urinary Output after Major Vascular Surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9573579
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CMS administers Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The official Medicare site offers practical tools for navigating the program.
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Learn how to add years to your life and get more life from your years.
Disease Prevention
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Resources to fight alcohol and drug addiction.
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Resources for people living with interstitial cystitis.
Detailed information on cancer, including clinical trials, statistics, cancer research news, and a drug dictionary.
Campaigns for eating disoder prevention, improved access to quailty treatment and increased research funding.
Resources for individuals with headahces, including health tips and a physician finder.
World’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists; raises awareness and funding for breast cancer research.
Family Planning
Wellness resources for pregnancy and reproductive health.
Data and statistics on unplanned pregnancies, particularly among teens.
Resources for men and women’s sexual health; information on Planned Parenthood’s community clinics.
Fitness and Exercise
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Government Health Agencies
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Conducts research on disease; human growth and development; environmental contaminants; and mental, addictive and physical disorders.
Search biomedical literature, learn about diseases and drugs, find a clinical trial or use a medical dictionary.
Medicare
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Research and Education
Addresses public health preparedness and emerging infectious disease response.
Results of clinical trials sponsored by the pharmaceutical company.
Resources to help you stay safe at home, at work and on the road.
Operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline; provides education and advocacy resources as well as resources for survivors.