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Australian Study Claims Marijuana Use Shrinks the brain

Myrrdin @Myrrdin (3599) • Canada 10 Jun 08

Recently a study from the Australian medical research group ORYGEN claimed to demonstrate that heavy marijuana use causes the brain to shrink. WebMD reports on this here...

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Sleep for memory

Buminathan @Buminathan (159) • India 31 Mar 07

Why do children who to to bed late fare badly at school? Research suggests that lack of sleep disrupts functioning of the hippocampus, an area of the brain that formulates new memories....... do u know about it?