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Dr. Brown: The Big Bang and the creation of our universe
For much of human history, the Earth was firmly planted at the centre of the known universe – a reasonable assertion given that the sun regularly rose in the east and set in
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library.
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Dr. Brown: Why did neanderthals disappear?
About 100,000 years ago, 36 stocky people walked along a beach in southern Spain leaving footprints behind in the sand which later fossilized. Most were made by adults and a few by children
Dr. Brown: For Long-COVIDpatients, symptoms linger long afterward
For most healthy, middle-aged and especially younger people, infection with COVID-19 has been a non-event – a positive PCR test with few, if any symptoms to show for the infection. But for older folk
Dr. Brown: Celebrations, yes, but some cautionary COVID tales as well
A week ago. the Sunday New York Times was in full celebration mode, festooned with plenty of photos of packed indoor and outdoor activities, open restaurants, bars and theatres, admittedly with some residual distancing and
Dr. Brown — A promising new drug for Alzheimers with an asterisk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved aducanumab to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Like other similar drugs, it was designed to rid the brains of Alzheimer's patients of buildups of amyloid and, more importantly, slow the progression of
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Dr. Brown: Space is in us and all around us
Try prodding yourself with your fingers – feels solid enough doesn’t it – maybe a little too much here and there, but solid. You’ll swear to it. What if I told you that you
Dr. Brown: Navigation using the Earths magnetic fields
Every airplane I’ve flown had a magnetic compass located in plain view well above the panel. With it, I could determine my magnetic heading should vacuum-driven devices such as the directional gyro or horizontal
Dr. Brown: The evolution of caring for kin and neighbours
During this pandemic we witnessed selfless behaviour by thousands of health care workers around the globe, who at great risk to themselves, struggled daily to save lives in a battle with a virus,
Dr. Brown–Your aching back and why a diagnosis can be difficult
Back pain is one of the banes of humanity. The cause, especially in the later decades of life, is usually cumulative degenerative changes in the lower spine involving the vertebral bodies, the discs
Dr. Brown: Henrietta Leavitt’s leading role in mapping the universe
We need maps, whether the maps embedded in our brain’s temporal and parietal lobes based on past experiences, tried and true paper maps or these days embedded in GPS devices in our cars
Dr. Brown: COVID could lead to generic vaccines for future
After more than a year of turmoil, suffering and death, there’s been one shining light in this pandemic – the rapid design of several highly effective vaccines. Troubles associated with the rollout of the
Dr. Brown: Not as nimble as we age, falls are major danger
When we were children and teenagers, we often fell. And if we had much to do with rough and tumble sports, falls were part of the game with nothing more to show for
Dr. Brown: Our leaders have failed us too often in pandemic
Too little, too late and sometimes wrong: That about describes the state of the pandemic for most countries around the world. Thank goodness for success stories such as the aggressive vaccination programs in Israel
Dr. Brown: The great transition when humans became fully human
The story of human origins is very much a work in progress, mostly for want of fossils and artifacts to fill in remaining gaps in the record. But as matters stand, the story
Dr. Brown: Concussion, the brain andlanding on aircraft carriers
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. In 1940, the British navy was very short of aircraft
Dr. Brown: Complexities of sensation felt and ignored
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. ________________________________________ We learned last week that much of the brain is
Dr. Brown: The brain’s motor system and how we move
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. ____________ Toward the end of his BBC series “The Ascent of Man,” Jacob Bronowski
Dr. Brown: Functional MRIs and conduction of nerve impulses
Our brain is enormously complex and capable of great feats of imagination, creation, ingenuity and understanding the world around us. Yet our brains can be mysteriously opaque about how they go about much
Dr. Brown: Tools for studying the human brain keep improving
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. Dr. William Brown Special to The Lake Report In the
Dr. Brown: Consciousness, awareness and complexities of the brain
The nature of the consciousness and awareness remain what Winston Churchill so aptly described in a very different context, a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” But as mysterious as both
Dr. Brown: The race is on, humanity vs. the COVID-19 virus
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. The race is on and it’s by no means certain
Dr. Brown: We need to get COVID vaccine into community now
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. You don’t have to be an expert in public health
Dr. Brown: Finding our way through the universe
In the fictional “Star Trek” series of the 1980s and 1990s, it was never clear how the Starship Enterprise found its way among the stars. Most fans of the series were probably more
Dr. Brown: Vaccines look promising but we have to get them to people
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. Dr. William Brown Special to The Lake Report The news
Dr. Brown: The science of exercise and effective workouts
Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. Dr. William Brown Special to The Lake Report In the
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