About the brain

UT Southwestern Medical Center will host "New Ways to See and Think About the Brain" from 9:30 a.m. to noon today in the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas. Researchers from UT Southwestern and McGill University will discuss new ways to examine brain function, individualize medical treatment and screen for genetic diseases. The public symposium, geared for a lay audience, is sponsored by the Dallas-based Child Brain Foundation. Registration is $25. For information, contact cmeregistrations@ utsouthwestern.edu or call 214-648-3138.

Dementia facts: Get the facts on the latest in dementia research at a free presentation from 6 to 7:30 tonight featuring Barb Davis, counselor and clinical research coordinator at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Memory Research Unit. The event will be at Arden Courts of Richardson, 410 Buckingham Road. For information, call 1-800-272-3900 or visit www.alzdallas.org.

Stress success: St. Andrew United Methodist Church kicks off its 2010 free public lecture series tonight with "Life on Life's Terms," a discussion on dealing with stress, with Patti Hall, manager of wellness and related services at the Hazelden Foundation. The series is held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month through June in Festival Hall on the St. Andrew campus, 5801 Plano Parkway, Plano. For information, call 972-380-8001 or visit the counseling center section at www.standrewumc.org/ caring_ministries.

Teen obesity: Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum, an Illinois clinical sports psychologist and expert on obesity, presents "The Many Advantages of Treating Overweight Teens as Athletes, Not Addicts" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Texas Christian University. The Green Honors Chair program lecture will be at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center, 2820 Stadium Drive in Fort Worth. Free and open to the public. For information, contact Dr. Gloria Solomon at 817-257-6868 or e-mail g.solomon@tcu.edu.

Leap for life: Baylor's Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital will hold a free education program from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday for cardiovascular patients. The program will cover nutrition, exercise, cardiovascular procedures and medications, and stress management. Open to the public. The meeting is at Walter I. Berman Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Center, Landry Building, Suite 3100, 411 N. Washington St., Dallas. Registration required. Call 214-820-2109.

Helen Bond

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