Dr. John Ratey, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School has nicknamed BDNF “miracle grow for the brain” because it directly promotes the growth of new brain cells.
" Crescent City" ? Yes, the nickname for New Orleans is Crescent City, due to its downtown location along a particularly deep bend of the Mississippi River.
The symbolism, of course, needs little explanation for anyone who grew up receiving gifts from Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas and St Nick's many other monikers.
In the latest blow to his reputation, the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has relinquished an honorific title, which had become his nickname.