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High Blood Sugar May Lower Brain Power WJXT Jacksonville Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:09 AM PST When blood sugar levels rise in people with type 2 diabetes, they stop thinking as well, according to new research from the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. New charges considered after shaken baby dies in Edwardsville St. Louis Post-Dispatch Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:41 AM PST April 19, 2007 - Debbie Dycus, 49, of Edwardsville, talks to Taylor Rogers,8, after Taylor arrived home from school in Edwardsville. When Taylor was 10 weeks old her father Torrance Rogers shook her so violently it caused permanent brain damage leaving the baby with only five percent of her brian. Biking for Fun, Sport, and Brain Tumor Awareness PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:00 AM PST Kovarus, Inc., a premier technology consulting firm, and Studio Velo, an expert custom cycling shop in Mill Valley, today jointly announced the launch of a new bike club dedicated to the promotion of cycling while also increasing awareness of a good cause, the American Brain Tumor Association . Her time short, a Brooklyn woman exerts a passion to paint International Herald Tribune Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:22 AM PST Cordula Volkening, who has terminal brain cancer, finds that painting keeps her from worrying about the future or pining for her healthier past. Teen's friends collect for game room at hospital The Beaches Leader Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:21 AM PST Evan Patrick Bell, 13, of Atlantic Beach died Friday in his sleep after a two-year battle with a childhood brain tumor. Play is a moving experience Sarnia Observer Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:20 AM PST Sir:My brother Stephen in San Diego suffered a brain injury in a bicycle accident three years ago. Last year he saw the play "Night Sky" [...] Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Benefits Of 'brain Training' Products Medical News Today Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:15 AM PST One million people will develop dementia in the next 10 years so there is a desperate need to find ways to prevent dementia. 'The idea that 'brain training' may prevent cognitive decline is extremely attractive, but worryingly there is only very limited evidence. Alzheimer's Society wants to see robust research into whether brain training can reduce your risk of developing dementia. Sticky Antibodies Block Prion Disease Medical News Today Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:13 AM PST Antibodies that stick to a brain prion protein called PrP could be the key to treating prion diseases like variant CJD and preventing people accidentally exposed to prions from going on to develop the fatal brain disease. Using a precise visualisation technique, called X-ray crystallography, scientists have identified an antibody that has the best ability to bind to PrP in the brain. This Valentine's Day, say it with brain chemicals Honolulu Star-Bulletin Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:35 AM PST WASHINGTON » Like any young woman in love, Bianca Acevedo has exchanged valentine hearts with her fiance. First Brain Study Reveals Benefits Of Exercise On Quitting Smoking Medical News Today Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:14 AM PST Research from the University of Exeter reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette cravings. Published in the journal Psychopharmacology, the study shows how exercise changes the way the brain processes information among smokers, thereby reducing their cravings for nicotine.

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