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Seve Ballesteros 'on right track' after further chemotherapy on brain tumour Daily Telegraph Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:37 AM PST Seve Ballesteros reveals he has "tolerated" latest round of treatment and is awaiting results after further chemotherapy. Reader views (0) Evening Standard Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:34 AM PST Seve Ballesteros' recovery from a brain tumour is on the "right track" following a second round of chemotherapy. State leaders evaluate agency The Greenville News Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:30 AM PST A special Senate subcommittee will meet today to investigate "deficiencies" in the state department for people with brain injuries and mental retardation, while legislation introduced in the House would restructure the agency and move it under the governor's oversight. 11 Feb 2009, 1510 hrs IST The Times of India Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:19 AM PST If you ignore physical workout and think that brain-training games would hold back the onset of mental decline as you age, do think again, for researchers have claimed that they could do more harm than good. Amorfix announces fiscal 2009 third quarter results CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00 AM PST Amorfix Life Sciences, a company focused on treatments and diagnostics for brain wasting diseases, today announced its operational and financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008. UT Southwestern Performs First Local Implant in Deep Brain Stimulation Study for Depression Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00 AM PST DALLAS----UT Southwestern Medical Center neurological surgeons have begun implanting patients as part of a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation therapy may help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression. Mayo Clinic Research Shows That Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory Medical News Today Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:15 AM PST Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy, older adults who participated in a computer-based training program to improve the speed and accuracy of brain processing showed twice the improvement in certain aspects of memory, compared to a control group. Gender Disparities Persist in Treatment of Stroke HealthCentral Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:48 AM PST Raft of studies points up many of the differences in care, incidence of brain attacks. Canadian Scientists Read Minds With Infrared Scan PhotonicsOnline Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:38 AM PST Researchers at Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference - with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can't speak or move. Clot-busting drug for stroke victims The Times of India Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:26 AM PST WASHINGTON: Some patients who suffer stroke as a result of a brain artery blockage may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the attack.

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