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Mt Laurel event to raise money for cancer The Shelby County Reporter Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:53 PM PDT MT LAUREL â€" While Sebastian Lemos was alive, the young boy fought hard to bring comfort to his family during his days battling brain cancer. Brain-dead Livermore toddler had fractured skull, broken bones, internal bleeding San Jose Mercury News Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:48 PM PDT Livermore police believe the girl, not quite 2, suffered those injures at the hands of 54-year-old Mary Katherine Downing, who has been charged with attempted murder in the girl's case. Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression HealthCentral Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:44 PM PDT Cognitive problems also might be linked to right hemisphere thickness, study finds. Study links depression to thinning of brain's cortex Spartanburg Herald-Journal Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:35 PM PDT Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 5:23 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 5:23 a.m. Court records detail extent of Livermore toddler's injuries Contra Costa Times Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:25 PM PDT Child taken Saturday to Children's Hospital had multiple skull fractures, bruises, bleeding on the brain, internal bleeding, chest injuries, and two untreated bone fractures. Brain surgery on Monday, home on Tuesday PhysOrg Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:00 PM PDT Norma Wooley checked into Loyola University Hospital on a recent Monday morning for brain surgery to repair a life-threatening aneurysm. Study shows brain activity associated with phantom limbs PhysOrg Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:00 PM PDT Geneva, Switzerland - March 25, 2009 - Phantom limbs, often described after amputation, are also experienced as an extra limb in patients who are paralyzed on one side following a stroke. Referred to as supernumerary phantom limb (SPL), patients can usually perceive these limbs as a vivid somatosensory presence of an extra limb, but generally cannot see or intentionally move them. In some ... Spinal/Neck Injury New York Times Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:55 PM PDT Your spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between your brain and body. The cord passes through your neck and back. A spinal cord injury is very serious because it can cause paralysis below the site of the injury. Times & Star West Cumberland Times & Star Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:12 PM PDT FRIENDS and family of a Maryport woman have raised £2,000 in her memory. Linda Todd, of Bradbury Avenue, died of a brain tumour on Valentine’s Day 2007. Activity of individual brain cells predicts cognitive flexibility PhysOrg Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00 PM PDT A new study provides intriguing insights into mechanisms of cognitive flexibility at the single cell level. The research, published by Cell Press in the March 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may help to explain how we can change our point of view when faced with conflict.

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