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Brain-damaging habits Sun Star Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:06 AM PDT IF THERE is a human organ that is more complicated than any other parts of the body, it is the 1.3 kilogram wrinkled lump of grey matter called brain (Greek for "in the skull"). It is the boss of our body and runs the whole show. Imaging can predict brain tumor mortality UPI Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:48 AM PDT ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 20 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer scientists say they have created an imaging technique that predicts brain tumor mortality by analyzing changes in a tumor's blood flow. New Imaging Analysis Predicts Brain Tumor Survival PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:31 AM PDT U-M researchers develop 'parametric response map' to analyze changes in a tumor's blood flow, volume A Prescription For 'Brain Gain'? NPR Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:24 AM PDT Drugs prescribed for attention deficit disorder, narcolepsy, epilepsy and other conditions are being used by people who don't need them, in an effort to enhance brain function. Journalist Margaret Talbot discusses the trend. State briefs for April 20, 2009 Bedford Times-Mail Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:03 AM PDT MISHAWAKA â€" A member of a men’s slow-pitch softball team was declared brain-dead after he was hit in the neck by a ball. Teammates say 24-year-old Alberto Naranjo of Elkhart was sliding into home plate during a game Saturday morning when a throw struck him below his left ear. Fish Oil May Protect Cells From Parkinson’s Psych Central Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:49 AM PDT Louisiana State University researchers have demonstrated that an omega-3 fatty acid in the diet protects brain cells by preventing the misfolding of a protein resulting from a gene mutation in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s. With funding from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Bazan and his colleagues [...] Cellphone rings in as memory tool Canada.com Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:33 AM PDT Albertans who have survived brain damage are gaining confidence and independence with the help of a powerful new memory aid: the cellphone. Paxman vows to donate his brain The Sun Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:27 AM PDT UNIVERSITY Challenge host will be a brain donor to aid Parkinson's research Possible Way To Block The Spread Of Deadly Brain Tumors Discovered Science Daily Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:17 AM PDT Researchers may have found a way to stop the often-rapid spread of deadly brain tumors. A gene with the playful-sounding name NHERF-1 may be a serious target for drugs that could prevent malignant tumors from rapidly multiplying and invading other parts of the brain, according to a new article. Shortage Of Brain Donors Hinders Search For Parkinson's Cure Medical News Today Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:12 AM PDT A nationwide appeal for people to donate their brains to research and help discover a cure for Parkinson's disease is launched today by the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS). One in 500 people is affected by the condition and the shortage of brain donors is hindering scientists in finding a cure.

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