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New child brain cancer drug promising UPI Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:58 AM PDT SAN DIEGO, April 24 (UPI) -- In preclinical studies, researchers in Texas found a novel cancer drug reduces growth of neuroblastoma -- a rare childhood brain cancer -- by 75 percent. Helmets must become 'cool' at skate park Northern Argus Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:57 AM PDT There’s nothing cool about brain damage, but try telling the young people who regularly use local skate parks that. Durham Cancer Survivor Walks To Raise Money MyNC.com Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:52 AM PDT A Durham Cancer survivor is walking in Saturday’s Angels Among Us 5K to raise money for Duke’s Brain Tumor Center, according to the Herald Sun. Springfield high-schooler hit by pitch declared brain dead Columbia Missourian Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:45 AM PDT SPRINGFIELD â€" A south-central Missouri baseball player who was struck by a wild pitch has been declared brain dead. Doctors at St. John's Hospital made the determination Thursday night after conducting tests on Waynesville High School junior Patrick Clegg. The 16-year-old was batting Tuesday in a game at Lebanon when he turned to avoid being hit by a pitch. The baseball hit him just below his ... Mo. high-schooler hit by pitch declared brain dead Park Hills Daily Journal Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:44 AM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) â€" A south-central Missouri baseball player who was struck by a wild pitch has been declared brain dead. Shedding Light on Parkinson's Treatment US News & World Report Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:20 AM PDT New technique targets precise brain pathways. 'Heroic' Neeson's work ethic praised by director KIMT Mason City Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:20 AM PDT Widower Liam Neeson has been hailed a "hero" for returning to work just days after the death of his actress wife, Natasha Richardson. She failed to regain consciousness from a traumatic brain injury and passed away two days later. Santa Rosa roofer to be jailed for unsafe work conditions The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:20 AM PDT The former owner of a Santa Rosa roofing company was sentenced to nine months in jail Thursday for charges that unsafe conditions at his work sites led to one man's death and another's permanent brain injury. New Suit Filed in Missouri Over Chemical in Farmland Sludge Insurance Journal Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:16 AM PDT Farmers in four northwest Missouri counties may have unwittingly dumped millions of pounds of carcinogen-laced sludge on their fields, which may be linked to a rash of brain tumors in the area, ... Diffusion Tensor Imaging Allows Radiologists To See Areas Of The Brain Rarely Seen Using Other Imaging Modalities Medical News Today Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:08 AM PDT Radiologists are now able to look at parts of the brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) that are rarely visible with any other imaging method, according to a study performed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. "DTI data was available in 179 cases. DTI is a technique that measures diffusion in a series of different spatial directions (XYZ).

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