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Aspirin Therapy May Cause Bleeding in the Brain KSPR Springfield Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:09 PM PDT Anti-clotting drugs such as aspirin can help reduce the odds of heart attacks or strokes in high risk patients, but they can also raise the odds of bleeding- usually in the stomach or intestines. Imaging Reveals Abnormalities in Pathways Connecting Brain Areas in Those With Writer's Cramp Newswise Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:41 PM PDT Abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders such as writer's cramp, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Aspirin and Similar Drugs May Be Associated With Brain Microbleeds in Older Adults Newswise Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:40 PM PDT Individuals who take aspirin or other medications that prevent blood clotting by inhibiting the accumulation of platelets appear more likely to have tiny, asymptomatic areas of bleeding in the brain, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Baby's First Dreams Newswise Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:35 PM PDT After about seven months growing in the womb, a human fetus spends most of its time asleep. Its brain cycles back and forth between the frenzied activity of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and the quiet resting state of non-REM sleep. But whether the brains of younger, immature fetuses cycle with sleep or are simply inactive has remained a mystery, until now. Glendale nanny gets 8 years for baby shake YourNabe.com Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:24 PM PDT A Glendale nanny who inflicted brain damage on a baby girl under her care by shaking her was sentenced to eight years in prison last week, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Aspirin Use Linked to Brain Microbleeds HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:03 PM PDT MONDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- A Dutch study finds an increased incidence of tiny bleeding episodes in the brains of people who regularly take aspirin. Modification Of Mutant Huntingtin Protein Increases Its Clearance From Brain Cells Science Daily Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:29 PM PDT A new study has identified a potential strategy for removing the abnormal protein that causes Huntington's disease from brain cells, which could slow the progression of the devastating neurological disorder. Scientists describe how an alteration to the mutated form of the huntingtin protein appears to accelerate its breakdown and removal through normal cellular processes. Register User Orangeville Banner Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:33 AM PDT The parents of five-year-old Katy Wymant, who is receiving an experimental brain cancer treatment in Scotland, received some “very good” news last week. Margot and Lawrence Wymant learned their daughter’s latest MRI shows the cyst that surrounded her tumour has collapsed.

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