A search for life-saving answers in Cameron, Mo.
University News Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:02 PM PDT
Residents of Cameron, Mo. crowded into Goodrich Auditorium Wednesday evening to learn about a lawsuit filed accusing a tannery of distributing toxic sludge to farms in a four-county area. Over the past several months, Erin Brockovich's team of environmental scientists has been investigating the cause of a rash of brain tumors in the area of Cameron. |
Novel role of protein in generating amyloid-beta peptide
PhysOrg Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:47 PM PDT
A defining hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of the amyloid β protein (Aβ), otherwise known as "senile plaques," in the brain's cortex and hippocampus, where memory consolidation occurs. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a novel protein which, when over-expressed, leads to a dramatic increase in the generation of Aβ. Their ... |
Police seek help identifying man found beaten near UNLV
Las Vegas Sun Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:38 PM PDT
Metro Police on Sunday were asking for the public's help in identifying a man found beaten near UNLV who was suffering from a brain injury. The man had no identification and wasn't able to communicate with officers. He was taken to a hospital, where he remains unconscious and in critical condition. |
Former boxing champ Greg Page dies
The Greenville News Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:31 PM PDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. â€" Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50. |
Pharmacy student's skull fractured after street fight in Albany
WRGB Albany Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:26 PM PDT
Two Watervliet men have been arrested for assaulting two Albany College of Pharmacy students, one of whom is now in critical condition for a fractured skull and swelling and bleeding on the brain, said Albany Police. |
Help Zlata!
St. Petersburg Times Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:15 PM PDT
A donation campaign in support of two-year-old Zlata Chernoknizhnaya. At the end of 2006 it was discovered that Zlata was suffering from a malignant brain tumor. For a year and a half the girl underwent chemotherapy in hospital. But the tumor continued to grow. |
Former Louisville boxing champion Page dies
Fox Sports Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:18 AM PDT
Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50. His wife, Patricia Page, said she found the one-time World Boxing Association champion in his bed Monday morning. Patricia Page said he died of complications related to injuries he suffered in the fight. Page told The Associated Press her husband "is in ... |
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