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Ballesteros: I'm fine after surgeries The Japan Times Thu, 07 May 2009 14:09 PM PDT MADRID (AP) Seve Ballesteros says he feels fine but "suffered like a dog" while recovering from four surgeries to remove a cancerous brain tumor. "I feel perfect," Ballesteros said in an interview with the Cadena SER radio. "I can do any kind of sport. I can row, I can run, I can swim, I can cycle. I am even playing a bit of golf, some short shots." Read the full story Relax and Learn: New Drugs that Help DNA Unwind May Improve Memory Howard Hughes Medical Institute Thu, 07 May 2009 14:04 PM PDT New research suggests that brain cells prepare to store new memories by first unwinding a little. Brain Stimulation Therapy Eases Tough-to-Treat Depression Health Scout Thu, 07 May 2009 14:00 PM PDT Electrodes may switch off illness-linked activity in certain areas, researchers say. FDA Approves Drug That Control Diabetes Through The Brain redOrbit Thu, 07 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT Type 2 diabetics may soon get another tool to control their blood sugar levels from a drug that resets a body clock in the brain that in turn helps control metabolism.The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday their approval of Cycloset by maker VeroScience Inc. Brain cell mechanism for decision making also underlies judgment about certainty UW News Thu, 07 May 2009 11:08 AM PDT University of Washington (UW) researchers who study how the brain makes decisions are uncovering the biological mechanisms behind the belief that a choice is likely to be correct. Benefit planned for child with brain tumor The Star-Herald Thu, 07 May 2009 11:05 AM PDT Benefit for Gracie Williams will be at Hugh Ellard Park on Saturday May 30, beginning at 10 a.m. Avastin Gets New Approval for Brain Cancer HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 07 May 2009 11:03 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- It had been more than 10 years since a new treatment for glioblastoma was approved, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now granted accelerated approval for the cancer drug Avastin for use against the aggressive brain cancer tumors, Business Week reports. Eclipsys releases influenza A H1N1 Outcomes Toolkit Pharmaceutical Business Review Thu, 07 May 2009 10:24 AM PDT To provide a new approach to monitor brain atrophy in Alzheimer's disease and potential treatment ef ... Company updated its custom chip probes using sequence information from the latest strain of the swin ... Researchers study the idling brain PhysOrg Thu, 07 May 2009 10:17 AM PDT Oregon Health & Science University researchers, along with scientists at Washington University in St. Louis, are uncovering new information about the mind by studying the brain while it is at rest. It is believed this research will one day provide new tools for diagnosing mental health disorders and monitoring the progress of treatments. The researchers' latest findings are published in the ... FDA backs drug that treats diabetes via the brain KATU Portland Thu, 07 May 2009 10:13 AM PDT People with Type 2 diabetes may soon get a very different treatment approach: A drug that helps control blood sugar via the brain - an idea sparked, surprisingly, by the metabolism of migrating birds.

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