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Australia: Power drill saves boy's life 14 WFIE Evansville Wed, 20 May 2009 14:04 PM PDT The power drill was used to relieve pressure on his brain. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | Scattered clouds, 57.2 °F Ballard News-Tribune Wed, 20 May 2009 13:18 PM PDT Fifteen Greenwood seniors have participated in the PositScience Brain Fitness program in the past year and have reported the overall outcome of the program has been positive. Nanoparticles used to stimulate growth of new neurons in adult brain News-Medical-Net Wed, 20 May 2009 12:01 PM PDT University at Buffalo researchers have identified a new mechanism that plays a central role in adult brain stem cell development and prompts brain stem cells to differentiate into neurons. Man Uses A Hand Drill to Perform Brain Surgery WTAJ-TV Altoona Wed, 20 May 2009 11:46 AM PDT AUSTRALIA - A doctor had to use an electric drill to perform brain surgery on a 12 year-old boy. It saved the child's life. Nicholas Rossi fell of his bike. He was in and out of consciousness as his parents raced him to a tiny local hospital. The doctor said the boy was going to die. North Shore LIJ surgeon leaves job YourNabe.com Wed, 20 May 2009 11:43 AM PDT The chairman of neurosurgery at the North Shoreâˆ'Long Island Jewish Health System is stepping down from his post following news reports that he refused to perform a brain operation on a woman who had been anesthetized for surgery because she was not his patient. Action of ghrelin hormone increases appetite and favors accumulation of abdominal fat PhysOrg Wed, 20 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT The ghrelin hormone not only stimulates the brain giving rise to an increase in appetite, but also favours the accumulation of lipids in visceral fatty tissue, located in the abdominal zone and considered to be the most harmful. This is the conclusion of research undertaken at Metabolic Research Laboratory of the University Hospital of Navarra, published recently in the International Journal of ... Marbles: The Brain Store to Host Book Signing with "Carved in Sand" Author and Brain Fitness Expert Cathryn Jakobson ... PRWeb Wed, 20 May 2009 11:11 AM PDT Marbles: The Brain Store today announced that it will host a book signing on May 28th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. for best-selling author and noted brain fitness expert Cathryn Jakobson Ramin and her best-selling memoir Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife. Ramin will be on hand to sign books and to discuss issues related to brain fitness, cognitive health, and the ... Vitamin D may reduce decline in mental agility The Malaysian Insider Wed, 20 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT LONDON, May 21 â€" Getting more of the “Sunshine vitamin” may make you brighter later in life, according to a study published today that bolsters evidence vitamin D may help older people stay mentally fit. The findings also raise the prospect that people who do not get enough of the vitamin could use supplements to keep the brain fully functioning as they age, David Lee and colleagues at the ... 'Jealous' Ex-Boyfriend Stabbed Teen To Death SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 20 May 2009 10:57 AM PDT The court was told Thomas Nugusse, 22, was unfit to plead after suffering brain damage when he tried to hang himself three weeks after killing 15-year-old Arsema Dawit. Iraqi Female Unable to Get Treatment Due to War, Benefits From Methodist's Virtual Brain Tumor Board Marketwire Wed, 20 May 2009 10:44 AM PDT May 20, 2009 at 12:00 PM EDT From Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN

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