Brain Injury Assn. seminar May 20, 21
The Hub Thu, 14 May 2009 17:42 PM PDT
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will present its 2009 annual seminar, titled "Brain Injury Perspectives," from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 and 21 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Eatontown. The seminar will feature more than 20 workshops and 40 exhibitors. |
Your Home Team for North Central Florida
WCJB Gainesville Thu, 14 May 2009 16:34 PM PDT
Traumatic Brain Injury is known by doctors as "a silent epidemic"... resulting from car crashes, sports injuries or combat in the battlefield. TBI affects over two million people in the U.S. each year, and there are currently no treatments for it. |
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-15 00:17 UPDATE 1-Exelixis drug shows promise in brain cancer-study
Interactive Investor Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - An experimental drug being developed by Exelixis Inc and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co was shown to shrink brain tumors in some patients, according to interim results from a mid-stage study of the drug, known as XL184. Shares of Exelixis rose 27 percent after hours, while shares of Bristol-Myers were unchanged. Early results from a trial of 46 patients with advanced ... |
Innovative Family Camp Targets Iraq/Afghanistan and Other Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 14 May 2009 16:23 PM PDT
POMONA, Calif.----In one of the more innovative efforts to specifically assist military personnel returning from service with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury , and the families with whom they are reuniting, Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation announced this week that it is launching the Survive & Thrive Veterans and Families Project. |
Modern Medicine: Brain Tumor Surgery
WMBB TV Panama City Thu, 14 May 2009 15:20 PM PDT
Frequent headaches could signal a brain tumor. While brain tumors are very serious, there are treatment options. |
Discovery Of Extensive Effects Of Cocaine On Genome Structure And Function In NIDA Study
Medical News Today Thu, 14 May 2009 15:12 PM PDT
A recent study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) indicates that frequent consumption of addictive drugs such as cocaine produces long-term effects in areas of the brain associated with motivation and reward. However, the specific process of those transformations is still unclear. |
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
ABC 7 El Paso Thu, 14 May 2009 14:57 PM PDT
THURSDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) Many remember those fried-egg "this is your brain on drugs" public service announcements. Now, a new study offers insight into how addictive drugs... |
Brain Scans Show How Humans 'Hear' Emotion
ABC 7 El Paso Thu, 14 May 2009 14:57 PM PDT
By Randy Dotinga , HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- What's in a word? Emotion, especially if it's said with inflection. |
Help Zlata!
St. Petersburg Times Thu, 14 May 2009 14:44 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. |
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