Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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Golfers Sought for Study to Improve Swing
Clearwater Gazette Wed, 13 May 2009 17:44 PM PDT
CLEARWATER â€" A local psychiatrist with Morton Plant Mease Heath Care is embarking on a study to prove that a brain imaging scan may improve a golfing condition known as yips, or “the yips.”

Bristol: Jeff Arend helps Brain Tumor Awareness
Motorsport.com Wed, 13 May 2009 17:39 PM PDT
Arend and the DHL team to spotlight May as Brain Tumor Awareness Month in BristolJ BRISTOL, Tenn., (May 13, 2009) -- This weekend, May 15-17, Jeff Arend, driver of the nitro-fueled, 8,000-horsepower DHL Toyota Solara Funny Car, has a very special remembrance riding along with him and his 300-mph race car at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn.

Dr. Leonard Shlain, author and surgeon, dies of cancer
Marin Independent Journal Wed, 13 May 2009 16:59 PM PDT
Dr. Leonard Shlain, a pioneering surgeon and best-selling author, died Monday of brain cancer at his home in Mill Valley.

Man Dies of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus
Health Scout Wed, 13 May 2009 16:45 PM PDT
Scientists believe the case could be the first of its kind.

Brain Injury Assn. seminar May 20, 21
Independent Wed, 13 May 2009 16:43 PM PDT
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will present its 2009 annual seminar, titled "Brain Injury Perspectives," 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. Topics include post-traumatic stress disorder, adolescents and brain injury, and mental health issues.

Cocaine-Linked Genes Enhance Behavioral Effects Of Addiction
redOrbit Wed, 13 May 2009 16:10 PM PDT
New research sheds light on how cocaine regulates gene expression in a crucial reward region of the brain to elicit long-lasting changes in behavior.

Memory Van helps raise awareness
Western Advocate Wed, 13 May 2009 16:05 PM PDT
THE Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Memory Van is coming to Bathurst for the first time. The Memory Van is a mobile education resource that travels around the state to help raise awareness of the importance of brain health and dementia risk reduction. It provides communities with information designed to help educate and assist people living with dementia, their carers and health professionals.

Wounded veterans converge for rally
Gulf Breeze News Wed, 13 May 2009 15:56 PM PDT
It will be the first time since his Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in 2000 that Chris Lynch will ride a pedal bike in an event, but he will not ride alone.

Ginger Zee, Recipient of Community Service Award
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 13 May 2009 14:29 PM PDT
The Brain Injury Association of Illinois has announced that Ginger Zee, Meteorologist for NBC5 Chicago, is the recipient of the 2009 "Lesbeth Davis Community Service Award".

Denise Knows: Brain exercises
The Canton Repository Wed, 13 May 2009 14:26 PM PDT
A new approach to aging is based on the belief that the mind, like the body, can be trained to increase its strength and performance. Always Best Care Senior Services is offers this guide to sharpening mental skills.




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