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Concussion bill gets final OK Albany Democrat-Herald Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:02 PM PDT New law will seek to prevent brain injuries in high school athletes The SCOOTER Store Donates Scooter to North Carolina Student With Brain Cancer PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:01 PM PDT Typical ninth graders are worried about fitting in at their new high schools, staying in touch with friends from middle school, or keeping up with the latest popular trends--they should not be concerned about getting from one class to the next or other mobility issues. Want a Healthy Brain? Start Getting Your Noggin to Sweat ThirdAge Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:54 PM PDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Most people have received the message about heart health loud and clear: exercise. But what about that other great organ: the brain? Does it respond as effectively to a good workout? Funds being raised for 3-year-old Port St. Lucie boy's medical bills St. Lucie News Tribune Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:46 PM PDT FORT PIERCE â€" Dropping by Big Apple Pizza and Pasta on Wednesday will help a 3-year-old Port St. Lucie boy with a malignant brain tumor. Greater understanding on leptin's role in brain neurocircuitry News-Medical-Net Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:26 PM PDT In investigating the complex neurocircuitry behind weight gain and glucose control, scientists have known that the hormone leptin plays a key role in the process. But within the myriad twists and turns of the brain's intricate landscape, the exact pathways that the hormone travels to exert its influence have remained a mystery. Brain Tumor Inspires Artist Gothamist Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:19 PM PDT This is sort of like a storyline out of House â€"imagine a cold opening where a young artist falls ill from a headache, and upon being diagnosed her happily-ever-after doodles become dark, borderline-psychotic masterpieces. The NY Post has a story on 33-year-old Alison Silva , a painter from New Jersey, who the paper claims "is a medical marvel whose tumor left her with blinding visionsâ€"and ... Constant Exposure To TV Can Slow Babies’ Brain Development redOrbit Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:16 PM PDT A new study released on Monday shows that constantly having the television on in a household with infants and toddlers is bad for brain and language development because it reduces the number of words the kids hear and say, AFP reported.Dimitri Christakis, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington, who led the study, said audible television clearly reduces speech for both infants ... Research Further Expands Understanding Of Leptin's Role In Brain Neurocircuitry redOrbit Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:11 PM PDT In investigating the complex neurocircuitry behind weight gain and glucose control, scientists have known that the hormone leptin plays a key role in the process. Woman Plans 700-Mile Walk To Battle Disease WLKY Louisville Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:40 PM PDT A local woman is about to make a 700-mile journey on foot to raise awareness of an incurable brain disease. TV may impact child language development UPI Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:38 PM PDT SEATTLE, June 2 (UPI) -- Exposure to audible television has implications for language acquisition and brain development in children, U.S. researchers said.

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