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Doctors Help Disabled Dancer Bounce Back FOX 26 Houston Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:05 PM PDT A local girl was a shining star in her dance class, until a rare brain disorder robbed her ability to walk or even talk. Arousal molecule benefits probed Channel 4 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:42 PM PDT Scientists are investigating the health benefits of a molecule found in the brain which is associated with male sexual arousal. Scientists investigate health benefits of molecule associated with male sexual arousal News-Medical-Net Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:34 PM PDT Medical scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how signalling molecules known to control blood pressure and penile erection act to regulate brain function and which have potential for treatments of migraine, chronic pain, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Ex-Husky DuRocher could play at Central Washington Everett Herald Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:03 PM PDT ELLENSBURG -- Former Washington quarterback Johnny DuRocher, whose career was derailed by a benign brain tumor, is trying for a comeback at Division II Central Washington. How to maintain your brain Abilene Reporter-News Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:01 PM PDT Brain health is serious business, said Libby Connally, Regional Director of the Alzheimer’s Association-North Central Texas Chapter in Abilene. Brain classification reveals the right cerebellum as the best biomarker of dyslexia News-Medical-Net Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:48 PM PDT Parts of the right hemisphere of the brains of people with dyslexia have been shown to differ from those of normal readers. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare the two groups, and were able to associate the neurological differences found with different language difficulties within the dyslexic group. Leukemia can be cured without brain damage USA Today Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:39 PM PDT Doctors have found a way to cure leukemia in children while sparing them from a toxic treatment that can cause brain damage, a study says. How Texas ranks with brains Abilene Reporter-News Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:31 PM PDT It’s hard to know just what sort of slogans might come out of a new national study comparing Texas’ brain health to other states: American elderly thrash English at 'brain training' test EurekAlert! Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:28 PM PDT ( BioMed Central ) Americans over 65 scored significantly better than their English counterparts at a memory and awareness test. The authors of the research, published in the open-access journal BMC Geriatrics, suggest that differences in relative levels of depression, education and the aggressiveness of treatment for heart disease may be to blame. Judge: Boy Beaten On Father's Day Brain Dead CBS 2 Los Angeles Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:21 PM PDT A 7-year-old boy who traveled to the state to spend the summer with his father and who, prosecutors say, was severely beaten by him on Father's Day can be removed from life support, a judge ruled Wednesday. Juvenile Court Judge Carol Erskine delivered the ruling after a hearing in which a doctor at UMass Memorial Medical Center testified that the boy, Nathaniel Turner, didn't respond to a number ...

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