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U. of C. brain surgery training program on probation Chicago Tribune Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:33 PM PDT The University of Chicago Medical Center's neurosurgery training program has been placed on probation for two years by the nation's leading accreditor of programs that educate doctors-in-training. Possible Cancer Cluster Gets National Attention CBS4 Miami Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:58 PM PDT Jennifer Dunsford is a mother desperate to find out why her six-year-old son Garrett developed a brain tumor. She also wants to know why neighbors have been coming up ill as well. EPA: No Link Between Fertilizer and Brain Tumors KSHB-TV Kansas City Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38 PM PDT The EPA says fertilizer used in several Missouri counties does not appear to cause brain cancer, but they are banning further use of the fertilizer for now. Device shows promise to treat cerebral palsy type Reuters Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:17 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Zapping the brain with a mild electrical current appears to help patients with a difficult-to-treat form of cerebral palsy, French researchers said on Wednesday. Residents of The Acreage meet with Sen. Bill Nelson to discuss tumors Sun-Sentinel Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41 PM PDT State Department of Health could launch an investigation Residents worried that a brain cancer cluster has cropped up in The Acreage met with Sen. Bill Nelson this afternoon looking for answers. Nelson meets with Acreage brain cancer victims, families The Palm Beach Post Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:10 PM PDT Residents worried that a brain cancer cluster has cropped up in The Acreage met with Sen. Bill Nelson this afternoon looking for answers. Officials: Tannery Sludge Not Behind Brain Tumors CattleNetwork.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) â€" Health and environmental officials have concluded that sludge from a St. Joseph, Mo., tannery did not contain enough of a cancer-causing chemical to cause health problems in areas where the sludge was used to fertilize farmland. Multiple Sclerosis: A New Theory for Why Repair of the Brain’s Wiring Fails Howard Hughes Medical Institute Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:35 PM PDT Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) accumulates because the body’s natural mechanism for repairing the nerve coating called myelin stalls out. Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor Reverses Memory Impairment In Mice redOrbit Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22 PM PDT The new study shows GCSF impacts both bone marrow and brain to improve cognition A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of South Florida and James A.

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