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CBS47 Wednesday Afternoon News Update CBS 47 Fresno Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:01 PM PDT Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Wednesday Afternoon, September 2nd. Susan Atkins wants to be released from Chowchilla Woman's Prison today. Atkins was one of the followers that killed for Charles Manson. Her husband says she is dying from brain cancer. Crews hope to have the Big Meadow Fire burning in Yosemite National Park contained by next Thursday. That fire is 55% contained and ... Gel to 'repair' brain injuries Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:55 PM PDT An injectable "biogel" that may help wounded soldiers and car crash victims recover from brain injuries could be tested on patients in three years, it has been claimed. Grant Funds SMDC Cancer Drug Testing Northland's News Center Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:51 PM PDT A SMDC Cancer Center hematologist-oncologist will test a new combination of chemotherapy drugs to treat the type of brain cancer that claimed the life of Senator Edward Kennedy. YouTube Videos Yield Clues To Brain Injury Symptom redOrbit Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:44 PM PDT University of Kentucky researcher identifies 'fencing response' in knockout hitsBrain injury researchers at the University of Kentucky have spent hundreds of hours watching YouTube videos of people getting smacked, punched and knocked in the head during sporting events and recreational activities. Keeping The Suicidal Soldier Alive redOrbit Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:43 PM PDT New TAU study uses breakthrough "brain profiling" to detect at-risk combat soldiersAccording to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Cuban cancer drug undergoes rare U.S. trial The Record and Herald News Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:38 PM PDT The drug nimotuzumab is designed to target cancer cells including those in rare and deadly types like glioma, the brain cancer that killed Sen. Ted Kennedy. Ted Kennedy The Clarke County Democrat Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:23 PM PDT Last week, Edward Moore Kennedy lost his battle with brain cancer. Senator Kennedy served for almost half a century in the United States Senate. He was one of only six senators in U.S. history to serve more than 40 years. Avastin dramatically improves response, survival in deadly recurrrent glioblastomas PhysOrg Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:11 PM PDT The targeted therapy Avastin, alone and in combination with the chemotherapy drug CPT-11, significantly increased response rates, progression-free survival times and survival rates in patients with a deadly form of brain cancer that had recurred. Allergy drug may ease memory loss in Alzheimer's (The West Australian) The West Australian Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:41 AM PDT A drug once used as an antihistamine for allergies is the next big hope to combat Alzheimer's disease after early trials showed it could improve brain function in just 12 months. 'Brain profiling' to keep suicidal soldiers alive PhysOrg Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:26 AM PDT According to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Among them are a substantial number with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the high rate of suicide among PTSD sufferers has become unacceptable to Army commanders and the soldiers' families.

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