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Sharpshooters begin destroying elk herd Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:10 PM PDT In January, a female at the farm near Pine Island was found to have CWD, a fatal brain disease. A USDA agency is killing all 700 elk. Jury awards $11.4 million for boy injured at speedway Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:33 PM PDT Ryan Davies spent 10 months at Cook Children's Medical Center recovering from traumatic brain injuries. Predicting Drug Response from Brain Waves Technology Review Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:20 PM PDT A device helps to pair patients with the right antidepressant. Steve Kufrin: His life's work was for the birds Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:16 PM PDT Steve (Buckshot) Kufrin, a wetland and waterfowl activist whose life seemed consumed by ducks, geese and their pursuit, died Sunday at his home in Prior Lake after a five-year battle with brain cancer. He was 66. Italian scientists discover weight-loss enzyme The New Straits Times Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:28 PM PDT ROME, Tues: Boosting levels of a certain chemical in the brain could help dieters keep their weight down, according to an Italian scientist. MCOT Public Company Limited.2008 MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:22 PM PDT SEOUL, Sept 22 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean woman who became brain-dead due to complications from Influenza A (H1N1) has died, local health officials said Tuesday, raising the total number of flu-linked deaths here to nine. UI scientists use blood brain barrier as therapy delivery system The Gazette Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:06 PM PDT University of Iowa researchers have discovered a way to turn blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and therapy delivery system. The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. Working with animals of a group of fatal neurological disorders called lysosomal storage diseases, the UI team [...] Other News Bernama Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:27 PM PDT ROME, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Boosting levels of a certain chemical in the brain could help dieters keep their weight down, according to an Italian scientist. Baby killer's jail reprieve ... 'he was tired' Daily Telegraph Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:10 PM PDT A FATHER-OF-FOUR who killed his girlfriend's newborn son by shaking him so hard his brain bled could serve about three years less in jail after an appeal. Rifle Shooters Destroying 700 Elk near Pine Island 12 FOX Mankato Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:04 PM PDT   Pine Island. (AP) _ Rifle shooters will work in the next week and a half to destroy 700 elk in southeastern Minnesota that could have chronic wasting disease.   Staff from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's wildlife service division began their work at the elk farm near Pine Island on Friday, about nine months after brain samples from a female elk tested positive for the disease. read more

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