Washington Twp.'s Tracy Tobin steps down to help son with cancer
Daily Record Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:08 PM PDT
WASHINGTON TWP. â€" In an emotional speech, Tracy Tobin, a Washington Township committeeman since 1978, resigned from his position Monday night to attend to his adult son, who was diagnosed with the same brain cancer that recently killed Sen. Edward Kennedy. |
Fish is good for the brain
Woodstock Sentinel-Review Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:30 PM PDT
It has long been suspected that the consumption of fish can be good for the brain. A recent study confirmed this hypothesis by showing that people who regularly consume fish have a lesser risk of being afflicted by many kinds of cognitive impairments.[...] |
Researchers Identify New Brain Pathway For Regulating Weight and Bone Mass
Yale University Office of Public Affairs Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:26 PM PDT
Contrary to the prevailing view, the hormone leptin, which is critical for normal food intake and metabolism, appears to regulate bone mass and suppress appetite by acting mainly through serotonin pathways in the brain, according to a recent study published in Cell by Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at Columbia University. This new finding contradicts the view that leptin acts ... |
Johnson’s team battles cancer together
Minden Press-Herald Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:05 PM PDT
Although Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), a form of brain cancer is attacking his body, 46-year-old Scott Johnson of Minden is not allowing it to threaten his thought life and capture his spirit. |
Study: Alcohol Can Help Brain Injuries
FOX 61 Chattanooga Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:47 PM PDT
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Can beer save your life when you hit your head? The study, published in the Archives of Surgery , found that among appoximately 38,000 people who suffered moderate to severe brain injuries between 2000 and 2005, 38 percent had alcohol in their system and showed that they had less severe brain injuries. |
Rethinking Alzheimer's disease and its treatment targets
EurekAlert! Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:42 PM PDT
( University of California - Los Angeles ) A new UCLA study suggests that the natural repair of myelin in the brain may be the root cause of various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. |
Investigating the complexities of the human brain
The Dakota Student Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:38 PM PDT
Researchers at UND's department of psychology have discovered some interesting things about the way the brain deals with neurological conditions, and they're doing it with the help of undergraduate students and a number of furry little creatures. The student researchers, led by Van Doze, an assistant professor in physiology, have been looking into the connection between receptors in the brain ... |
Researchers unravel brain's wiring to understand memory
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:19 PM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" Using a powerful microscope, Karel Svoboda, a brain scientist at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Va., peers through a plastic window in the top of a mouse's head to watch its brain's neurons sprout new connections â€" a vivid display of a living brain in action. |
Using Brain Waves to Help Treat Depression
PhysOrg Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:00 AM PDT
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers conducted a study at 9 sites in the U.S. with 375 people suffering from major depression. The testing takes about 15 minutes and could help people suffering from depression find fast relief. |
DISTRICT 212: Families struggle to cope after devastating accident
Franklin Park Herald-Journal Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:43 AM PDT
As the families of Leyden High School District 212 graduates Stephanie Herrera and Joe Penkala struggle to put the pieces together after the tragic events of an early Aug. 1 morning accident that left one of them deceased and the other with a severe brain injury, the district reaches out to them. |
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