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Drug researcher dies, boyfriendfaces drug charges KJCT 8 Grand Junction Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:10 PM PDT BALTIMORE (AP) - A neuroscientist who studied the effects of drugs on the brain is dead of an apparent overdose and her live-in boyfriend, who did similar research, is facing drug charges, Baltimore police said Tuesday. Mother of 3 brain dead after visit to Broward spa The Palm Beach Post Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:52 PM PDT A 37-year-old nurse who is the mother of three young children has been declared brain dead and is on life support at the Cleveland Clinic after a procedure at a nearby spa went awry Friday, a lawyer for the nurse's family said Tuesday. Girl dies of swine flu after brain swelling Corpus Christi Caller-Times Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:32 PM PDT CORPUS CHRISTI â€" A 12-year-old Flour Bluff student died of swine flu Tuesday after her brain swelled because of the virus, Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District officials reported. The girl, whose name isn’t being released by authorities, is the first child to die of swine flu in Nueces County. Her death is the fifth in the county related to the H1N1 virus. The Flour Bluff ... Universal Screening Lowers Risk Of Severe Jaundice In Infants Science Daily Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:19 PM PDT Screening all newborns for excessive bilirubin in the blood can significantly decrease the incidence of severe jaundice which, in extreme cases, can lead to seizures and brain damage, according to researchers. Dr. Johnny Benjamin: NCAA Title, Tim Tebow and Proper Concussion Management -- The Nation is Watching The Huffington Post Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:27 PM PDT Tim Tebow underwent a CT scan of his brain and was hospitalized overnight for observation. That's the easy part. The difficult question to answer is: When is it safe to allow Tebow to return? County Manager steps down WINK TV Southwest Florida Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:25 PM PDT COLLIER COUNTY - County Manager Jim Mudd is stepping down because he's battling brain cancer. Missouri man overcomes brain injury Park Hills Daily Journal Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:37 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) â€" Richard Wessbecher doesn’t remember being hit by a car while jogging in 2002 on the campus of St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. He was knocked out. Stem cells bring new insights to future treatment of vision--and neural--disorders Scientific American Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:08 PM PDT BALTIMORE--Deep in the brain, buried in the hippocampus and subventricular zone, reside adult neural stem cells , cells that retain the ability to become other types of neural cells and could serve as possible treatments for ailments ranging from vision impairment to Parkinson's to spinal cord injuries. Doctors, scientists and patients, however, are understandably hesitant to go digging around ... A step toward better brain implants using conducting polymer nanotubes PhysOrg Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:52 PM PDT ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis. Protein inhibitor helps rid brain of toxic tau protein PhysOrg Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:37 PM PDT Inhibiting the protein Hsp70 rapidly reduces brain levels of tau, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease when it builds up abnormally inside nerve cells affecting memory, neuroscientists at the University of South Florida found. The study is reported online today in the Journal of Neuroscience.

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