Drug researcher dies, boyfriend faces drug charges
The Capital Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:02 PM PDT
BALTIMORE (AP) â€" 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. |
Millions with dementia "struggle to get support"
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:10 PM PDT
Millions of people suffering with dementia are often left without care or support until their illness reaches crisis point, according to a report on Thursday on the ethical dilemmas of the brain-wasting disease. |
Swine Flu Death
KTSM El Paso Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:44 PM PDT
Texas - - - Tonight, a Swine Flu case that's got to alarm any parent. A 12 year old South Texas girl called in sick from school last Friday. Then her brain began to swell. She died yesterday. Doctors confirm she had swine flu. The victim's school superintendent passed on this message from the girl's parents... read more |
About Town: Manhattan Beach
Easy Reader Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:38 PM PDT
Support Jeff Goodrich The Manhattan Beach Police Department will hold a “Dunk a Cop†dunk tank at the Hometown Fair this weekend to help support Officer Jeff Goodrich’s treatment for brain cancer. |
Jane needs funds urgently for brain operation | The National
The National Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:13 PM PDT
EIGHT-year-old Jane Elizabeth John of Gulf province has been diagnosed with brain tumour that requires urgent medical attention in Australia. The treatment will cost about K50,000; this operation will give Jane the opportunity to life and a normal childhood. |
Spotlight on Mom: Sherri Thompson
Memphis Commercial Appeal Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:04 PM PDT
Sherri Thompson can't imagine her life without her children. But motherhood was not always what the independent-spirited woman aspired to. At age 26, Thompson gave birth to her first child, Benjamin. At first, everything seemed normal. But, her baby's development started to lag behind. He did not keep eye contact or return smiles. An MRI revealed Benjamin's brain was not developing normally ... |
Pitt med school appoints chief of psychiatry
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:59 PM PDT
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has named an expert on schizophrenia and the brain as the new head of its psychiatry department and medical director of the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. |
Researchers use computational models to study fear
PhysOrg Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36 PM PDT
The brain is a complex system made of billions of neurons and thousands of connections that relate to every human feeling, including one of the strongest emotions, fear. Most neurological fear studies have been rooted in fear-conditioning experiments. Now, University of Missouri researchers have started using computational models of the brain, making it easier to study the brain's connections ... |
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