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Rapid-response Technology from NeuroInterventions, Inc. Aims to Quickly Restore Brain's Blood Flow After a Stroke
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:00 PM PDT
Driven by the emergency-room maxim, "Time is brain," NeuroInterventions, Inc. is prototyping an innovative stroke treatment device designed to speed up the restoration of blood flow and thus minimize brain damage.

AAN's ability to mimic the human brain helps diagnose cardiac infections
News-Medical-Net Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:34 PM PDT
Mayo Clinic researchers say that "teachable software" designed to mimic the human brain may help them diagnose cardiac infections without an invasive exam. Those findings are being presented today at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in San Francisco.

SIUC professor with brain cancer works on a cure
The Southern Illinoisan Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:22 PM PDT
The Southern CARBONDALE - Daniel Dyer, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochimistry, is working on establishing an endowed professorship and local endowed research center to research the very condition that has befallen him.

From Florida to Congress: Dialing in on potential cell phone dangers
Lehigh Acres Citizen Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:09 PM PDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - It started with a lawsuit filed by a Florida man in 1993, alleging that his wife had died from a brain tumor caused by cell phone use.

Teaching and service came naturally to Goodlow
San Antonio Express-News Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:07 PM PDT
Obituary: Even though Wallace N. Goodlow could barely walk due to radiation treatments he was receiving for lung and brain cancer, he didn't let the discomfort interfere with ensuring his daughter Natasha smoothly enrolled in college.

Battling leukemia with a smile
The Valdosta Daily Times Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:59 PM PDT
VALDOSTA â€" After waging a successful two-year battle with a brain tumor, a 9-year-old Valdostan is now fighting leukemia and Turner’s Syndrome. But don’t expect to see a morose little girl. Instead, look for a positive Elizabeth Pitts, who even played a joke on her oncologist.

Runner Laces Up Shoes To Help Young Girl With Brain Cancer
KELO Sioux Falls Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:50 PM PDT
Hundreds of runners laced up their shoes today to help support children undergoing medical treatment.

Ride for Kids at Barber Motorsports Park
CBS 42 Birmingham Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:19 PM PDT
For a thirty-five dollar entry fee, bikers got to fire up their motorcycles for a good cause Sunday. Their money went toward finding a cure for pediatric brain tumors. Some brave young patients got to ride along on a route that ran from Barber Motorsports Park into Shelby County and back to the track for a victory lap. They had support from State Troopers, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, and ...

Wishes do come true
Big Bear Grizzly Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:17 PM PDT
Friends and family gathered at B’s Backyard Bar-B-Que Sept. 3 to celebrate Make-A-Wish Foundation’s gift to Nigel Holland. The Holland family is on a Disney Cruise in Florida and the Bahamas during the week of Sept. 7. While on board, Nigel celebrates his 8th birthday Wednesday, Sept. 9. Nigel is being treated for brain cancer. He recently finished a six-month chemo treatment, and is back at ...

Happy homecoming for cancer victim
WWLP Springfield Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:51 PM PDT
On Sunday family and friends held a welcome home party for a Westfield man diagnosed with terminal brain cancer who is beating all the odds.




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