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They Took the Plunge for Brain Aneurysm Awareness in Annual Swim Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:05 PM PDT On a sunny and breezy autumn day, Oyster Bay High School students, area residents and volunteers participated in the third annual swim in Oyster Bay Cove to raise funds and awareness for North Shore University Hospital’s Brain Aneurysm Center, part of the Harvey Cushing Institutes for Neuroscience. Consciousness Is The Brain's Wi-Fi, Resolving Competing Requests, Study Suggests Science Daily Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:22 PM PDT Your fingers start to burn after picking up a hot plate. Should you drop the plate or save your meal? New research suggests that it is your consciousness that resolves these dilemmas by serving as the brain's Wi-Fi network, mediating competing requests from different parts of the body. The study also explains why we are consciously aware of some conflicting urges but not others. Benefit Held for Cold Spring Police Officer With Brain Cancer KAAL Austin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:09 PM PDT The Cold Spring community gathered Thursday to support Officer Duane Heinen, who was diagnosed with brain cancer again. Heinen was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2006, but doctors were able to operate on it then. Now, doctors say Heinen's tumor is inoperable. Gray welcomes 'second chance' to play basketball Knoxville News Sentinel Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:35 PM PDT Amber Gray's comeback will bring her back to Knoxville in two weeks. The Tennessee women's basketball player, who underwent brain surgery in July for an aneurysm, said Thursday that she's scheduled to return to town Oct. 16. "I feel like God has given me a second chance,'' said Gray, who's been recuperating at home in West Chester, Ohio. "I'm ready to get with it." The 6-foot-1 forward, who ... New blow as Stynes battles brain tumour (The West Australian) The West Australian Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:19 PM PDT Melbourne AFL legend Jim Stynes is now dealing with a brain tumour as he continues to battle cancer. Art show benefit to raise money for ALS The Rainsville Weekly Post Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:55 PM PDT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to limited movement. It is classified as a progressive degenerative disease. Dee great Stynes suffers setback in cancer fight AFL Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:22 PM PDT Jim Stynes has revealed through his Twitter account that he now has three tumours in his brain

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