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Recovering Hartson thanks fans RTÉ News Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:00 AM PST John Hartson has thanked fans for their support after revealing he is winning his battle with cancer. Earlier this year, Hartson was diagnosed with testicular cancer which had spread to his lungs and brain. HARTSON THANKS FANS FOR SUPPORT Sporting Life Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:46 AM PST John Hartson - treatment has been effective. John Hartson has thanked fans for their support after revealing he is winning his battle with cancer. Earlier this year, Hartson was diagnosed with testicular cancer which had spread to his lungs and brain. No Change in Brain Tumor Incidence During a Time when Cell Phone Usage Increased Cellular-News.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:06 AM PST Although cell phone use has been proposed as a risk factor for brain tumors, a biological mechanism to explain this association is not known. Neurologix completes Phase 2 clinical trial of Parkinson’s study News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:01 AM PST Neurologix, Inc. (OTCBB:NRGX), a biotechnology company engaged in the development of innovative therapies for the brain and central nervous system, announced the completion of all planned surgeries in an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of the company’s gene transfer approach to the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease. Green tea chemical combined with another may help treat brain disorders New Kerala Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:48 AM PST London, Dec 4 : A new therapy combining a chemical commonly found in green tea with another has been found effective in preventing and destroying amyloids, involved in fatal brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases. Study suggests brain can integrate new information without jeopardizing established memories News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:45 AM PST Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, according to a new study by NYU Langone Medicine Center researchers. The study is published online this week in the journal Nature. Master gene linked to childhood brain tumor News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:30 AM PST The master gene Math1 is involved in the genesis of the most common childhood brain tumor, medulloblastoma, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) in a report in the current issue of the journal Science. Other Deaths Denver Post Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:29 AM PST Col. Jack Pitchford, 82, a retired Air Force fighter pilot from Mississippi who survived seven years in the Vietnamese prison camp known as the "Hanoi Hilton," died Wednesday after battling a brain tumor, said his brother, Jim. Study: No link between cell phones and brain cancer The Star Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:18 AM PST LOS ANGELES: A latest study by Nordic researchers, found that there is no apparent link between cell phones and brain cancer, China's Xinhua news agency reported, citing the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. No rise in cancer from mobile phones Daily Telegraph Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:51 PM PST Using a mobile phone for more than 10 years does not appear to raise the risk of brain tumours, according a new study that re-opens the debate on the safety of the devices.

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