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Concussion warnings come too late for NJ athlete Daily Record Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:10 AM PST MARLBORO, N.J. (AP) â€" Tammy and Ted Plevretes don't need more research to link football concussions to devastating brain damage. They need only look across the kitchen table, where their 23-year-old son Preston sits mostly silent in a wheelchair, a home-health aide at his side. Ginkgo Biloba May Not Slow Brain Decline OfficialWire Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:05 AM PST Older adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline, U.S. researchers say. Transcription factors guide differences in human and chimp brain function Science Daily Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:35 AM PST Humans share at least 97 percent of their genes with chimpanzees, but, as a new study of transcription factors makes clear, what you have in your genome may be less important than how you use it. Brain scans show distinctive patterns in people with generalized anxiety disorder Science Daily Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:33 AM PST Scrambled connections between the part of the brain that processes fear and emotion and other brain regions could be the hallmark of a common anxiety disorder, according to a new study. The findings could help researchers identify biological differences between types of anxiety disorders as well as such disorders as depression. Mother clings to hope that daughter will recover from brain injury Denver Post Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:21 AM PST Saundra Smith and so many other families of brain-trauma patients found their hopes rising anew in November. Belgian crash victim Rom Houben appeared to begin communicating from a presumed vegetative state of 23 years. Technology illuminates brain's inner workings Vancouver Sun Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:02 AM PST The Brain Research Centre is home to a rare technology platform dedicated to the inner workings of the brain, according to centre director Max Cynader. Warnings Come Too Late for La Salle Player The Lakeland Ledger Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:51 PM PST By MARYCLAIRE DALE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MARLBORO, N.J. | Tammy and Ted Plevretes don't need more research to link football concussions to devastating brain damage. They need only look across the kitchen table, where their 23-year-old son Preston sits mostly silent in a wheelchair, a home-health aide at his side. College football: Concussion warnings too late for some Middletown Times Herald-Record Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:15 PM PST MARLBORO, N.J. â€" Tammy and Ted Plevretes don't need more research to link football concussions to devastating brain damage. For Alyssa The Medina County Gazette Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:05 PM PST BRUNSWICK â€" Alyssa Lee, critically injured in a Dec. 11 crash, hangs on to life at Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center. The Brunswick 16-year-old sustained serious brain injuries in a deer-related crash on Substation Road, relatives said. Her parents, Rob and Tanya Lee, decided to take her off her respirator Monday, family members said. She is breathing on [...] Business Briefs (PHOTOS) The Frisco Enterprise Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:53 PM PST Kessler Rehabilitation Hospital, which opens Feb. 1, will provide care and treatment to people with stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, neurological conditions, joint replacement and other orthopedic trauma, as well as general rehabilitation needs.

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