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Finance minister Brian Lenihan addresses his cancer and vows to stay in office Irish Central Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:49 AM PST Finance Minister Brain Lenihan , who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer over the holidays, has planned a busy year ahead of him and has said his diagnosis should not interfere with his position in government. Snowboarder suffers 'traumatic brain injury' Nevada Appeal Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:36 AM PST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical Saturday at a Utah hospital after suffering a "severe, traumatic brain injury" in a training accident, one of his doctors said. Pearce is in the University of Utah Hospital's intensive care unit in Salt Lake City. Dr. Holly Ledyard said Pearce is stable condition and has not yet needed to undergo surgery. "Kevin sustained a ... NFL to ask its players to donate brains for study Park Hills Daily Journal Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:17 AM PST The NFL is partnering with Boston University brain researchers who have been critical of the league’s stance on concussions, The Associated Press learned Sunday. Protein Link May Be Key To New Treatment For Aggressive Brain Tumor Medical News Today Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:46 AM PST Biomedical researchers at the University of Central Florida have found a protein that could hold the key to treating one of the most common and aggressive brain tumors in adults. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the type of malignant brain tumor that killed the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, is difficult to treat because it spreads cancerous cells to other parts of the brain very quickly. About 10 ... Growing Evidence Suggests Progesterone Should Be Considered A Treatment Option For Traumatic Brain Injuries Medical News Today Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:45 AM PST Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, recommend that progesterone (PROG), a naturally occurring hormone found in both males and females that can protect damaged cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems, be considered a viable treatment option for traumatic brain injuries, according to a clinical perspective published in the January issue of the American Journal of ... Key Systems Biology Components Of Therasis Filterâ„¢ Lead To Discovery Of Genes That Drive Aggressiveness Of Brain Cancer Medical News Today Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:44 AM PST Co-Founder, Andrea Califano, Ph.D., and Wei Keat Lim, Ph.D., Head of Computational Systems Biology at Therasis, along with a team of scientists at Columbia University, have reported in the journal Nature the identification of two genes that, when simultaneously activated, cause the most lethal form of glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor. The findings were first published in an advanced ... JohnsonCityPress.com - Top Jobs Johnson City Press Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:21 AM PST Rehabilitation Liaison (Registered Nurse) HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport, a 50-bed freestanding acute rehabilitation hospital focusing in Stroke, Spinal Cord, Brain and Orthopedic injuries, has an immediate full-time opening for a Rehabilitation Nurse Liaison to evaluate potential patients and increase patient referrals in the Tri-Cites area. Snowboarder suffers brain injury The Morning Call Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:15 AM PST -- American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical condition Saturday at a Utah hospital after suffering a ''severe, traumatic brain injury'' in a training accident, one of his doctors said. Snowboarder Pearce suffered ‘traumatic brain injury’ Everett Herald Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:14 AM PST SALT LAKE CITY â€" American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was in critical Saturday at a Utah hospital after suffering a “severe, traumatic brain injury” in a training accident, one of his doctors said. Student helps others with graduation project Independent Tribune Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:00 AM PST It was a 7-year-old girl who inspired Chantal Saxon's graduation project this year. The Central Cabarrus High School senior, now 18, was 15 years old and undergoing her first of 48 brain and spinal surgeries when she met the girl who was also staying in the oncology ward at the hospital.

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