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Basu’s brain to be preserved for study The Hindu Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:01 PM PST KOLKATA: Doctors at the Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) here began the dissection of the body of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu on Wednesday and have taken measures to preserve his brain for the purpose of ... Brain responses during anesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep PhysOrg Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:53 PM PST The brains of people under anesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest part of sleep - lending credence to a developing theory of consciousness and suggesting a new method to assess loss of consciousness in conditions such as coma. News brief: Childhood survivors of CNS cancers and leukemia have lowered educational attainment EurekAlert! Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:33 PM PST ( Journal of the National Cancer Institute ) Childhood cancer survivors who had brain or other central nervous system cancers, or leukemia, achieve lower-than-expected educational success compared with the general public, according to an article published online January 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Prenatal alcohol exposure can alter the brain's developing pain regulatory system EurekAlert! Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:33 PM PST ( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) Prenatal alcohol exposure is widely known to impair brain development in exposed offspring. Rodent studies have shown that developmental deficits in newborns related to altered levels of a brain chemical called serotonin, leading to subsequent alterations in patterns of neonatal acute pain responses and/or hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress ... Moffitt Cancer Center To Host Lunch-And-Learn Program On Brain, Lung Cancers Clearwater Gazette Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:29 PM PST Tampa, FL- Moffitt Cancer Center's Thoracic and Neuro-Oncology programs will join together to host a free Lunch-and-Learn event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., February 11, in the Atrium Room at the Kings Point Clubhouse, 1904 Clubhouse Drive in Sun City Center. B.C. doctor will review case of brain-damaged Edmonton boy Canada.com Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:59 PM PST The family of a severely brain-damaged baby, who are fighting to keep their child on life-support against the advice of doctors, got a temporary reprieve Wednesday from an Edmonton judge. Map Of Fear Memory Formation Extended redOrbit Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:58 PM PST Draw a map of the brain when fear and anxiety are involved, and the amygdalaâ€"the brain's almond-shaped center for panic and fight-or-flight responsesâ€"looms large.But the amygdala doesn't do its job alone. Basu s brain now in research arena Hindustan Times Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:53 PM PST Departed leader Jyoti Basu’s body was incised on Wednesday to remove his brain, in deference to the former West Bengal chief minister's wishes. Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staff UB Reporter Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:48 PM PST Barry Willer’s fascination with injuries of the brain originated, as academic interests often do, outside the laboratory, in life. Make-A-Wish grants 13,000 dreams come true for sick children KSBY San Luis Obispo Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:40 PM PST The Make-A-Wish Foundation would like to thanks its generous donors for making dreams come true for more than 13,000 children with medical conditions nationwide last year, including some local children. Most recently, 7-year-old Melanie Corona-Jimenez of Oceano, who has brain tumor, was granted a shopping spree at Toys-R-Us in Santa Maria.   Permalink | Comments

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