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Volunteers help Oak Lawn couple after Marine's brain injury SouthtownStar Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:01 AM PDT Standing in the living room with her husband, Yuriy, Aimee Zmysly cried. Finally, after so many years, these were happy tears. "I was overrun with emotion," she said. "It's just that all these good things have been happening at once, and everything, all the bad things in our life, are coming to a close and changing into happy moments." The Oak Lawn couple's story is an amazing tale of all they ... Brain-injured Marine, wife prepare to move into home Chicago Sun-Times Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:00 AM PDT Standing in the living room with her husband, Yuriy, Aimee Zmysly cried. In April, the Sun-Times front page declared, "Aimee and Yuriy: A Love Story," recounting the Oak Lawn couple's amazing tale of all they had gone through since Yuriy suffered a devastating brain injury at a military hospital during routine surgery after surviving two war zones with the Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan ... Drug Combo May Treat Brain Injury, Animal Study Suggests MedicineNet.com Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:31 AM PDT Title: Drug Combo May Treat Brain Injury, Animal Study Suggests Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/27/2010 For neurons to work as a team, it helps to have a beat Science Daily Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:14 AM PDT When it comes to conducting complex tasks, it turns out that the brain needs rhythm, according to researchers. Neuroscientists have found that cortical rhythms, or oscillations, can effectively rally groups of neurons in widely dispersed regions of the brain to engage in coordinated activity, much like a conductor will summon up various sections of an orchestra in a symphony. Interneurons are not all created equally: Some classes of interneurons may underlie distinct brain disorders Science Daily Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:12 AM PDT A type of neuron that, when malfunctioning, has been tied to epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia is much more complex than previously thought, researchers report. Electronic circuits to 'rewire brain connectivity post trauma' New Kerala Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:02 AM PDT Washington, Sept 28 : Kansas University Medical Centre researchers are developing microelectronic circuitry that could rewire brain connections that get damaged by trauma. Through dance, a life is transformed The Goshen Chronicle Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:55 PM PDT Young woman disabled by brain tumor is the picture of grace on the dance floor, By Vicki Botta Good day for a motorcycle ride The Advertiser-News Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:30 PM PDT Friends and neighbors turned out to support Lou Cimaglia, 24, a Vernon man who is recovering from a brain injury suffered in a car accident nearly two years ago. USC, Las Encinas Hospital to study on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder in younger, older adults News-Medical-Net Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:10 PM PDT Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder affect 3% to 4% of the world's population, or about 222 million adults worldwide. In the United States, bipolar disorder affects about 5.7 million adult Americans 18 and older. Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, is a serious brain disorder that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy and functioning. People with the disorder experience episodes of mania and ... Competency ruling being appealed Athens Banner-Herald Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:07 PM PDT Attorneys for a brain-damaged man accused of attempting to rape an Athens woman last year are appealing a jury's verdict that he is mentally competent to stand trial.

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