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Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to deterioration The Monterey County Herald Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON â€" That sticky gunk coating Alzheimer's patients' brains gets all the notoriety, but another culprit is gaining renewed attention: Protein tangles that clog brain cells and just might determine how fast patients go downhill. Family, friends praise victims of car crash Daily Inter Lake Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:12 AM PDT A Kalispell man is battling possible brain damage and numerous broken bones in a Seattle hospital after he and another man were struck by a car on U.S. 2 in Evergreen Saturday. ADHD linked to faulty genetics Channel 4 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:27 AM PDT Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a genetic condition and can be explained by differences in the brain rather than diet or parenting skills, according to new scientific research. ADHD is 'in child's genes': Hope to ending bad behaviour stigma Daily Mail Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:12 AM PDT For the first time, a direct link has been found between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and differences in brain development as displayed in autism and other disorders. Researchers report chemotherapy affects gray matter in breast cancer patients News-Medical-Net Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:03 AM PDT Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center have published the first report using imaging to show that changes in brain tissue can occur in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. BREAKING NEWS ITV.com Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:52 PM PDT British scientists say a childhood disorder which causes bad behaviour and low concentration is genetic. A new study suggests that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder can be explained by differences in the brain rather than bad parenting skills or diet as was previously thought. Through dance, a life is transformed The Goshen Chronicle Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:52 PM PDT Young woman disabled by brain tumor is the picture of grace on the dance floor, By Vicki Botta COE on Brain Aging at NYU Langone establishes Lewy Body Disease Center News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:32 PM PDT The Center of Excellence (COE) on Brain Aging at NYU Langone Medical Center has established a specialty center for the diagnosis and treatment of Lewy Body Disease, a multi-system disease involving disturbances of cognition, behavior, sleep and autonomic function. Lewy Body Disease, or LBD, affects an estimated 1.3 million individuals in the United States and is widely misdiagnosed because LBD ... Inaugural 'Rock Out' fund-raiser sets the bar high The Record Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:55 PM PDT Earns $20,000 for pediatric brain tumor research in late 10-year-old's name First direct genetic link to ADHD News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:33 PM PDT The latest study shows evidence of a genetic link to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. The researchers from Cardiff University, Wales said the disorder was a brain problem like autism and not due to bad parenting. The paper appeared in the acclaimed journal Lancet.

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