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Neurons that control sexual behavior mapped News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:47 AM PDT How the bundles of neurons in the brain controls behaviour remains an ongoing mystery. Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), in Vienna, Austria, and the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB/MRC), Cambridge, United Kingdom, have mapped neurons of the fruit fly, Drosophila, that controls sexual behavior. "We literally untangled the mess of wires in the fly brain and laid the ... 1 in 4 infected with HIV have brain disorders: Canadian study Canada.com Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:38 AM PDT Brain disorders are almost commonplace among people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a new Canadian study has found. Brain Recovery, Speech Improvement Can Occur After A Stroke Medical News Today Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:23 AM PDT The world's largest study using neuroimaging of stroke patients struggling to regain ability to communicate finds that brain cells outside the damaged area can take on new roles. Dr. Julius Fridriksson, a researcher at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, said the findings offer hope to patients of "chronic stroke," characterized by the death of cells in a specific ... Blind baby's parents seek damages BBC News Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:52 AM PDT A Lincolnshire couple seek compensation from the NHS after their son was blinded in one eye and suffered possible brain damage during birth at hospital in Scunthorpe. Irish child with killer brain disease OK'd for New York gene therapy Irish Central Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:40 AM PDT As news trickled across the Atlantic that five-year-old Saoirse Heffernan had been accepted as a candidate for a gene therapy trial at New York ’s Cornell Hospital that will prolong and potentially save her life, the Irish American community in New York banded together to raise more than $120,000 on Sunday to pave the way for her recovery. Brain disorders linked to HIV C-Health Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:22 AM PDT Fourteen years ago when she moved to Canada, the chance she could have HIV never crossed Rita Tekeste's mind. Neuropsychologist: Edwardo Wong shot trooper out of fear Asheville Citizen-Times Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:11 AM PDT NEWTON â€" Edwardo “Eddie” Wong Jr. shot a state trooper during a traffic stop two years ago because he feared for his life, said a neuropsychologist who believes Wong has a traumatic brain injury. Does chocolate stop or start migraines? Business Mirror Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:09 AM PDT FOR years I’ve been told that chocolate might be triggering my migraines. I’ve never believed it. In fact, I sometimes think a lack of chocolate causes my headaches. And maybe I’m right. Researchers from Missouri State University say an animal study shows that dietary supplements of cocoa might repress inflammatory responses in the brain linked to migraines. Under stress men tend to withdraw socially while women seek emotional support: Study News-Medical-Net Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:02 AM PDT A new study by USC researchers reveals that stressed men looking at angry faces had diminished activity in the brain regions responsible for understanding others' feelings. Caffeine helps reduce brain cancer risk New Kerala Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:23 AM PDT London, Sept 29 : People who drink a cup of tea or coffee daily can can slash the risk of a deadly brain cancer, called glioma, by a third, a major study found.

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