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Former Collier County manager dies after brain cancer battle NBC 2 Fort Myers Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:21 AM PDT Former Collier County Manager Jim Mudd has lost his fight with brain cancer. Young cancer patient needs help delivering her presents Langley AdvanceNews Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:43 AM PDT A local girl who has brain cancer has raised enough money to give every family at Ronald McDonald House a box full of gifts this Christmas, but she and her family still need a way to get it there. Parents of dead teen sue after his brain is spotted on display in NY morgue Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:25 AM PDT NEW YORK - A Staten Island couple are suing New York City after learning that their dead son's brain was on display at a city morgue. Jesse Shipley was 17 when he died in a car crash in 2005. Brain Stimulation Can Affect Which Hand You Favor Health Scout Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:21 AM PDT Further study might help victims of stroke and other brain injuries, researchers say. Malpractice suit settled for $12 million The Champaign News-Gazette Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:08 AM PDT URBANA â€" A Champaign County judge has endorsed a $12 million out-of-court settlement for an Urbana woman left severely brain-damaged during labor at Provena Covenant Medical Center eight years ago. read more Parkinson's disease: Excess of special protein identified as key to symptoms, possible new target PhysOrg Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:58 AM PDT Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that the over-activation of a single protein may shut down the brain-protecting effects of a molecule and facilitate the most common form of Parkinson's disease. The finding of this mechanism could lead to important new targets for drugs already known to inhibit it, thus controlling symptoms of the disorder, which affects about 1 million older Americans. Classmates Find Teen's Brain on Display During Morgue Field Trip NBC New York Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:33 AM PDT Classmates of a 17-year-old boy who lost his life in a horrific car crash discovered a gruesome scene during a field trip to the morgue: The dead student's brain. Jesse Shipley died when the car he... fieldtrip - Traffic collision - Travelogues - Recreation - Travel Accident victim gives back Daily Sparks Tribune Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:18 AM PDT In August of 2008, Josh Morros suffered near-fatal injuries from a high-speed crash during a motocross event in Wendover, Nev. Morros had very little brain activity from the traumatic brain injury and was put into a medical induced coma until he came to after 24 days. How genetic changes make some brain cancers more aggressive New Kerala Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:13 AM PDT Washington, Oct 02 : A study has provided new insight into genetic changes that make some forms of glioblastoma, the most common type of primary brain cancer, more aggressive than others and have explained why they may not respond to certain therapies. Tea, coffee and brain cancer Farming Life Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:56 AM PDT "Caffeine helps cut brain cancer risk," said the Daily Express, reporting that a daily cup of tea or coffee can stop tumours growing by restricting blood flow to the brain.

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