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HEALTHBEAT: Failing energy factories in the brain suspected in illnesses like Parkinson's Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON - Parkinson's disease may stem from an energy crisis in the brain, years before symptoms appear. Vascular Specialists to Meet to Discuss All Key Advances in Vascular Disease PRWeb Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PDT The 37th Annual VEITHsymposiumâ„¢ Highlights Research, Clinical Findings in Care and Management of Vascular Diseases from Diabetes to Brain Surgery (PRWeb November 01, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4724044.htm FDA approves kidney cancer drug to treat brain tumors AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PDT The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday it had approved a drug currently used in patients with advanced kidney cancer to treat brain tumors caused by a rare genetic disease. American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Announces American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Announces Fellowship and ... PRWeb Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:34 AM PDT The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is now accepting applications for its 2011 Basic Research Fellowship and Translational Research Grant programs. Applications are due in the ABTA office no later than January 7, 2011 for Fellowships and Translational research projects to begin July 1, 2011. (PRWeb November 01, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010 ... Best Available Evidence Links Cell Phone Use to Brain Tumors Newswise Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:30 AM PDT The highest-quality research data available suggests that long-term exposure to microwaves from cellular phones may lead to an increased risk of brain tumors, reports a paper in the November/December issue of Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. What happens after traumatic brain injury occurs? Molecular imaging technique pinpoints critical changes that take ... Science Daily Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:21 AM PDT Results from a new study show that powerful imaging techniques -- positron emission tomography fused with magnetic resonance imaging -- are helping researchers better understand the long-term functional and structural changes that take place after traumatic brain injury. Medical Error Prompts Doctor to Push for Safety Measures PRWeb Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:20 AM PDT Brain-damage to family member ignites reform efforts (PRWeb November 01, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4728644.htm Daffodil Compound Targets Brain Cancer redOrbit Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PDT New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that narciclagsine, a natural compound found in daffodil bulbs, markedly reduces cancer cell proliferation and migration When looking for new ways to treat aggressive brain cancers, an international team of scientists turned a new leaf and "discovered" the lowly daffodil. A new research study published in the November 2010 print issue of The FASEB ... What happens after traumatic brain injury occurs? PhysOrg Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:05 AM PDT Results from a study published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that powerful imaging techniquesâ€"â€"positron emission tomography (PET) fused with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)â€"â€"are helping researchers better understand the long-term functional and structural changes that take place after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Heading to the Finish Line PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PDT The ING New York City Marathon, on Sunday, November 7th, is just around the corner. Running this year are members of Team BTF, a community charity formed by The Brain Tumor Foundation.

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