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Browns rally around plight of ailing Canal Fulton boy The Canton Repository Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:58 PM PST The story of Ryan Trewin, a brave 9-year-old Canal Fulton boy battling brain cancer, has touched thousands of hearts. That Ryan’s song, if you will, echoes in the ears of an NFL team is a heartwarming story on a Cleveland Browns team whose biggest worry is having lost too many football games. Ryan was on the field before Sunday’s Browns-Panthers game.   Walking 8 km per week linked to slower progression of Alzheimer's: study Brandon Sun Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:19 PM PST Walking isn't a cure for Alzheimer's, but a researcher who studied people with cognitive impairment says it might improve the brain's resistance to the disease and slow the decline. A body free from idealistic, distorted images AsiaOne Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:39 PM PST BODY image is the interpretation of the body by the brain, or in colloquial terms, how you see yourself. However, with constant bombardment of idealistic images from pop media culture, it raises an issue in the general public as concern with their body image can have an impact on their health. Hopes of Alzheimer`s breakthrough The Age Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:38 PM PST A protein that acts as a "master regulator" of nerve signalling in the brain may hold the key to curing or controlling Alzheimer's disease. Brain tissue loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment Science Daily Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:16 PM PST People with Alzheimer's disease exhibit striking structural changes in the caudate nucleus, a brain structure typically associated with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, a new study has found. Protein may hold key to cure for Alzheimer’s Irish Examiner Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:28 PM PST A PROTEIN that acts as a “master regulator” of nerve signalling in the brain may hold the key to curing or controlling Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests. Gene therapy prevents memory problems in mice with Alzheimer's disease Science Daily Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:15 PM PST Scientists have discovered a new strategy to prevent memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Humans with AD and mice genetically engineered to simulate the disease have abnormally low levels of an enzyme called EphB2 in memory centers of the brain. Improving EphB2 levels in such mice by gene therapy completely fixed their memory problems. Brain wave headset may help treat disorders ABS-CBNNEWS.com Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:26 PM PST SAN JOSE, California - A revolutionary technology tapping brain waves can reportedly help children and adults with disorders such as autism, attention disorders, sleep problems, and Alzheimer's.

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