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Book vs. Movie: Love and Other Drugs Box Office Prophets Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00 PM PST In this corner: the Book. A collection of words that represent ideas when filtered through the lexical systems in a human brain. From clay tablets to bound collections of wood pulp to units of stored data, the book has been around in one format or another for some 3,800 years. Erasing traumatic memories may soon be possible Los Angeles Times Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00 PM PST Scientists have found that proteins can be removed from the brain's fear center to delete memories forever. The research has drawn interest â€" and concern â€" from some involved in mental healthcare. Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say that may someday be possible. Firefighters raise money to help colleague dying of cancer The Monitor Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:29 PM PST EDINBURG â€" Firefighters accustomed to traveling in trucks to help those in need are instead looking to the air to bring home a comrade dying from terminal brain cancer. Edinburg and Mission firefighters are hoping to raise about $5,000 to pay for... Back from the brink Los Angeles Times Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:12 PM PST I had typhus; I got better. Though I survived a physical ordeal, I was disconnected from the emotional ordeal. For four days at the end of last month, I was unconscious. After a week fighting an illness I thought was the flu, I'd ended up in an intensive care unit on a feeding tube and a ventilator with swelling of the brain, multiple organ distress and a platelet disorder called disseminated ... Brain Inflammation Linked to Suicidal Tendencies Psych Central Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:43 PM PST New research suggests depressed and suicidal individuals have low levels of the stress hormone cortisol, as well as substances in their spinal fluid that indicate increased inflammation in the brain. These findings could help to develop new methods for diagnosing and treating suicidal patients. This new theory challenges the prevalent view that depression is only due [...] Valley firefighter diagnosed with brain cancer KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:43 PM PST Firefighters with the Edinburg and Mission Firedepartments are trying to raise money for one of their brethen fighting brain cancer. Imaging May Reveal Sports-Related Brain Disorder at Early Stage HealthCentral Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:34 PM PST Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is now diagnosed only at autopsy. Beau's 'sat-nav' brain surgery shows way forward The Scotsman Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:15 PM PST Surgeons have operated with electromagnetic "sat-nav" equipment for the first time on a seven-year-old boy's brain. BOXING AND THE BRAIN CONFERENCE OPENS IN MANILA ON FRIDAY Philboxing Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:07 PM PST With the growing popularity of boxing in the Philippines stirred by the remarkable achievements of pound-for-pound king, Congressman Manny Pacquiao, ... Virtual Biopsies Could Help Diagnose Brain Trauma NBC Chicago Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:05 PM PST Up until now certain kinds of brain degeneration could only be diagnosed by a pathologist.

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