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Whistler welcomes wounded soldiers Whistler Question Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:08 PM PST When U.S. Army Specialist Brian Roberts first saw the sit ski, he said it 'just scared the hell out of me,' and he couldn't wrap his brain around sitting down on a single ski.But with the help and step-by-step instructions of the Whistler Adaptive Scientifically Blonde | Zapping your brain to a 4.0 Daily Pennsylvanian Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:50 PM PST Sally Engelhart The journey to medical school as a Penn undergraduate is not for the weak of heart. The competitive atmosphere can wrack your nerves and run you down, leaving you perpetually stressed and fearing B-minuses like the plague. Early on in the fight to earn medical school admissions, you learn that in order to secure yourself a spot you’ve got to have an edge over the rest of the ... Nexstim closes additional equity financing for approximately EUR 11.4 million News-Medical-Net Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:22 PM PST Nexstim Oy, a medical device company commercializing noninvasive brain diagnostic and therapy technologies, today announced that it has closed on additional equity financing of approximately EUR 11.4 million. Meditation Appears to Cause Changes in Brain's Gray Matter MedicineNet.com Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:16 PM PST Title: Meditation Appears to Cause Changes in Brain's Gray Matter Category: Health News Created: 1/25/2011 8:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2011 Love of Korea lives on AsiaOne Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:35 PM PST An American woman who died after a brain hemorrhage has given new life to three Koreans through life-saving organ donations, a local hospital said Tuesday. Young Idaho cancer survivor inspiration behind federal legislation NorthWest Cable News Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:41 PM PST BOISE -- In Washington D.C. Tuesday, legislation was introduced that was inspired by a 21-year-old cancer survivor from Garden City. The inspiration for that legislation, Trevor Schaefer, was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 13. Since then, he and his mother have fought for legislation that could help reduce cases of childhood disease, especially cancer. Now it looks like their fight ... Change Brain In 8 Weeks Via Meditation OfficialWire Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:22 PM PST A U.S. researcher says mindfulness meditation can change brain structure in eight weeks. Senior author Sara Lazar of Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital says these changes may account for meditation practitioners' claims of persistent cognitive and psychological benefits. Stimulating The Brain's Immune Response May Provide Treatment For Alzheimer's Disease redOrbit Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:17 PM PST USF researchers find CD45 blocks early AD developmental step in mouse model A new target for the prevention of adverse immune responses identified as factors in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been discovered by researchers at the University of South Florida's Department of Psychiatry and the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair. Their findings are published online in ... Disabled students find a way despite weary weather The Northwest Missourian Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:16 PM PST Cerebral Palsy is a non-progressive impairment of muscular function and weakness of the limbs, caused by lack of oxygen to the brain immediately after birth, brain injury during birth or a viral infection. Marine returns home after surviving Iraq, brain cancer KOB 4 Albuquerque Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:35 PM PST It was an emotional homecoming at the Albuquerque Sunport as retired Marine Corporal David Early saw his family for the first time in five years.

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