Loel Shuler, co-founder of Carmel's Children's Experimental Theatre, dies at 89
The Monterey County Herald Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:52 AM PST
Longtime Pacific Grove resident Loel Shuler, who died Saturday after a short battle with brain cancer, is remembered by those who knew her well as a woman of diverse talents รข€" whether it was exploring the byways of far-flung Alaskan villages, helping thousands of Monterey Peninsula children discover |
Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage
The Delta Optimist Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:44 AM PST
A woman holds her Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) patches. The use of commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women aged 65 and older beyond what normally occurs with age, new research suggests. |
Fundraiser for cancer victim set for Saturday
The Hendersonville Times-News Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:42 AM PST
Bares it ALL for Breast Cancer will hold a benefit Saturday for Kelly McClure, 39, who has breast cancer that has metastasized to her spine, liver and brain. |
Burnley miracle child survives rare brain condition
Pendle Today Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:35 AM PST
Mum Lindsay Stack with her daughter Tegan Mulby (9) who against the odds survived the illness. A250111/1a A YOUNG girl who battled the odds to survive a rare hereditary brain condition which claimed the life of her dad, has been hailed a miracle child by her family after she was given the all-clear by doctors. |
Buy tickets to watch brain surgeon operate
New Kerala Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:21 AM PST
Sydney, Jan 28 : A prominent brain surgeon in Australia has startled the medical fraternity by auctioning tickets to let people watch him perform surgeries in the operation theatre. |
Protein Erk necessary for nerve fibers to be wrapped with myelin
News-Medical-Net Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:07 AM PST
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have pinpointed a crucial function for a key player in the development of the nervous system. They found that this player - a protein called Erk - is necessary for nerve fibers to be wrapped with an insulating substance called myelin, which allows messages to be sent from the brain to the peripheral limbs and back again. |
Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:46 AM PST
A top Australian medical body warned a renowned brain surgeon on Friday he risked turning his work into a "spectator sport" by offering people a chance to watch him operate to raise money for charity. |
Memory Training Explored As Strategy For Addiction Treatment
redOrbit Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:16 AM PST
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute faculty member leads study resulting in new insight on rehabilitating brain function in addicts People with addictions to stimulants tend to choose instant gratification or a smaller but sooner reward over a future benefit, even if the future reward is greater. Reduced value of a future reward, called "delay discounting" by neuroscientists, is the major ... |
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