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Tumor research could lead to treatment breakthrough The Brown Daily Herald Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:06 PM PST By: Natalie Villacorta Researchers at the Alpert Medical School made an important discovery that may lead to changes in the way brain tumors and shy; are diagnosed and treated. Their findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute last month, hav... Athlete backs head trauma bill Omaha World-Herald Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:02 PM PST A man who suffered a devastating brain injury as a high school football player in 2004 testified Thursday in favor of a bill that looks to protect young athletes from similar injures. Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir New Straits Times Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:33 PM PST SYDNEY: 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. Brain dead accident victim donates organs New Kerala Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:23 PM PST Chennai, Jan 27 : The family of a 53-year-old man, who was declared brain dead after a road accident, has donated all his organs to the Apollo Hospital here. Childhood Leukemia, Brain Cancer on the Rise MedicineNet.com Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:16 PM PST Title: Childhood Leukemia, Brain Cancer on the Rise Category: Health News Created: 1/27/2011 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2011 Comparison of people with ABI living in two accommodation settings: shared supported accommodation and residential ... Australian Policy Online Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:06 PM PST Creator:  Dianne Winkler Young Australians with an acquired brain injury are more disconnected from their communities when living in aged care nursing homes than group homes according to this research. Social Policy read more Family offers reward money to solve hit and run KMOV St. Louis Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:06 PM PST   Since January 11th, Richard Hicks' family has held vigil at his hospital bed, waiting for the 25-year-old to come out of a coma. Hicks also suffered multiple fractures to his face and shoulder. According to his family, all of his ribs are broken, his leg, ankle, hip and pelvis are also broken. "The main thing that everyone is concerned about is the brain because there's no way of knowing how ... Mental illness, like physical ailments, can be deadly The South End Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:07 PM PST The Tucson, Ariz., shooting incident, which resulted in six deaths and a critical brain injury for U.S. Scientists link protein to the insulation of the nervous system's wiring Science Daily Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:29 PM PST Researchers 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. Showman surgeon in an ethical tangle News-Medical-Net Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:22 PM PST Dr. Charlie Teo had stirred the hornet’s nest of ethical issues by offering to allow a person to spend a day in his company, including the possibility of watching his intricate excision of brain tumors, as a prize in a charity auction held at the Concord Function Centre to raise funds for childhood cancer research. The prize fetched about $1,500.

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