This Week on ORLive (January 25, 2010): Live Presentation of a No-Visible-Scar Colectomy Surgery, New On-Demand ...
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:53 PM PST
WEST HARTFORD, CT--(Marketwire - 01/26/10) - ORLive, your destination for live and on-demand surgery video, will present a live discussion and surgical case review, two on-demand versions of last week's broadcasts, and the latest case from the Virtual Brain Tumor Board. This week will start with a live no-visible-scar colectomy presentation that will review a recent no visible scar colectomy. In ... |
Researchers studying 'deep brain stimulation' for Parkinson's disease
PhysOrg Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:38 PM PST
At Scott & White Memorial Hospital, a multi-disciplinary team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, neurophysiologist, neuropsychologists and a movement disorders specialist are offering hope to some Parkinson's patients with a treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). DBS involves placing a thin wire that carries electrical currents deep within the brain on Parkinson's patients who are no longer ... |
Oshkosh middle schooler died after 13-month battle with brain cancer
The Oshkosh Northwestern Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:38 PM PST
The day after their 12-year-old daughter died of brain cancer, the Fredricks sat in the living room of their river-front home with pictures and scrap books and crafts and notes telling the story of a girl with innate curiosity and a genuine love for others. |
Injured vet will bike across country to raise brain injury awareness
KUSI News San Diego Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:37 PM PST
Nearly 14 years ago a car crash put Mike Rost in a coma for a month after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Now he's crossing America on his bike to raise money for brain injury research and, most importantly, to show other brain injury survivors and everyone else that all things are possible. |
Check It Out
Israel National News Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:35 PM PST
A U.S. court ruled Tuesday night that the patent of Merck Pharmeceuticals on Termodar, the best-selling drug in the world for treating brain cancer, is unenforceable, leaving the door open for Israel's Teva to market its generic version of the drug. |
NFL brain injury committee meets for first time
News Chief Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:34 PM PST
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 3:56 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 3:56 p.m. PALM BEACH, Fla. - Hall of Fame football player Jack Youngblood jokes that he can't remember how many concussions he's had. Then it's all seriousness. |
Study: Brain cancer has four subtypes
UPI Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:33 PM PST
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say the most common form of adult brain cancer -- glioblastoma multiforme -- is not a single disease, but four distinct molecular subtypes. |
New Class Of Brain-Protecting Drugs
redOrbit Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:45 AM PST
Researchers have identified a compound that mimics one of the brain's own growth factors and can protect brain cells against damage in several animal models of neurological disease.7,8-dihydroxyflavone is a member of the flavonoid family of chemicals, which are abundant in fruits and vegetables. |
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