Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Performed At UCSF
CBS 5 Bay Area Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:54 PM PST
Imagine scientists hiding a genetic code inside of a virus and then they use that virus to infect the brain. The goal: to essentially deprogram Parkinson's disease. The idea is not that far fetched and in fact the experimental therapy is now underway in the Bay Area. |
Father Convicted In Shaken Baby Death
KMGH 7 Denver Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:24 PM PST
A father has been convicted of killing his 9-month-old son by shaking the baby so severely it severed the nerves in his brain stem, prosecutors said. |
A child's tragedy brings tougher child abuse law
KGWN-TV Cheyenne Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:19 PM PST
After Sophia Mazurik was shook violently by her babysitter in 2008, she now lives her life with a permanent brain injury. But, when her babysitter was charged with the maximum of 10 years, the state felt it wasn't enough to keep it from happening again. |
NFL combine puts more emphasis on concussions
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:51 PM PST
MICHAEL MAROT,AP Sports Writer For the first time, all 329 invited players at this week's NFL scouting combine will be given a baseline brain activity exam and will asked about their concussion histories. "We have to educate players and coaches and trainers," among other things, said former coach and now NFL consultant John Madden. |
Father, Son Walk 460 Miles for Brain Injury Awareness
First Coast News Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:44 PM PST
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Harold Lawrence and his stepson Joshua Brantner, a traumatic brain injury survivor, are on a 460 mile journey to spread the message of brain injury prevention and awareness. |
Study Finds Use of Mechanical Devices as Stroke Treatment Increasing
PhysOrg Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:46 PM PST
(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of mechanical devices as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke, in which a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to an artery supplying the brain, is increasing in the United States, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found. |
Cancer claims life of 6-year-old Saints captain
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:46 PM PST
NEW ORLEANS â€" A child who was featured on Eyewitness News as a Quiet Hero last October has lost his battle to cancer. 6-year-old Ben Sarrat, who was an honorary captain of the New Orleans Saints in October passed away at Children's Hospital in New Orleans early Thursday morning of a rare inoperable brain tumor. The kindergartner was well-loved at St. Andrew the Apostle School where his ... |
City Watch
The Star Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:43 PM PST
The Association of Charted Certified Accountants (ACCA) will be organising a one-day seminar called “A Brain New World Awaits You†by Tony Buzan on March 2 at Crowne Plaza Mutiara, Kuala Lumpur. |
New Brain Cancer Support Group Forms in El Paso
KTSM El Paso Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:23 PM PST
One local man is not only fighting brain cancer, he's using the time he has left to start the first ever support group for brain cancer patients in El Paso. Robert F. |
NFL Combine's Heavy Hitters
Tonic Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:17 PM PST
Concussions take center stage at this year's scouting camp; every football recruit is required to undergo a baseline brain activity exam. |
| |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment