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Safety Rolle needs to use his brain, not injure it
CBS Sports Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:41 PM PST
Myron Rolle owns a bright future as a doctor. Yet he wants to risk it all by first playing in the NFL. The Rhodes Scholar owns a ton of talent, but it falls in the medical field -- where he belongs, Clark Judge says.

Tucson lawyer gets 5 years for scamming clients
FOX 11 Tucson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:37 PM PST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) â€" A Tucson lawyer convicted of ripping off clients has been sentenced to a five year prison term. Pima County Superior Court Judge Deborah Bernini sentenced 74-year-old Edward Bolding Monday. Prosecutors said Bolding stole more than $413,000 from a client who received a settlement after suffering traumatic brain injuries in a car crash and more than $327,000 from a client ...

Brain Injury Awareness Month proclaimed
The Canton Daily Ledger Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:34 PM PST
Mayor Kevin Meade has signed a proclamation declaring March 2010 as Brain Injury Awareness Month in the City of Canton and encouraging the community to learn more about brain injuries and their prevention to help prevent brain injuries among their family and friends.

New findings suggest new ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's
PhysOrg Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:33 PM PST
A team of researchers at UMass Lowell has found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer's disease can spread within the human brain.

Human brains grow, change and can heal themselves
Dallas Morning News Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:32 PM PST
BRAD LOPER/DMN Scott Hayner sorts cards by color during a brain-fitness exam with clinician Molly Keebler at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas.Scott Hayner of Highland Park says the new thinking - that the brain can heal and learn at all ages - has helped turn his life around after traumatic brain injury. He credits training at the University of Texas at Dallas' Center for BrainHealth with ...

New ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's, findings suggest
Science Daily Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30 PM PST
Researchers have found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer's disease can spread within the human brain. The study provideas a new explanation of how the protein tau, a normal human protein that becomes toxic in Alzheimer's patients, can appear in their cerebrospinal fluid.

Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
MedicineNet.com Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:19 PM PST
Title: Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain Category: Health News Created: 2/26/2010 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2010

Watching Special Videos May Not Make Kids Brainier
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:03 PM PST
MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Well-intentioned parents who prop their infants in front of supposedly brain-enhancing DVDs in the hopes they will learn more words might actually be accomplishing nothing, new research shows.

Accolade for Top Alumni
Scoop.co.nz Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:50 PM PST
Six high-achieving graduates of The University of Auckland in fields as diverse as brain disease, dance, earthquake mechanics, engineering, theology and youth law are being honoured later this week.

‘I Got Caught!’
The Fairfield Ledger Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:46 PM PST
Chad Thomas of Voice for Injury Prevention demonstrates to Lincoln Elementary School students the way to properly protect their heads with a bicycle helmet, using a real melon to show how it’s done. The program, entitled “I Got Caught!” educates young Iowans about injury prevention. The program emphasizes safety activities which can prevent a brain or spinal cord injury. In addition to educating ...




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