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International team identifies new genetic risk factors for aneurysms People's Daily Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:16 AM PDT In the largest genome-wide study of brain aneurysms ever conducted, an international team led by researchers at the Yale University has identified three new genetic variants that increase a person's risk for developing this deadly disease. The massive study of intracranial aneurysms involved more than 20,000 subjects and was published on Sunday in the online edition of the journal Nature ... New findings show that inflammation has a role to play in premature births and brain injury News-Medical-Net Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:05 AM PDT Researchers have gone some way to explaining what happens during premature births and how brain injury develops in premature babies. New findings show that inflammation in both the amniotic fluid and the baby's brain has a role to play, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. Research findings may help develop new ways to diagnose and treat communication disorders News-Medical-Net Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:50 PM PDT An international research consortium has identified more than 800 genes that appear to play a role in the male zebra finch's ability to learn elaborate songs from his father. The researchers also found evidence that song behavior engages complex gene regulatory networks within the brain of the songbird- networks that rely on parts of the genome once considered junk. Disability 101: The Importance of Community Summit Daily News Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:37 PM PDT Is there a disability community? Some people have told me they don't think so. But oh, yes, there is. It's fragmented, but it's there. No, there's no disability community in which people who use wheelchairs, people who are blind, people who are deaf, and people who have traumatic brain injury, etc., etc., all join together for common goals. The disability community is fragmented but people who ... Researchers identify three new genetic variants that increase risk of intracranial aneurysms News-Medical-Net Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:50 PM PDT In the largest genome-wide study of brain aneurysms ever conducted, an international team led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have identified three new genetic variants that increase a person's risk for developing this deadly disease. KMI receives 2-year Phase II SBIR grant to study new treatment for TBI News-Medical-Net Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:50 PM PDT Kinetic Muscles Inc., a leading innovator of neurorehabilitation technology, announced it has received a 2-year Phase II SBIR grant to study a new treatment for veterans returning from active duty with traumatic brain injury. Analysis shows no cancer cluster, but residents skeptical Flower Mound Leader Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:35 PM PDT A Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) analysis has found that the occurrence of leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and childhood brain cancers in two zip codes in Flower Mound is within the expected ranges for males and females. Man charged for allegedly injuring his weeks-old son The Athens News Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:26 PM PDT A man from The Plains has been charged with felony counts of domestic violence and endangering children after he allegedly dropped or shook his infant son, injuring the child seriously. Matthew Boivin, 22, has reportedly told authorities that he dropped his 8-week-old son, but Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren said that the injuries to the child, including damage to his brain and eyes, as ... Bulletin Board Elk Grove Citizen Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:17 PM PDT Laguna Creek Racquet Club is sponsoring a workout to help fight brain cancer in memory of Jim Stebbins. This workout will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Laguna Creek Racquet Club. Stebbins lost his battle with brain cancer on Nov. 2, 2009, after fighting for 15 months.

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