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UTMB to award $10K for brain research Galveston County Daily News Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:09 AM PDT The 10th annual Galveston Brain Injury Conference, set to begin Saturday, will focus on blast-induced brain injury. Parkinson's patients improved by surgery Yorkshire Post Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:02 AM PDT Brain surgery can significantly improve the quality of life for some Parkinson's sufferers, the charity Parkinson's UK said today as it published new research. Researchers develop lottery game to assess extent of spatial neglect News-Medical-Net Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:41 AM PDT Patients recovering from stroke sometimes behave as if completely unaware of one half of the world: colliding with obstacles on their left, eating food only from the right side of their plate, or failing to dress their left side. This puzzling phenomenon is termed "spatial neglect" and it affects roughly 45% of patients suffering from a stroke in the right side of the brain. Terror as mum woke up blind Tameside Advertiser Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:06 AM PDT A young mum who woke up blind due to pressure on her brain says she was sent home six times by NHS doctors who thought it was a headache. Rachel Mulhall, 19, first went to see her GP last July after developing a headache which she says felt like something ‘crushing’ her head. Bret Michaels Is Conscious And Speaking MusicRooms Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:59 AM PDT The Poison rocker is currently in an Arizona hospital receiving treatment for a brain haemorrhage which he suffered last Thursday. Although he is still in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the medical centre, Bret is said to be recovering well. Toddler taken off life support The Sierra Vista Herald Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:54 AM PDT By Derek Jordan Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA â€" A child hospitalized after he was found face down in a livestock water tank was taken off of life support and died Tuesday night, authorities said. The 18-month-old, whose identity is not being released until an investigation into the incident is complete, had no brain activity when his family made the decision, said Carol Capas, spokeswoman for the ... Brain 'pacemaker' surgery hope BBC News Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:38 AM PDT Brain surgery to treat Parkinson's is more effective than medication alone, a major study has found. Fitness: Exercise can increase brain activity, too Poughkeepsie Journal Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:09 AM PDT There's so much for the average person to do in any given day, it can be mind-boggling. Byram director of planning dies The Township Journal Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:41 PM PDT BYRAM Director of Planning Christopher George Hellwig died Friday, April 16, after a long battle with cancer which took the form of an inoperable brain tumor. Hellwig, who began his employment with Byram in July of 2005, was a resident of Pisctaway. Patricia Ann Branstiter Lexington Clipper-Herald Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:20 PM PDT Patricia Ann Branstiter, 67, of Lexington, died from brain cancer on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at her home in Lexington surrounded by family and friends.

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