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31st person joins McCullom Lake cancer lawsuits Northwest Herald Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:37 AM PDT McCULLOM LAKE â€" A former McHenry resident diagnosed last month with brain cancer has become the 31st person to join the McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuits. Orasi Medical is getting known as a top tech startup Finance and Commerce Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:33 AM PDT Apostolos Georgopoulos, M.D. and Ph.D., knows a thing or two about the human brain. Some of his findings have helped launch a company, while others provide the fodder for a groundbreaking method of diagnosing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder. Brain Games kicks off next week Bedford Times-Mail Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:26 AM PDT BEDFORD â€" The Lawrence County Museum will stage Brain Games IX May 4, 6, 11 and 13 at the Little Theatre of Bedford. Thirty-two teams, including 2009 champion Tri-County Buil ... EPD: Child admitted with brain injury, abuse suspected 14 WFIE Evansville Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:13 AM PDT Evansville police says the 5-year-old had bruises all over her body.  31st Complaint Filed in Rohm & Haas/Dow Chemical Illinois Cancer Cluster Litigation PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT MCCULLOM LAKE, Ill., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jim Booth, whose MRI on his brain recently revealed a cancerous mass, today became the 31st plaintiff, filing a civil action against Rohm & Haas/Dow Chemical in what is believed to be the largest brain cancer cluster case pending in the United States. How Nerve Cells Distinguish Odors Medical News Today Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:32 AM PDT Whether different odors can be quickly distinguished depends on certain synapses in the brain that inhibit nerve stimulation. The researchers in Professor Dr. Thomas Kuner's team at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Heidelberg University Medical School and Dr. Andreas Schäfer at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research have shown that mice in which a certain receptor in the ... Brain cell study sheds light on epilepsy UPI Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:25 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA, April 29 (UPI) -- U.S. neuroscientists have identified a process that helps control the firing of neurons -- a finding they said sheds light on epileptic seizures. UTMB to award $10K for brain research Galveston County Daily News Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:05 AM PDT The 10th annual Galveston Brain Injury Conference, set to begin Saturday, will focus on blast-induced brain injury. Longtime local Kevin Green killed in skiing accident Telluride Daily Planet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:03 AM PDT Kevin Green, an iconoclastic Tellurider and one of the region’s pioneering skiers, was killed Monday afternoon on the ski area when he collided with a rope. The fall, or the collision, fractured Green’s skull near the base of his brain and killed him instantly, according to San Miguel County Coroner Bob Dempsey. Elekta Opens a New Window into Human Brain Activity, Focuses on Brain Mets at 2010 AANS Meeting redOrbit Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:48 AM PDT ATLANTA and PHILADELPHIA, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2010 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, May 1-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Elekta will host a series of presentations highlighting Elekta Neuromag®, a tool that measures and records brain activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology.

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