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W.Va. Republican leader Caruth dies The Huntington Herald-Dispatch Sun, 02 May 2010 05:48 AM PDT West Virginia Senate Minority Leader Don Caruth has died following a long battle with brain cancer. Watch: A bold new chapter for Beaches woman The Florida Times-Union Sun, 02 May 2010 04:45 AM PDT Amy Quincy says she loves seeing the sun rise. Whether it's yoga, swimming or writing a memoir, she stays busy even after a brain injury that left her unable to walk. Study adds to evidence that autism has genetic basis PhysOrg Sun, 02 May 2010 04:05 AM PDT Although there is no known cause of autism, studies have shown that mutations in several genes are associated with the developmental brain disorder. New research has uncovered two additional genes that may be involved with autism. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Book Published Medical News Today Sun, 02 May 2010 03:18 AM PDT Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern and a new book focuses on evaluating what is currently known about childhood TBI and the challenges faced by researchers and clinicians in this arena. The book is entitled "Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: New Frontiers in Clinical and Translational Research," edited by Vicki Anderson and Keith Owen Yeates and published by ... EEG Changes In Donation After Cardiac Death Medical News Today Sun, 02 May 2010 03:17 AM PDT At a time when "donation after cardiac death" (DCD) has become an important approach to increasing the number of transplant organ donors, a provocative new study shows changes in brain activity occurring in response to withdrawal of life support, reports the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). Some transplanted organs ... Extraordinary Jane: Jill Mason The Grass Valley Union Sun, 02 May 2010 03:04 AM PDT Jill Mason is an everyday woman living in Sacramento. On the morning of Easter Sunday in 2004, the unthinkable happened. Jill and her boyfriend Alan Liu were biking along Highway 12 near Santa Rosa, when a drunk driver hit them. Liu was killed, Jill barely survived, her spinal cord was severed, permanently paralyzing her and suffered a traumatic brain injury that now limits her motor functions ... Fundraiser to help girl with brain disease Courier-Post Sun, 02 May 2010 02:42 AM PDT A fundraising event is scheduled for May 15 for a township girl suffering from cerebral dysgenesis. The rare and debilitating disease affects the brain stem and results in multiple seizures a day, as well as the need for oxygen and a feeding tube. Michaels expected to make full recovery Toronto Sun Sun, 02 May 2010 02:23 AM PDT Brett Michaels' will to live is "undeniable," said Dr. Joseph Zabramski, chief of cerebrovascular surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, who has been leading the team treating "The Celebrity Apprentice" contestant since he suffered a brain hemorrhage last week.

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