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Kicking and lashing during sleep 'could signal dementia or Parkinson's disease Daily Mail: World News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:56 PM PDT Researchers found a link between people with rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorders and brain conditions many years later. Easing the pain through brain power Concord Transcript Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:26 PM PDT Most people say remodeling a house is a big headache, but for Bill Adams it allays the excruciating pain caused by progressive multiple sclerosis. "It gets rid of a lot of pain," said Adams, who was diagnosed in 1992 with MS, a chronic, unpredictable disease of the central nervous systems. Bearing the worst with the best The Foothills Sun-Gazette Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:08 PM PDT Rebecca Akalis was just seven years old when she began suffering chronically from fevers and headaches. Eventually, after a 106 degree fever sent her to the doctor's office, she was diagnosed with Tectalgeiona resulting in a brain tumor. Zero-calorie sweeteners do not prompt overeating, finds study Food Navigator USA Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:59 PM PDT Some previous research has suggested that consuming low- or zero-calorie foods and beverages can prompt the brain to expect calories that do not arrive, thereby triggering hunger and subsequent overeating. However, the findings of this latest study suggest that this may not be the case. Springville student dies from parking lot crash ABC 4 Salt Lake City Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:50 PM PDT SPRINGVILLE, Utah (ABC 4 News) - An 18-year-old football player from Springville High School passed away following a crash in the school parking lot. Brandon Curtis died from brain injuries after he was ejected in a crash after witnesses say the Jeep he another boys were riding in rolled over. The witnesses say the Jeep's driver was performing 'donuts' in the parking lot, skidding in circles ... In the 'neck' of time: Scientists unravel key evolutionary trait leading to better brain power Cornell News Service Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:17 PM PDT By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish, scientists now believe that the neck -- that little body part between your head and shoulders -- gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played a surprising and major role in the evolution of the human brain, according to Cornell and New York University neuroscientists in the July 27 issue of the online journal Nature Communications.

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