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Want to prevent dementia? Stay in school AsiaOne Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:44 PM PDT LONDON - Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday. 3 Michigan horses confirmed with encephalitis Eaton Rapids Community News Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:40 PM PDT LANSING, Mich. â€" Michigan authorities say a viral brain disease that can kill humans has been confirmed in three horses this year in the state. Soldiers with brain injury risk epilepsy UPI Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:26 PM PDT BETHESDA, Md., July 27 (UPI) -- Soldiers have an increased risk of epilepsy decades after receiving a traumatic brain injury, U.S. researchers found. Epilepsy - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Neurological Disorders - Traumatic brain injury Hope amid the acacias: A neurosurgeon finds love in Africa and a new job in Charleston. The Post and Courier Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:21 PM PDT Dilan Ellegala returns to the tiny bush town of Haydom in the summer of 2007, Tanzania's dry season, when the sun scorches the fields of maize and sunflowers, and the air fills with clouds of fine red dust. Ellegala greets the staff of Haydom Lutheran Hospital like old friends, including the medical technician, Emmanuel Mayegga, the man he trained to do brain surgery during his first visit the ... Q&A with MUSC president Dr. Ray Greenberg The Post and Courier Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:19 PM PDT Dr. Ray Greenberg, president of Medical University of South Carolina, talks about brain surgery in the African bush and South Carolina's role in the global health arena. Penguins Announcer John Barbero Passes Away KDKA Pittsburgh Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:10 PM PDT Long-time Penguins announcer John Barbero has lost his battle with brain cancer.  Barbero made his debut as the public address announcer at Mellon Arena in the early 70's. Education is key to avoiding dementia Toronto Star Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:06 PM PDT Large study concludes each year of education means an 11 per-cent lower risk of dementia because the brain is more equipped to compensate Penguins PA announcer Barbero dies at 65 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:01 PM PDT John Barbero, an accomplished high school educator who provided the signature sound to Mario Lemieux's home goals, died of complications from a brain tumor. Benefit set for tot with brain cancer Ventura County Star Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:24 PM PDT Looking around her Oak View living room as 22-month-old son Nathan runs about curiously poking everything in reach, Marisa Knupp hopes the worst is behind her. CJD linked to brain contact with steel Belfast Telegraph Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:22 PM PDT Infectious agents of the sort believed to cause mad cow disease in humans can appear “as if from nowhere” when healthy brain tissue comes into contact with steel, scientists said yesterday.

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