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Medical Edge: Reducing Stroke Risks KAAL Austin Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:53 PM PDT (ABC 6 NEWS) -- A stroke can happen in an instant, and carotid artery disease increases your risk. Now, Mayo Clinic is working to prevent them. Plaque builds up in the arteries in the neck, and if some breaks away it could travel to your brain and cut of blood flow. Deep Brain Stimulation giving freedom to Parkinson's sufferers KKCO Grand Junction Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:27 PM PDT This year more than 50,000 people will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. While there is no cure, there are treatments. Several of them were discussed at Two Rivers Tuesday. In The 'Neck' Of Time: Scientists Unravel Another Key Evolutionary Trait redOrbit Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:23 PM PDT By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish, scientists now believe that the neck â€" that little body part between your head and shoulders â€" gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played a surprising and major role in the evolution of the human brain, according to New York University and Cornell University neuroscientists in the online journal Nature Communications (July 27, 2010 ... Instrumentation Laboratory Receives FDA Clearance for New Automated Total Bilirubin Assay on GEM Premier 4000 Critical ... redOrbit Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:16 PM PDT ANAHEIM, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) today announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the first-ever, rapid point-of-care, lab-quality blood test for measuring total bilirubin (tBili) in newborns. Bilirubin, a toxin, can, in high amounts, lead to irreversible brain injury in neonates. The new tBili assay ... The NFL will warn teams about the dangers of concussions New Orleans Times-Picayune Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:11 PM PDT The document talks about the possible brain injury Penguins PA announcer Barbero dies at 65 UPI Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:10 PM PDT PITTSBURGH, July 27 (UPI) -- Former longtime Pittsburgh Penguins public address announcer John Barbero has died of a brain tumor, his son said Tuesday. Brain tumor - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Brain and CNS Harsher language on concussions in new NFL poster AP via Yahoo! Sports Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:07 PM PDT The NFL will distribute a new poster to teams that warns of the dangers from concussions in much harsher language than the league had previously used. Traumatic brain injury "may lead to problems with memory and communication, personality changes, as well as depression and the early onset of dementia," the document reads. Piedmont group helps students pay medical bills Oakland Tribune Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:45 PM PDT Orion fund started in honor of young man who died of brain cancer 'Keep your guard up!' campaign targets child drownings Sun-Sentinel Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:18 PM PDT Parents urged to keep kids at "arms length" Edna Mae McGovern's body survived her near-drowning accident last August, but the 19-month-old suffered an irreversible brain injury. The Coral Springs toddler's organs were donated to three people. UPMC Recruiting for Mood Disorder Study WTAJ-TV Altoona Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:11 PM PDT If you've suffered from mood disorders from depression to mania, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may want to take a picture of your brain.

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