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Attention, couch potatoes! Walking boosts brain connectivity, function Science Daily Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:16 PM PDT A group of "professional couch potatoes," as one researcher described them, has proven that even moderate exercise -- in this case walking at one's own pace for 40 minutes three times a week -- can enhance the connectivity of important brain circuits, combat declines in brain function associated with aging and increase performance on cognitive tasks. Researchers urge reclassification of traumatic brain injury as chronic disease Science Daily Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:14 PM PDT Traumatic brain injury, currently considered a singular event by the insurance industry and many health care providers, is instead the beginning of an ongoing process that impacts multiple organ systems and may cause or accelerate other diseases and disorders that can reduce life expectancy, according to new research. Brain Cancer Treatment For Dogs Could Help Humans CBS4 Miami Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:12 PM PDT A small pack of pet dogs and their owners are blazing an amazing new medical trail that may soon help human patients with brain cancer. Six Neurocentric Industries GOOD Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:02 PM PDT   From forensic MRI scans to neuromarketing, our advancing understanding of the brain will transform society. Here are six examples. In science and in the popular imagination, the brain has become sexy. Our brains are being observed, modulated, and augmented in ways we only used to dream (or fret) about. Advanced neural imaging tools are opening new windows into our thinking minds. Standing ... Integra Recalls Brain Catheters NewsInferno Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:36 PM PDT Earlier this week we wrote that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Integra LifeSciences Corporation of Plainsboro, New Jersey, initiated a voluntary, urgent, worldwide recall of its NeuroBalloon Catheter. Now, Zacks Investment Research reports that the FDA is expected to classify this recall as a Class I, the agency’s most serious classification [...] Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's linked: study CBC.ca Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:24 PM PDT People with insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes may be more likely to develop plaques in the brain linked with Alzheimer's disease, Japanese researchers have found. Father, son ride 5,449 miles across country Tustin News Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:23 PM PDT TUSTIN The father and son bicycling team ride off into the afternoon heat on a 5,449-mile trek to raise awareness of brain injuries and the safety of helmets and seat belts. Ben Barry and his son Christian spoke to patients at the High Hopes head... Seabee wife deals with adversity WLOX-TV Biloxi Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:11 PM PDT PASS CHRISTIAN, MS (WLOX) - Cindy Reed understands what it's like to deal with adversity and challenges. The Pass Christian woman's husband Brain, is a Seabee with 17 years of service. Computer Suite My Village Stokenewington Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:03 PM PDT Ugraded IBM Windows 98SE Computer with PowerLeap Processor. Original windows 95 Software including recovery disk, Lotus Smart Suite, Body Works, The Lost Mind of Dr Brain, Battle Beast, Original Manual, Original Certificate of Authenticity. Internet acces via phone line. Meningitis death first-of-its-kind for Minnesota Pioneer Press Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:12 PM PDT Scientists say the brain infection that killed a 7-year-old Stillwater girl this month was caused by an ameba that's never before been documented as living in northern states.

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