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New legislation protects student athletes (video) New Haven Register Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:40 AM PDT NEW HAVEN â€" Stephen Dejournett, wide receiver and safety for Hillhouse High School’s football team, suffered a concussion last fall when he went in for a tackle and hit his head. The state recently passed a law to protect athletes from head injuries that could impair their brain function. Friday Feature: Student returns to CMU months after brain surgery Central Michigan Life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00 AM PDT Madison Mabin started March 23 like any other day: Class, lunch with her roommates and a night full of studying for midterms. Then as the Rockford freshman looked through flashcards around 3 a.m. in her room in Emmons Hall, the left side of her body instantly became numb. Within days, she was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation, a brain abnormality, forcing her into surgery and to take an ... GABRA2 genotype affects brain’s reward responses to alcohol odors: Research News-Medical-Net Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:27 AM PDT Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide in the genome sequence is altered. Prior research suggested an association between SNPs in a gene that encodes aspects of the brain's gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)-A receptors (the GABRA2 gene) and alcohol dependence. A study of responses to the aromas of alcoholic drinks according to ... Groundbreaking Denver psychoanalyst David Siegel Metcalf dies at 89 Denver Post Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:19 AM PDT David R. Siegel Metcalf, a longtime Denver psychoanalyst whose research was among the earliest to document the link between pesticides and brain abnormalities, died Aug. 21 in Walterboro, S.C. He was 89. Rabid bat discovered in South Trail area of East Lyme The Day Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:13 PM PDT A bat found in the area of South Trail has tested positive for rabies, a deadly disease that lives in the saliva and brain tissue of infected animals, Ledge Light Health District reported on Thursday. Thai-ASEAN News Network Thailand Outlook Channel Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08 PM PDT The Food and Drug Administration is to take action against Carabao Dang, an energy drink owned by a well-known Thai musician, for making an unproved claim that the vitamin B12 in the drink could enhance brain function. Eye test saved my life Bury Free Press Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:07 PM PDT A grandmother says she is 'lucky to be alive' after a routine eye test discovered a life threatening brain tumour.

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