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Research findings help understand effect of cognitive functions in people with Parkinson's disease News-Medical-Net Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:43 PM PDT Researchers at Queen's University have found that people with Parkinson's disease can perform automated tasks better than people without the disease, but have significant difficulty switching from easy to hard tasks. The findings are a step towards understanding the aspects of the illness that affect the brain's ability to function on a cognitive level. 2-year-old KC girl, thought to be a victim of abuse, dies The Kansas City Star Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21 PM PDT The injuries were too severe for little Brandi Clemoens to overcome. The 2-year-old Kansas City girl died Friday, two days after she was rushed to Children’s Mercy Hospital, where doctors suspected child abuse. Bruises were visible on her head, torso, legs and buttocks, according to police reports, and later examination revealed severe brain injury. Benefit drawing Sunday for Kingsford woman The Iron Mountain Daily News Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:20 PM PDT NIAGARA, Wis. - Tickets are still on sale for the fund-raiser for Jackie Galeazzi of Kingsford, who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident April 15 in Homestead. Galeazzi, 43, a passenger in the crash, sustained a severe brain injury. How dirty electricity affects your health C-Health Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:14 PM PDT Are you feeling tired, suffer from sleepiness, depression, increased irritability, unexplained aches and pains, headaches, skin rashes, ringing in the ears, numbness, an irregular heart beat, increased blood pressure or a foggy brain? TNS therapy improves depression condition: Study News-Medical-Net Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:57 PM PDT Major depression is a common and disabling brain condition marked not only by the presence of depressed mood but also by its effects on sleep, energy, decision-making, memory and thoughts of death or of suicide. Researchers find link between surgery duration with deep venous thrombosis risk News-Medical-Net Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:42 PM PDT One of the most severe complications of brain surgery is a life-threatening blood clot in the lungs called a pulmonary embolism.But a Loyola University Health System study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery suggests that screening methods hospitals typically use to access the risk of pulmonary embolisms may fall short. 'What It Is' -- Ottawa family copes with man's brain injury The Ottawa Times Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30 PM PDT Since the night of Oct. 21, 2008, Bill McAlpine hasn't been the same man. And probably never will be. "He's 25 percent of the person he was," said Rhonda McAlpine, his wife of 29 years. "I read where he Transformers - Transformers 3 Extra Undergoes Brain Surgery ContactMusic Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:42 PM PDT An extra injured on the set of the new TRANSFORMERS movie is in a stable condition in hospital after undergoing brain surgery.Gabriella Cedillo, 24, was airlifted to... Celldex Loses a Partner in Brain Tumor Treatment New York Times Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:35 PM PDT Pfizer is pulling out of an agreement with Celldex Therapeutics to finance the development of an experimental brain tumor vaccine, Celldex said Friday.

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