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$6-Million NIH Grant To Study Rare Brain Disease (Medical News Today) Mon Nov 09 04:31:36 PST 2009 Brown University, in collaboration with two other institutions, has been awarded a five-year, $6-million National Institutes of Health program project grant to help determine how a virus that can cause a rare brain disease attaches to host cells. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)... Read full article »
National Institutes of Health grants $6-million for brain disease research (News-Medical-Net) Fri Nov 06 20:29:06 PST 2009 Brown University, in collaboration with two other institutions, has been awarded a five-year, $6-million National Institutes of Health program project grant to help determine how a virus that can cause a rare brain disease attaches to host cells. Read full article »
Fort Hood tragedy rocks military as it grapples with mental health issues (Los Angeles Times) Mon Nov 09 00:13:21 PST 2009 Psychological problems are rampant, leaders admit. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been long, and repeat deployments are highly stressful. Doctors, too, fall prey to mental illness. The U.S. military's culture of silence about troops' mental health had finally begun to change. Read full article »
City Drops "Brain Education" School Program Run By Yoga Cult (Gothamist) Mon Nov 09 08:13:56 PST 2009 Less than a week after it was revealed that the Department of Education paid $374,000 for a hypnotherapist consultant , it's being reported that the city has paid $400,000 for 44 schools to participate in the "PowerBrain Education" program, run by a yoga group that's being sued by former members.... Read full article »
Coakley said she would have voted down House health bill (The Standard-Times) Mon Nov 09 11:00:51 PST 2009 BOSTON — U.S. Senate candidates Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano traded barbs Monday after Coakley said she would have voted against a major health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment. Read full article »
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells (Agricultural Research Magazine) Mon Nov 09 05:34:01 PST 2009 Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Read full article »
Exercise keeps your brain in top shape (The Buffalo News) Sat Nov 07 06:50:20 PST 2009 We all know the benefits of exercise: health, body image, athletic ability, endurance. But new research links physical activity to expanded brain power. Read full article »
Food: Your best route to better health (Today's News-Herald) Mon Nov 09 02:59:39 PST 2009 (ARA) - Americans are giving a clear indication that one way they can improve their health and reduce the risk of disease is through food. Read full article »
Smedley High School spreading the health (Delaware County Daily Times) Mon Nov 09 01:55:34 PST 2009 CHESTER — Donning fresh white lab coats, students attending Smedley High School for Health Careers provided tours and spoke proudly of the opportunities afforded them during an open house Thursday night at the school on Upland Street. Read full article »
Steptoe Group, LLC Launches Warrior-Centric Healthcare Training Curriculum (BlackNews.com) Mon Nov 09 09:00:33 PST 2009 Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - The Steptoe Group, LLC announced today the release of a Warrior-Centric Healthcare Training Curriculum for providers treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and other mental and behavioral health conditions. Read full article »