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Aggression, explosivity linked to multiple concussions in new study
A new study of brains donated after death details the degenerative brain disease that afflicted 68 of 85 subjects who suffered multiple concussions during stints in the military or in organized sports. Among the deceased athletes whose brains were...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Parkinson's Disease, John Mackey, Death, Jovan Belcher
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Brain tumors in raccoons linked to newly discovered virus
An eerie new disease is cropping up among raccoons in Northern California and Oregon: brain tumors that may be linked to a previously unidentified virus discovered by a team led by UC Davis veterinarians and researchers. Necropsies conducted since...
Tags: Wildlife, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, University of California, Davis, Conservation
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Tony Scott didn't have brain cancer, family tells coroner
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles County coroner's office said it has not determined whether director Tony Scott had any health problems before he jumped off a San Pedro bridge Sunday and said family members have denied media reports that he was suffering...... -
Tony Scott death: Family denies brain cancer reports
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles County coroner's office said it will likely take weeks before to complete the investigation into the death of Tony Scott. An autopsy was performed Monday. But as in many cases, the coroner said it would not have...... -
Tony Scott death: Authorities talk to family, friends, witnesses
L.A. NOWLos Angeles police are interviewing witnesses as well as family and friends of director Tony Scott as the investigation into his death continued Tuesday. Both police and the L.A. County coroner's office believe Scott took his own life when he...... -
Tony Scott death: Authorities say motive still a mystery
L.A. NOWAuthorities said they have not determined a motive for director Tony Scott's suicide on the Vincent Thomas Bridge on Sunday. Law enforcement sources said that several notes Scott left do not speak of any health problems or offer solid clues...... -
Neuroscience mapping brain connections
Inside the human skull lies a 3-pound mystery. The brain — a command center composed of tens of billions of branching neurons — controls who we are, what we do and how we feel. "It's the most amazing information structure anybody has ever...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Schizophrenia, Science, Autism, Bipolar Disorder
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Some women actually have men on the brain
For the Booster Shots BlogFor decades after a woman has carried a male child in her womb or shared her mother's womb with a brother, she carries a faint but unmistakable echo of that intimate bond: male fetal DNA that lodges itself in the far recesses of her brain. That...Tags: Chemical Industry, DNA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Diseases and Illnesses, Multiple Sclerosis
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The Cutting Edge
When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center — the first procedure of its kind in Orange County — it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics. The minimally...
Tags: Lymphatic System, Blood, Intuitive Surgical Incorporated, Preventative Medicine, Health Treatments
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Designer antibodies, nanoparticles, bacteria
When you pop a pill in the future, don't expect old-fashioned results. Thanks to new advances in the lab and a deeper understanding of the human body, drugs are becoming highly personalized and precisely targeted. And the hope is they'll also be more...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Harvard University, Asthma, Environmental Issues
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PASSINGS: Lois Smith, John Tchicai
Lois Smith Longtime celebrity publicist Lois Smith, 85, a longtime New York City publicist who worked with celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese, died Sunday from a brain hemorrhage after taking a fall during a trip to...
Tags: Obituaries, Europe, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Denmark
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The New War on Cancer
It used to be that the cancer doctor’s toolbox contained three essential tools — a scalpel to cut out the disease, chemo to poison it and radiation to zap it.
But today that toolbox is bulging with new and better weapons.
“We’re...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lymphatic System, Human Body, Bevacizumab (drug), Medical Specialization
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