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  • September 2008

    • Is This Her Brain (Damage) on Drugs?

      Sun (UK)  |  Sep 3, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Is This Her Brain (Damage) on Drugs?

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse may have brain damage as a result of two overdoses in the past year where she binged on crystal meth, heroin, and cocaine, reports the Sun. In addition, the "Rehab" singer convulsed “like a scene from The Exorcist" and displayed “multiple personality traits” after consuming an “inhuman” amount of hash in July, a friend says. More »

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      celebrity  • London  • Amy Winehouse  • drug overdose  • brain damage

  • May 2008

    • How Bad Is It, Doc?

      CNN  |  May 20, 08 3:52 PM CDT

      How Bad Is It, Doc?

      (Newser) - While doctors know that Sen. Ted Kennedy has the most common form of brain cancer, the positioning, type and size of the tumor will determine the degree of danger and side effects from surgery, CNN reports. Kennedy’s glioma is in the left parietal lobe, which is involved in speaking and understanding speech as well as motor control for the body's right side. More »

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      Congress  • Senate  • cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • brain  • brain cancer  • tumor  • brain damage  • glioma

  • April 2008

    • She Painted Bolero

      New York Times  |  Apr 8, 08 11:14 AM CDT

      She Painted Bolero

      (Newser) - Struck down by a degenerative brain disease, mathematician and scientist Anne Adams lost much of her ability to do even simple scientific tasks. But the disease also unleashed a fierce artistic creativity, as her brain rewired itself to compensate for the damage. Among her work is a painting that represents 340 bars of Ravel's "Bolero," accurately reflecting the composer's musical structure in visual form, the New York Times reports. More »

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      art  • mental illness  • dementia  • brain damage  • pi

  • October 2007

    • Brits to Study 'Invisible' Brain Injuries

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 27, 07 1:48 PM CDT

      Brits to Study 'Invisible' Brain Injuries

      (Newser) - The "invisible" brain injuries that are plaguing as many as 20% of US troops coming home from Iraq are now getting attention in Britain, where the Defence Ministry is launching a major study of returning British troops. The injuries, called "mild traumatic brain injury" (mTBI), are the result of shock waves caused by explosions, and they can lead to memory loss, depression, and anxiety. More »

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      Iraq  • Great Britain  • brain damage  • Ministry of Defence  • traumatic brain injury

    • Education Staves Off Alzheimer's

      Reuters  |  Oct 23, 07 4:17 AM CDT

      Education Staves Off Alzheimer's

      (Newser) - Higher levels of education help delay the onset of Alzheimer's, but once the disease takes hold, mental decline is faster among those with more schooling, researchers have found. Each year of  education is linked to a 2.5 month delay in accelerated memory loss, according to the study in Neurology . But once it begins, mental deterioration progresses 4% faster for each year of education. More »

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      medical research  • elderly  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • mental illness  • neurology  • brain damage

    • Do Vegetative Patients Dream of Comatose Sheep?

      New Yorker  |  Oct 14, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Do Vegetative Patients Dream of Comatose Sheep?

      (Newser) - New research into the way vegetative brains function is challenging the way the scientific community classifies cognitively impaired patients. Recent studies show that some vegetative patients can recognize faces, acquire new memories, and imagine physical movement—all mental activities long held to be out of reach for such patients, the New Yorker writes. More »

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      neuroscience  • brain damage  • MRI

  • September 2007

    • Benoit Suffered 'Striking' Levels of Brain Damage

      ABC News  |  Sep 5, 07 1:07 PM CDT

      Benoit Suffered 'Striking' Levels of Brain Damage

      (Newser) - Brain damage may have led pro wrestler Chris Benoit to kill his wife, their son, and himself, a neurosurgeon said today, calling the injuries “striking and maybe shocking.” Tests performed on the WWE performer’s brain showed “dead brain cells,” Julian Bailes told ABC, and the organ resembled the brain of an elderly Alzheimer's patient. More »

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      anabolic steroids  • wrestling  • brain damage  • WWE  • Chris Benoit  • concussions

  • August 2007

    • Electric Stimulation Revives Man in Near-Coma

      Nature  |  Aug 1, 07 8:35 PM CDT

      Electric Stimulation Revives Man in Near-Coma

      (Newser) - Electric stimulation may help improve the brain function of patients in a minimally conscious state, a case study reported in Nature reveals. A 38-year-old man who was mute and barely conscious for nearly 6 years is able to name objects, perform precise movements, and eat without the aid of a feeding tube after doctors used electrodes implanted in his brain to stimulate what's called the central thalamus. More »

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      health  • medical research  • medical breakthrough  • brain  • neuroscience  • patients  • brain damage

  • June 2007

    • Union Under Fire From Ditka

      Nation  |  Jun 28, 07 4:38 AM CDT

      Union Under Fire From Ditka

      (Newser) - Mike Ditka, the celebrated NFL coach who once helped subvert the 1987 players' union strike, has recently added his voice to a growing chorus of players and coaches concerned that the union is not doing enough for its retired players. The discussion is spurred by ongoing revelations of the long-term havoc a decade of football wreaks on players' brains. More »

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      NFL  • unions  • brain damage  • retirees  • Mike Ditka

    • The Real Profits Are to a Brain-Injured Brother

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 07 10:22 AM CDT

      (Newser) - In high school, Rob Groeschen idolized his older brother Tom, who was handsome, generous and a football hero. But it was Rob who came to Tom's rescue after Tom suffered severe brain damage in a car crash. A successful Cincinnati businessman, Rob has started a company called In Return that provides rewarding work to people with brain injuries. More »

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      car crash  • brain damage

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