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| The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Todd Lencz, PhD, a EUREKA grant designed to help investigators test novel ideas. |
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| Titled "The Future of Neurosurgery: a White Paper on the Recruitment and Retention of Women in Neurosurgery," the article is published in the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery. |
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| Scientists at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) have discovered that Bryostatin - and a related class of drugs discovered at BRNI - administered 24 hours after stroke can rescue and repair brain tissue. These findings are markedly advanced compared to current stroke treatments that must be administered within three hours and are unable to repair damaged brain tissue. |
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| LegalView described the plight of a former U.S. soldier whose traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were continually overlooked by the military causing severe disabilities only a few years after his discharge. The soldier, who suffered several concussions during the war in Iraq, now deals with memory loss, confusion, nightmares and hearing/visibility issues on a daily basis. |
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| An Austin REALTOR ® Brian Talley of Regent Property Group reports on his experience assisting April Henry, a 29 year old Austin Texas wife and mother of two, sell and purchase a home just days after brain surgery. April is admitted to the crash trauma unit at a local Austin Texas hospital immediately after closing on the purchase of her new home. |
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| LegalView informed its traumatic brain injury blog readers of an award-winning and heroic marine who was forced to return home early because of the severity of his TBI ailments. The marine requested to stay at his post and "help finish the job," but because of his injuries he will be returning home in spring 2009. |
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| Renowned Teacher Explores the True Powers of Consciousness, Energy, and the Mind's Potential on August 8, 2008 |
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| New cross stitch tool saves users time. The Easy-Count Guideline has brought cross stitchers back to the hobby and is becoming more popular as a new revenue stream for retailers. Established company, R & S Designs, Inc., ships within the U.S. and internationally. |
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| ORIMtec, a leading provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in Northern California, provides online, real-time, interactive virtual classroom training in advanced intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring subjects such as Introduction to the Operating Room - Infectious Disease Control, Pre-induction Protocol, Anatomy, X-ray, MRI and Conditions of the Spine, Surgical Procedures and Instruments, Anesthetic Agents, and Wave Form Recognition and Trouble Shooting. |
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| Vertos Medical Inc, a privately held medical device manufacturer focusing on minimally invasive treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), announced presentation of its clinical results of its proprietary Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression, MILD™, procedure. The MILD procedure, is a simple, percutaneous, fluoroscopically guided treatment for central canal Lumbar Spinal Stenosis,(LSS). MILD can be performed under local anesthesia and substantially reduces the tissue damage and tissue removal associated with other minimally invasive or open surgeries. LSS is diagnosed in 1.5... |
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