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  MRI Scans In Premature Infants Can Predict Future Developmental Delays

  August 18, 2006 — A Washington University pediatrician at St. Louis Children's Hospital has found that performing MRI scans on pre-term infants' brains assists dramatically in predicting the babies' future ... > full story
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  Unusual Data On Rapid Eye Movements Shed New Light On Brain And Inhibiting Behavior

  August 16, 2006 — When a child has a problem focusing or acts too quickly with inappropriate behavior, it's enough to drive adults nuts. Thanks to a closer look at unexpected data, University of Oregon researchers may ... > full story
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  Blood Clots May Hold Key To Treating Dementia

  April 28, 2006 — Spontaneous blood clots or debris from arterial disease in the brain (known as cerebral emboli) may hold the key to preventing or treating dementia, say researchers from the University of Manchester ... > full story
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  Viral Infection At Birth Linked To Cerebral Palsy

  January 6, 2006 — Exposure to certain viral infections shortly before and after birth (the perinatal period) is associated with cerebral palsy, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal. These ... > full story
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  Magnesium In Your Diet Could Lead To Stronger Bones

  December 22, 2005 — Intake of magnesium through diet and supplements is positively associated with bone density throughout the whole body, particularly in older white adults, according to research published in the ... > full story
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  Adult Stem Cells Aid Recovery In Animal Model Of Cerebral Palsy

  October 1, 2005 — Adult stem cell therapy quickly and significantly improves recovery of motor function in an animal model for the ischemic brain injury that occurs in about 10 percent of babies with cerebral palsy, ... > full story
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  Number Of Babies Born Prematurely Nears Historic Half Million Mark In U.S.

  September 9, 2005 — Nearly a half million babies - some 12.3 percent of all newborns - were born prematurely (less than 37 weeks gestation) in 2003, according to the report released by the National Center for Health ... > full story
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  New Research Offers Clues To Prevent Brain Damage In Premature Babies

  August 8, 2005 — Factors that inhibit the brain's natural self-healing process and that may offer new insights into how to prevent brain damage in premature babies have been ... > full story
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  Most Perinatal Strokes Lead To Neurologic Disorders

  July 11, 2005 — Four of five newborn infants who experience a stroke around the time of birth will develop neurologic disorders such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or language delay, according to a new ... > full story
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  Tetanus Toxin Found To Have Therapeutic Properties

  June 15, 2005 — A team of researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has discovered that tetanus toxin, which causes tetanus, could be extremely useful as a therapy against psychological disorders ... > full story

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