Here’s what would seem like an unlikely scenario: A little girl getting traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a hair tie. But it did happen, and the girl who was the victim is now designing and marketing “safe” hair ties, according to WWAY. http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/07/07/little-girl-gets-creative-to-prevent-brain-damage-from-hair-bows Mya Bartlett, 7, in Carolina Beach, N.C.,..
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Here’s another study that may unlock a way to combat brain injury and ailments such as Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers in Toronto has found that metformin, a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, can spur stem cells to make new brain cells, according to the Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Drug+diabetes+help+improve+brain+injuries/6894488/story.html The research..
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Ex-NFL player Junior Seau’s brain may not wind up being donated for research, according to various press reports Monday. Seau was Samoan, and his family were slated to meet with elders from their culture before they made a final decision on letting his brain be studied by researchers. Seau, 43,..
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An Australia court has ordered the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain to pay $8.3 million to the family of a girl who suffered severe brain damage after eating a chicken wrap. Monika Samaan was a 7-year-old in October 2005 when she got salmonella poisoning, salmonella encephalopathy, after having a chicken meal..
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Authorities have ruled that former National Football League player Ray Easterling’s death Thursday was a suicide. Unfortunately, it’s not really a surprise. He’s just the latest in a string of former pro players who developed dementia-like symptoms in what have should been their golden years. They decided to pull a..
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For awhile at least, Angel Babcock was a miracle baby. But her story, a tale of hope and survival after tornadoes tore across the Midwest, ended in sorrow earlier this week. Babcock, a 15-month -old who was found in an Indiana field next to the bodies of her family, died..
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Central Park in Manhattan is an oasis amid concrete, a place where people go to sunbath or exercise, and families trek for fun. Unfortunately, a recent visit to the park turned out to be tragic for a New Jersey family, and the father is getting ready to sue New York City...
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