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    Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama outlines private-public project to study the brain

    Making good on a promise first hinted at during his State of the Union speech in February, President Obama on Tuesday unveiled the broad outlines of a scientific initiative aimed at mapping the human brain. The project's ambitious goals include understanding how the brain forms memories and controls human behavior; how it becomes damaged by conditions such as Parkinson's disease and autism; and how it can be repaired when afflicted by Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and other illnesses.
    Making good on a promise first hinted at during his State of the Union speech in February, President Obama on Tuesday unveiled the broad outlines of a scientific initiative aimed at mapping the human brain. The project's ambitious goals include...

    Tags: DARPA, Diseases and Illnesses, Science, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics

    2. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Richard R. Rubin, Hopkins psychologist

    Dr. Richard R. Rubin, a Johns Hopkins psychologist who counseled children and adults on how to cope with the emotional effects of diabetes, died of complications from prostate cancer March 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Monkton resident was 69.
    Dr. Richard R. Rubin, a Johns Hopkins psychologist who counseled children and adults on how to cope with the emotional effects of diabetes, died of complications from prostate cancer March 25 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Monkton resident was 69....

    Tags: American Diabetes Association, Johns Hopkins University, Diabetes, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest

    3. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama's BRAIN Initiative to cost far less than Human Genome Project

    President Obama’s brain-mapping initiative, for which he has proposed $110 million in federal funding for 2014, will focus how on how the brain is affected by conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and autism; how it produces memories and programs human behavior; and what treatments could lead to cures for post-traumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and other neuropsychiatric afflictions.
    President Obama’s brain-mapping initiative, for which he has proposed $110 million in federal funding for 2014, will focus how on how the brain is affected by conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and autism; how it produces...

    Tags: Schizophrenia, Barack Obama, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Science, Behavioral Conditions

    4. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama calls for funding for brain science initiative

    WASHINGTON – President Obama is asking Congress to approve $110 million in new spending for research on the human brain, an investment he said would benefit not just science but the economy.
    WASHINGTON – President Obama is asking Congress to approve $110 million in new spending for research on the human brain, an investment he said would benefit not just science but the economy. “Ideas are what power our economy,” Obama...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Medical Research, Eric Cantor, Science and Technology, Politics

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds

    Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it&rsquo;s turning out to be a difficult task: A promising vaccine intended to protect heart-surgery patients from <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/staph-infections/ds00973/method=print&amp;dsection=all">staph infections</a> worked no better than a placebo, a <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1674236">new study reported</a>.
    Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it’s turning out...

    Tags: Trials, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Placebo

    6. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Sequestration will hit health care in Maryland

    The chief financial officer at Anne Arundel Medical Center is watching the fight over federal spending closely.
    The chief financial officer at Anne Arundel Medical Center is watching the fight over federal spending closely. If the federal government goes through with sequestration cuts beginning today, Maryland stands to lose millions of dollars in health-...

    Tags: Medicare, Medical Research, Vaccines, Government Health Care, Annapolis

    7. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Obama initiative aims to unravel mysteries of human brain

    The White House proposed a sweeping new initiative Tuesday to map the individual cells and circuits that make up the human brain, a project that will give scientists a better understanding of how a healthy brain works and how to devise better treatments for injuries and diseases.
    The White House proposed a sweeping new initiative Tuesday to map the individual cells and circuits that make up the human brain, a project that will give scientists a better understanding of how a healthy brain works and how to devise better treatments...

    Tags: Schizophrenia, Barack Obama, University of Maryland, College Park, Diseases and Illnesses, Science

    8. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Don't cut lifesaving dollars

    It would be fair to say that Patient 5 owes his life to medical research. Also known as David Aponte, he was the headlining success story from a recent clinical trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The trial tested a new approach &mdash; in which a portion of the immune system is genetically altered and then reintroduced to the body &mdash; for treating an otherwise fatal leukemia.
    It would be fair to say that Patient 5 owes his life to medical research. Also known as David Aponte, he was the headlining success story from a recent clinical trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The trial tested a new approach — in...

    Tags: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Human Interest, Science, Budgets and Budgeting, Viral Diseases and Infections

    9. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For those who are able, exercising once or twice more weekly may alleviate some symptoms of a chronic pain condition without making joints feel worse, according to a new study.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For those who are able, exercising once or twice more weekly may alleviate some symptoms of a chronic pain condition without making joints feel worse, according to a new study. Previous studies have found short-term benefits...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Mayo Clinic, Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions, Arthritis

    10. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now

    A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland &#8212; the furloughing of federal employees &#8212; might not be as widespread as initially feared.
    A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...

    Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Budgets and Budgeting

    11. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Which is worse, isolation or loneliness?

    Henry David Thoreau relished isolation but didn't feel lonely. Marilyn Monroe was a social butterfly but died lonely.
    Los Angeles Times
    Henry David Thoreau relished isolation but didn't feel lonely. Marilyn Monroe was a social butterfly but died lonely. Their separate fates — Thoreau dead of tuberculosis at 44, Monroe of suicide at 36 — can't tell us much scientifically, but...

    Tags: Tuberculosis, Marilyn Monroe

    12. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Complementing end-of-life care

    Of the countless painful decisions surrounding a loved one's end-of-life care, among the trickiest is how to provide physical comfort in a way that also provides a dignified ending.
    Of the countless painful decisions surrounding a loved one's end-of-life care, among the trickiest is how to provide physical comfort in a way that also provides a dignified ending. "For end of life, the opioids are very important for pain management,...

    Tags: Homeopathy Medicine, Morphine (drug), Constipation, American Hospital Association, Massage Therapy

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