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				SM8_ThisBanner=iNum;
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var registeredObjects = new Array();
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function DHTMLNavBarMM_findObj(n, d) {
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}
	
var DHTMLNavBarTime         = 100;
var DHTMLNavBarTimes        = 2;
var DHTMLNavBarmoveDistance = 1;
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var aryDHTMLNavBarLayerInfo = new Array();
var aryDHTMLNavBarLayers    = new Array();
	
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	{
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	var d = a[1];
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		var mo = false;	
	
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	{
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function DHTMLNavBarRestoreLayers()	{
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function DHTMLNavBarNavMove() {
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<td><br /><a href="body.cfm?id=865&amp;oTopId=42"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Homepage/Dystonia_Treated.jpg" border="0" alt="Dystonia Treated with Surgically Implanted Pacemaker" style="border: 0;" /></a>&nbsp;</td>
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<p><strong>Dystonia Treated with Surgically Implanted Pacemaker. Approximately 125,000 Americans suffer from dystonia. The condition is a result of the brain firing abnormally.</strong><a href="body.cfm?id=865&amp;oTopId=42"><br />Watch video and view our playlist &gt;&gt;</a></p>
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<td><strong>National Geographic re-broadcasting "Moment of Death" featuring UCLA Medical Center</strong><br /><strong><a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explorer/3815/Overview#tab-Overview">View full story on channel.nationalgeographic.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<td><strong>Hemispherectomy patients gather for fun and support</strong><br /><strong><a href="http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_12549505">View full story on sgvtribune.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<td><strong>Americans' Radiation Exposure Rises 6-Fold in 29 Years</strong><br /><strong><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CancerPreventionAndTreatment/Story?id=6996192&amp;page=3" target="_blank">View full story on abcnews.go.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<p><strong>What Caused Natasha Richardson's Fatal Brain Injury?<br /><a href="http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20266545_20266617,00.html" target="_blank">View full story on People Magazine&nbsp;&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
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<td><br /><a href="http://www.aarp.org/aarp/presscenter/pressrelease/articles/Top_Hospitals_Map.html" target="_blank"><img src="images/InTheNews/logo_aarp.gif" border="0" alt="AARP The Magazine Unveils Top-Ranked Hospitals Across the Country" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a><a href="http://www.aarp.org/aarp/presscenter/pressrelease/articles/Top_Hospitals_Map.html" target="_blank"></a></td>
<td><strong>AARP The Magazine Unveils Top-Ranked Hospitals Across the Country<br /></strong>WASHINGTON &mdash; AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world&rsquo;s largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers, today debuted a new interactive map listing the top-ranked hospitals in the U.S. by geographic area. <strong><br /></strong><a href="http://www.aarp.org/aarp/presscenter/pressrelease/articles/Top_Hospitals_Map.html" target="_blank">Link to complete article &gt;&gt;</a><br /><a href="workfiles/In%20the%20news/AARP_Unveils_Top_Hospitals.pdf" target="_blank">View PDF version &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Natasha Richardson Suffers Serious Brain Injury<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-richardson18-2009mar18,0,840650.story" target="_blank">View full story on LATimes.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<p><br /><a href="http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2009/03/how_dr_martin_saved_edie_baski.php" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/extra_Martin%20copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Extra: Edie Baskin- Chronic Headaches (featuring Dr. Neil Martin)" title="Extra: Edie Baskin- Chronic Headaches (featuring Dr. Neil Martin)" width="105" height="81" style="width: 105px; height: 81px;" /></a><a href="http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2009/03/how_dr_martin_saved_edie_baski.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a></p>
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<td><strong>Lifechangers Chronic Headaches: Deadly?<br /><a href="http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2009/03/how_dr_martin_saved_edie_baski.php" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Neil Martin on Extra &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<p><strong>Tragic death<br /></strong>Larry King talks with celebrities and friends of Natasha Richardson about the death of the award-winning actress.<br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/03/19/lkl.natasha.long.cnn" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Neil Martin on cnn.com &gt;&gt;</a> <br /><a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0903/18/lkl.01.html" target="_blank">Read transcript&nbsp;on cnn.com &gt;&gt;</a></p>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sci-concussion28-2009jan28,0,3344670.story" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/DrGiza_LATimes.jpg" border="0" alt="Brain Injury, Chris Giza, MD" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="82" align="left" /></a>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Repeated Concussions Lead to Severe Brain Disease, Research Shows - LATimes.com<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sci-concussion28-2009jan28,0,3344670.story" target="_blank">View full story on LATimes.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<td><strong>Families affected by rare neurological disorder meet in Pasadena to share support<br /></strong>The surgery took half the boy's brain, but it gives him twice as much hope. <br />Aiden, 4, was diagnosed with Sturge-Weber Syndrome when he was an infant. Sturge-Weber is a rare disorder that causes severe symptoms. <br /><a href="http://www.sgvtribune.com/rds_search/ci_11528377?IADID=Search-www.sgvtribune.com-www.sgvtribune.com" target="_blank">View full story on&nbsp;sgvtribune.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1873131,00.html" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/logo_time.jpg" border="0" alt="TIME: Kids Returning to Field Too Soon After Concussions (featuring Dr. David Hovda)" title="TIME: Kids Returning to Field Too Soon After Concussions (featuring Dr. David Hovda)" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="62" align="left" style="width: 100px; height: 62px;" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Study: Kids Returning to Field Too Soon After Concussions<br /></strong><a href="http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1873131,00.html" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. David Hovda on Time.com &gt;&gt;</a><br /><strong><a href="http://neurosurgery.ucla.edu/workfiles/In%20the%20news/Hovda%5B1%5D.Time.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/icon_pdf18x18.gif" border="0" width="18" height="18" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://neurosurgery.ucla.edu/workfiles/In%20the%20news/Hovda%5B1%5D.Time.pdf" target="_blank">Study: Kids Returning to Field Too Soon After Concussions</a></strong> (PDF)</td>
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<td><strong>THE PULSE: This Operating Room Goes High Tech - cbs2.com<br /></strong>Headed in for complicated surgery? There is one place you want to be. The Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA. <br /><a href="http://cbs2.com/health/High.Tech.Operating.2.874146.html" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Neil Martin on cbs2.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>A Look Into A High-Tech Operating Room - cbs2.com<br /><a href="http://cbs2.com/video/?id=84428@kcbs.dayport.com" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Neil Martin on cbs2.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<td><strong>Lifechangers Go Inside Your Head<br /></strong>"Extra" Lifechanger and world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Martin is picking your brain -- and answering your questions about medical issues -- from simple headaches to signs of a stroke. <br /><a href="http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/11/lifechangers_go_inside_your_he.php" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Neil Martin on Extra &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>For Cancer Patients, Personalized Treatment Offers a New Range of Options -- and Hope - LATimes.com, By Shari Roan<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-personal20-2008oct20,0,1391334.story" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Linda Liau on LATimes.com &gt;&gt;</a></strong></td>
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<td><strong>Removing half the brain to treat seizures<br /></strong>The surgery took half the boy's brain, but it gives him twice as much hope. <br />Aiden, 4, was diagnosed with Sturge-Weber Syndrome when he was an infant. Sturge-Weber is a rare disorder that causes severe symptoms. <br /><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health&amp;id=6364364" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Gary Mathern on&nbsp;abc7.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/science/05brain.html?_r=2&amp;ref=science&amp;oref=slogin" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/brain_story_nytimes.jpg" border="0" alt="For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving - NYTimes.com, By Benedict Carey<br /></strong>Scientists have for the first time recorded individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered but also, in part, how the brain is able to recreate it.<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/science/05brain.html?_r=1&amp;ref=science&amp;oref=slogin" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Itzhak Fried on NYTimes.com &gt;&gt; </a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1164685?ijkey=0GGlhFzUMLOQI&amp;keytype=ref&amp;siteid=sci" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/logo_science-aaas.gif" border="0" alt="Internally Generated Reactivation of Single Neurons in Human Hippocampus During Free Recall - Science aaas.org" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="53" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Internally Generated Reactivation of Single Neurons in Human Hippocampus During Free Recall - Science aaas.org</strong><br />The emergence of memory, a trace of things past, into human consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries of the human mind.<br /><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1164685?ijkey=0GGlhFzUMLOQI&amp;keytype=ref&amp;siteid=sci" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Itzhak Fried on sciencemag.org &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=930" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/Dystonia_Treated_at_UCLA.jpg" border="0" alt="Dystonia Treated with Surgically Implanted Pacemaker - UCLA Health System" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></strong></td>
<td><strong>Dystonia Treated with Surgically Implanted Pacemaker - UCLA Health System </strong><br />Veronica's Story - Veronica Jacobs suffered from a debilitating neurological (or brain) disorder called dystonia. The disease caused this otherwise healthy teenager to experience abnormal muscular twitches and spasms.<br /><a href="http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=930" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Antonio De Salles on uclahealth.org &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11745528" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/Food_for_thought.gif" border="0" alt="Food for thought: Eat your way to a better brain - The Economist" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Food for thought: Eat your way to a better brain - The Economist</strong><br />Children have a lot to contend with these days, not least a tendency for their pushy parents to force-feed them omega-3 oils at every opportunity.<a href="http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11745528" target="_blank"><br />View full story featuring Dr. Fernando G&oacute;mez-Pinilla on economist.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/scientists-learn-how-food-affects-52668.aspx" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/Fernando_Gomez_Pinilla.jpg" border="0" alt="Scientists learn how what you eat affects your brain &mdash; and those of your kids - UCLA Newsroom, By Stuart Wolpert" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Scientists learn how what you eat affects your brain - and those of your kids - UCLA Newsroom, By Stuart Wolpert</strong><br />In addition to helping protect us from heart disease and cancer, a balanced diet and regular exercise can also protect the brain and ward off mental disorders.<br /><a href="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/scientists-learn-how-food-affects-52668.aspx" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Fernando G&oacute;mez-Pinilla on newsroom.ucla.edu &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Unique vaccine helps man with cancer - By Denise Dador - KABC West Los Angeles (KABC)<br /></strong>Nobody wants to hear a doctor say you probably don't have long to live, but certain cancers are tough to cure even with today's treatments. These days Kevin Carlberg's only audience is his 2-year-old daughter Lyric, but five years ago he and his band used to perform across the country.<br /><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health&amp;id=6087767" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Linda Liau on abclocal.go.com &gt;&gt;&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.webmd.com/video/brain-tumor-vaccine" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/Brain_Tumor_Vaccine2.jpg" border="0" alt="When cancer strikes the brain, it's deadly. But an experimental vaccine may help patients live longer." hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Brain Tumor Vaccine - WebMD.com </strong><br />When cancer strikes the brain, it's deadly. But an experimental vaccine may help patients live longer.<br /><a href="http://www.webmd.com/video/brain-tumor-vaccine" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Linda Liau on webmd.com &gt;&gt; </a></td>
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<td><strong>Tumor Breakthrough - cbs2.com </strong><br />Dr. Linda Liau has created a vaccine to protect her brain cancer patients.<br /><a href="http://cbs2.com/video/?id=46462@kcbs.dayport.com" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Linda Liau on cbs2.com &gt;&gt; </a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013001194.html" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/InTheNews/logo_healthday.gif" border="0" alt="Concussion Raises PTSD Risk for Iraq Vets - By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter - Story on washingtonpost.com" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="30" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Concussion Raises PTSD Risk for Iraq Vets - By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter - Story on washingtonpost.com</strong> <br />Researchers report that soldiers who have suffered concussions during their time in Iraq are more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical health problems. <br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013001194.html" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. David Hovda on washingtonpost.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Family Miracle</strong><br />A mother and two babies survived brain hemorrhages because of a promising new technology - video.knbc.com</td>
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<td><strong>UCLA Neurosurgery goes hog-wild over award for actor-comedian Tim Allen - By Mark Wheeler - UCLA Newsroom</strong> <br />The Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA Medical Center announced today that actor and comedian Tim Allen will receive the Rodney Respect Award Oct. 4 at its 2007 Visionary Ball fundraiser in Beverly Hills. <br /><a href="http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/UCLA-Neurosurgery-Goes-Hog-Wild-8189.aspx" target="_blank">View full story on newsroom.ucla.edu &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Nunez Family Is Winning Battle with Rare Disorder - By Nancy Ganiard Smith, Palisadian-Post - Pacific Palisades, CA</strong><br />A Palisades mother and her two sons survive, thanks to pioneering approaches by UCLA neurosurgeons.<br />On a weekday afternoon, the Nunez household buzzes with the energy of young brothers Noah, 11, and Diego, 5. <br /><a href="http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=3251" target="_blank">View full article on palisadespost.com &gt;&gt; </a></td>
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<td><strong>UCLA Neurosurgery Expert Notes Iraq War Reveals a Lot about Traumatic Brain Injury -- and a Different Way to Think about It - <span class="footertextwhite">dBusinessNews</span></strong><br />"For all of the right reasons, there has been an increase in awareness about traumatic brain injury in soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan," says David Hovda. As professor and vice chief of research affairs for UCLA's Department of Neurosurgery and director of the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center. <br /><a href="http://losangeles.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=135065&amp;type_news=latest" target="_blank">View full story on losangeles.dbusinessnews.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Open-brain surgery</strong><br />Man's open-brain surgery part of National Geographic documentary - alliednews.com&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/26/local/me-sami26" target="_blank"><img src="images/InTheNews/logo_latimes.gif" border="1" alt="A teenage girl, a terrible injury and a will to recover - By Kurt Streeter, Los Angeles Times" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>A teenage girl, a terrible injury and a will to recover - By Kurt Streeter, Los Angeles Times<br /></strong>Samantha Palumbo lay still as a stone. She might as well have been dead. Above her head, a doctor held a needle. It contained Lidocaine, a local anesthetic. First some numbing, just in case she could feel, and then the doctor would insert a fiber-optic probe into what was left of Sami's brain.<br /><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/26/local/me-sami26" target="_blank">View full story on articles.latimes.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_127064.html" target="_blank"><img src="images/InTheNews/straits_times.jpg" border="0" alt="Better treatment for brain tumors - By Lee Hui Chieh, The Straits Times" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Better treatment for brain tumors - By Lee Hui Chieh, The Straits Times </strong><br />An advanced radiation machine recently installed at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) can destroy brain tumours that previously could not be removed using surgery or existing radiation machines.<a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_127064.html" target="_blank"><br />View full story featuring Dr. DeSalles on straitstimes.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Strange but True: When Half a Brain Is Better than a Whole One - By Charles Choi, Scientific American Inc.</strong><br />You might not want to do it, but removing half of your brain will not significantly impact who you are<br />The operation known as hemispherectomy-where half the brain is removed-sounds too radical to ever consider, much less perform.<br /><a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=BE96F947-E7F2-99DF-3EA94A4C4EE87581&amp;sc=I100322" target="_blank">View full story on sciam.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Radiosurgery an Effective Noninvasive Treatment Option for Trigeminal Neuralgia-Related Pain - Newswise</strong><br />Newswise - Trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux is sometimes described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity. The pain typically involves the lower face and jaw, although sometimes it affects the area around the nose and above the eye.<br /><a href="http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/528300/" target="_blank">View full story on newswise.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>UCLA Study Challenges Conventional Treatment After Traumatic Brain Injury - By Mark Wheeler, UCLA Newsroom</strong><br />The chemical lactate has gotten a bad rap. Conventional wisdom considered it to be little more than the bane of runners and other athletes, causing stiff muscles and fatigue, and the "sour" in sour milk. It turns out that view may have been too narrow. <a href="http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/UCLA-Study-Challenges-Conventional-7834.aspx?RelNum=7834" target="_blank"><br />View full story on newsroom.ucla.edu &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Health</strong> - Can Exercise Make You Smarter?</td>
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<td><strong>Curable condition mimics Alzheimer symptoms - Jean Enersen, King 5 News</strong><br />Molly Bien is a vibrant 85-year-old woman, but not long ago she could barely walk or talk, developed bladder control problems and showed signs of dementia. <br /><a href="http://www.king5.com/health/stories/NW_022507HEKmistakenalzheimersSW.11d5d80d.html" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Bergsneider on king5.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>UCLA Study Helps Some Dementia Patients Find A Cure</strong> - nbc4.tv</td>
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<td><strong>Study Focuses on an Alternative Diagnosis to Alzheimer's Disease - PhysOrg.com</strong><br />Here's a terrible thought: What if an elderly loved one was confined to a nursing home because a doctor assumed he had Alzheimer's, but he didn't have the disease at all? Worse, what if his condition could be helped and his life restored, and no one knew it? <br /><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news87229295.html" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Bergsneider on physorg.com &gt;&gt; </a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0701/21/cnr.01.html" target="_blank"><img src="images/InTheNews/logo_cnn.gif" border="1" alt="Did Sports-Related Head Injury Lead to Suicide of Former NFL Player?" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Did Sports-Related Head Injury Lead to Suicide of Former NFL Player?</strong><br />Andre Waters' NFL career had spanned 12 seasons. A long time safety for the Philadelphia Eagles, he was a well-known heavy hitter. But he was also on the receiving end of heavy hits himself. Waters once told a reporter he had stopped counting his concussions after number 15. Later, severe depression set in, leading to suicide.<br /><a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0701/21/cnr.01.html" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. David Hovda transcripts.cnn.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td><strong>Discovery Channel Features "Awake" Brain Surgery</strong> - featuring Dr. Liau and Dr. Bergsneider</td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/surgery/follow-up/awake-brain/liau.html" target="_blank"><img src="images/InTheNews/discovery_liau.jpg" border="0" alt="Discovery Channel - Follow-Up Stories: &ldquo;Awake&rdquo; Brain Surgery" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Discovery Channel - Follow-Up Stories: "Awake" Brain Surgery</strong><br />Holding out hope for patients who often have no hope is what motivates Dr. Linda Liau to go to work each day.<br /><a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/surgery/follow-up/awake-brain/liau.html" target="_blank">View follow-up story featuring Dr. Liau on dsc.discovery.com &gt;&gt;</a></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2737717" target="_blank"><img src="images/InTheNews/abc_news_hovda.jpg" border="0" alt="Alcohol and Traumatic Brain Injury - ABC News" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="100" height="77" align="left" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Alcohol and Traumatic Brain Injury - ABC News</strong><br />Recent studies show low blood alcohol levels may help traumatic brain injuries.<br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2737717" target="_blank">View full story featuring Dr. Hovda on abcnews.go.com &gt;&gt; </a></td>
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<td><strong>What is arteriovenous malformation, or AVM?</strong> - featuring Dr. Frazee, latimes.com</td>
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<td><strong><a href="http://www.nwbio.com/press2006.10.26.php" target="_blank">Northwest Biotherapeutics to Present at the 21st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer</a>:</strong> - October 2006</td>
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<td><strong><a href="http://www.nwbio.com/press2006.10.30.php" target="_blank">Northwest Biotherapeutics Discusses Results From Clinical Trials in Brain Cancer at Two Conferences</a>:</strong> - October 2006</td>
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<td><strong>Robot May Help with Doctor Shortage: </strong>- wlns.com October 2006</td>
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<td><strong>Santa Monica Friends Establish Legacy Close to Home</strong></td>
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