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...mostly because soldiers' ceramic-plated vests and Kevlar helmets still leave limbs vulnerable. These soldiers might have died in past wars, when bullets and shrapnel hit their unarmored torsos. While more and more soldiers are surviving battles, though, doctors have uncovered a new phenomenon among those who return: traumatic brain injuries caused by explosions that damage neurological fibers. Some soldiers have come home completely intact, only to suffer memory loss, dizziness and insomnia, even sometimes losing the ability to walk and recognize their loved ones. This is a side of the war that is largely hidden, grinding on almost entirely...
...protein that can be picked up in the blood, allowing the investigators to measure how well the virus is working. The final results of their trial won't be available for another year or so, but the strategy appears to be working. Russell and Galanis are also targeting brain tumors and have designed a measles virus that recognizes a mutation often found in brain-tumor cells but never in normal ones...
Sunday, March 20. Dropkick Murphys. With the Casualties and Brain Failure. 6 p.m. Avalon, 15 Landsdowne St. $20. Tickets available from Ticketmaster...
Stone additionally emphasized the need to cultivate inner peace, describing her recovery from a brain injury several years ago as “an illuminating experience…that taught me to be aware and present in the moment, because that’s all I could...
...last week, because of the weather, we missed some days of practice,” tri-captain defender Brain Wannop said. “It’s definitely affected...