Doctors document brain regeneration after car crash
Doctors report the first proof that a man who was nearly two decades in a minimally conscious state regained speech and movement as his brain rewired itself by growing new nerve connections. Terry Wallis, 42, can count to 25 and speaks more clearly though he still needs help eating and cannot walk.
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Mindless reading shown to hurt comprehension study finds
University of Pittsburgh and British Columbia researchers used War and Peace reading to show mindless reading, where readers zone out during text, harms comprehension. Reminders via alerts did not stop lapses, and daydreaming correlated with poorer test results, prompting calls for further study.
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U S pushes tests to safeguard blood supply
U S blood banks seek malaria and Chagas tests to protect donors and widen the pool amid rising foreign travel. FDA debates malaria screening, while planning for a donor blood test for Chagas, with Abbott and Ortho- Clinical Diagnostics racing to deliver viable options.
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