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NFL's Goodell hopes for lighter helmets, sensors
AP Pro Football WriterNEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease. They then might be told to...Tags: Under Armour Inc., Medical Research, Roger Goodell, Concussion, Research
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Some in Laurel facing sequestration with optimism, others brace for trickle-down effect
When Congress and the White House failed to make a deal on budget cuts March 1, sequestration went into effect, requiring federal agencies to identify $85 billion in required cuts. The looming reductions, which will be spread across agencies —...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Finance, Head Start, Fort Meade (military base), Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. doctor's 'gutsy' move led to baby's cure from HIV
ReutersJACKSON, Mississippi/CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) - The doctor who cured an HIV infected baby for the first time is happier talking to children than to adults and is finding all the attention since the news came out a little overwhelming. Dr. Hannah Gay...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Allergies, Johns Hopkins University, University of Mississippi
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O'Malley warns of 'job-killing' sequester cuts
Gov. Martin O'Malley warned Sunday morning that Maryland faces "job-killing cuts" if Congress allows a wave of automatic spending reductions to take place this Friday as scheduled. Appearing on CBS' Face the Nation alongside Virginia Republican Gov. Bob...Tags: Business Enterprises, Bob McDonnell, Elections, Health, Mental Health
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Developers express interest in FBI headquarters
General Services Administration officials said Wednesday they had received nearly three dozen responses to a request for ideas about a new FBI headquarters, a potentially lucrative development that Maryland leaders hope to land in Prince George's County....
Tags: Justice System, National Security Agency, Steny Hoyer, Police Investigations, FBI
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Parents raise awareness about rare diseases
On a bad week, Hallie Munro sees upward of 10 doctors. Often her joints ache so badly that she cannot get out of bed, her lungs wheeze and struggle for air, her stomach pierces so much that she does not want to eat. Noah and Laine VanHoutan were once...Tags: Lobbying, Research, Politics
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U.S. cuts could lead to 'brain drain' in medicine
Scientists at the nation's leading research institutions are warning that continued uncertainty over federal funding could lead to a brain drain that will undermine the country's global status in medicine. With funding at the National Institutes of...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Entertainment Events, Medical Research, Research, Kathleen Sebelius
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A smart investment
The human brain is a marvelous instrument, capable of the subtlest thoughts, feelings and perceptions, and of dreams even the gods might envy. Yet for all our cleverness in other areas, we still know embarrassingly little about how our own brains actually...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Parkinson's Disease, Medical Research, Research, DARPA
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SPARK fires up physical activity at Annapolis elementary school
At Germantown Elementary School in Annapolis, students receive physical education once a week. Officially, that is. Unofficially, students are engaging in the same level of activity as their "go-outside-and-play" parents of previous generations. At...Tags: Preschools, Annapolis, Education, Elementary Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Hopkins scientist finds link between neurobiology of music, language
A Johns Hopkins brain scientist is finding a neurological basis for a notion that many people believe intuitively — that music is as much a form of language as Spanish or French. Charles Limb is one of just a handful of researchers worldwide...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Fine Artists, Medical Research, Harvard University, Arts and Culture
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Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility
When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...Tags: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Fort Meade (military base), United States Naval Academy, Barack Obama, Politics
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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...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Medical Research, Research, DARPA
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