Dr. Sidney Carter Dies at 92; Pediatric Neurology Pioneer
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Dr. Sidney Carter was a Columbia University neurologist and clinician who helped to found and define the field of pediatric neurology.
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Dr. Sidney Goldring was a neurosurgeon and an educator who was an early advocate for a brain operation that he helped to develop for patients with severe epilepsy.
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Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89.
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Statins, drugs commonly prescribed to treat cardiovascular disease, may also protect people from developing the tangles of nerve fibers found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, according to a study that examined the brains of 110 deceased Group Health Cooperative members.
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Christopher Reeve, known for his role as ``Superman&#39;&#39; in movies and later as an advocate for spinal cord research after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago, died yesterday of heart failure.
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Dr. Judah Folkman, a groundbreaking researcher who worked to cut off cancer from its blood supply, curing the disease in mice and giving humans hope for a cure, has died. He was 74.
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Christopher Reeve, who died at the age of 52 this week, never stopped working toward his goal of walking again after becoming paralyzed in a horse-riding accident ten years ago.
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Ancel Keys, a pioneer in public health best known for identifying the connection between a cholesterol-rich diet and heart disease, has died.
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Bob Evans, an IBM computer scientist who helped to develop the modern mainframe computer, died Thursday. He was 77. Evans died of heart failure at his at his home in the San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough, his son Evan told the Associated Press.
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Elson So, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and colleagues report their findings in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Neurology.
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"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  who became a tireless advocate for spinal cord research after a  horseback riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago,  has died of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday. He was  52.
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BEDFORD, NY - Christopher Reeve, the star of the Superman movies whose nearly fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said.
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Researchers studied 200 babies, and they found that 15 percent of those infants who died of SIDS had genetic mutations that affected their autonomic nervous system.
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A British Medical Journal (BMJ) study has revealed that in the northern hemisphere, being born in May, is linked to an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, while being born in November carries the lowest risk.
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The 64-year-old Brockton surveyor who slipped into a coma last week after being infected with Eastern equine encephalitis has died, officials at Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital said.
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Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his son-in-law, Tom Nikosey.
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Daniel Kerner's parents knew the experimental brain surgery was risky, but without it the 6-year-old surely would die. Last month in Portland, Ore., doctors for the first time transplanted stem cells from aborted fetuses into his head in a desperate bid to reverse, or at least slow, a rare genetic disorder called Batten disease. The so-far incurable condition normally results in blindness and paralysis before death.