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1. Brain cell creation may lead to Alzheimer's and autism cures
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... say they have, for the first time, created cerebral cortex cells, which are part of the brain’s grey matter, from a small sample of human skin. The cerebral cortex makes up 75 percent of the brain and ...

2. REVIEW: Cynthia Nixon reveals a chilly ‘Wit’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... condition much in the same clinical way that we see how she dissected Donne’s words. As the ever-cerebral Vivian endures her treatment and faces up to mortality, she eventually realizes that simple compassion ...

3. N.Y. Giants legend Harry Carson may tackle Congress
(U.S./Nation)

... Benson, who played with Carson from 1978 to 1988, called Carson a "very caring, very cerebral" man, according to NorthJersey.com. Last week, Carson traveled to North Carolina for his brother, who has been ...

4. The Jewish mourner’s Kaddish prayer comforts me on my father’s passing
(Life/Style)

... suffering a sudden massive cerebral hemorrhage. He was 85 years old. The recent Jewish High Holidays of ...

5. N.Y. Giants vs. Buffalo Bills: Week 6
(Sports/Professional)

... Ryan Fitzpatrick is developing into one of the game's better cerebral passers and makes rapid decisions with the football. As such, Giant fans, don't expect Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora to dominate ...

6. REVIEW: ‘Bluebird’ provides a sorrowful drive
(Entertainment/Movies)

... suggests his performance is more cerebral than soulful. So it’s good to observe Beale get down to earth as Jimmy, a London cab driver in “Bluebird,” a 1998 British play by Simon Stephens that opened ...

7. Notable N.J. doctor, Viswanathan Rajaraman, and wife killed in single-plane accident
(Health/Healthquest)

... the scene. Rajaraman, co-chief of neuro-oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center, specialized in brain and spine cancer, and cerebral (brain) aneurysms, amongst other things, his professional ...

8. Fish oils do not slow Alzheimer's disease but blood tests could help early detection
(Health/Healthquest)

... Archives of Neurology, scientists have concluded after testing cerebral spinal fluid for protein levels associated with Alzheimer’s that the disease is active and detectable earlier than previously believed. The ...

9. REVIEW: Robin Williams haunts ‘Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’ on Broadway
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... cerebral Marine, Moayed and Fleischer unerringly chart their characters’ evolutions. Titizian suavely portrays the amoral Uday’s ghost – who totes his dead brother’s head in a plastic bag – with a jaunty ...

10. REVIEW ‘Wings’ and ‘Spirit Control’ regard flying
(Entertainment/Movies)

... remainder of Arthur Kopit's absorbing drama studies the disoriented yet valiant Emily's recovery from her cerebral accident. Much of the play occurs inside Emily's bewildered mind as she tries at first ...

11. Sad to witness disintegration of Brett Favre
(Sports/Professional)

... seemed to play a make-it-up-as-he-went-along style, offending the cerebral purist students of the game but endearing himself to all those recliner bound middle aged athletes who dreamed of making it big ...

12. Relatives of dead disabled woman charged with neglect in Jersey City
(N.J./State)

... say it was Garland who found the woman, who suffered from cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, unresponsive with her eyes open around 12:30 p.m. She then notified a 19-year-old nephew who told police that ...

13. Hunterdon Medical Center offers breakthrough technology for stroke and neurological patients
(Health/Healthquest)

...  injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and incomplete spinal cord injury. "We are thrilled to offer this incredibly advanced technology to our patients. As a complement to our comprehensive neurological ...

14. Ross Baker: President Obama needs to reach the people who matter most
(Opinion/Commentary)

... person will reject it. What this approach achieves on the cerebral level it loses when it gets down to the gut. A Cabinet room meeting full of brainy lawyers may acclaim a presidential proposal as brilliant, ...

15. NBA’s worst Nets show moxie by keeping brand relevant
(Sports/Professional)

... yet has stayed in the public eye. They have smart, likeable young players, a cerebral coach, a good TV presence in the YES Network, and only an upside in terms of brand growth. Some may say their stunts ...

16. Shaakerah Kelly charged with stealing $320,000 in donation checks from Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey
(N.J./State)

... services to people with cerebral palsy has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 in donation checks during a three-year period. Shaakerah Kelly, 35, of Bloomfield, appeared Monday in court before ...

17. Bill to protect New Jerseyans with developmental disabilities signed into law
(N.J./State)

... disability. Developmental disabilities include mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida and other neurological impairments. Sweeney said he introduced the bill in response ...

18. Problem nurses stay on the job as patients suffer
(Health/Healthquest)

... a result has cerebral palsy, according to the suit, settled in 2003. A doctor paid a separate settlement. Attorneys for the Greenwells said that Warren was responsible for the trainee, who had little ...

19. Many nursing home disabled prefer living at home
(Health/Healthquest)

... services so he could move to his own apartment. "I needed to be around younger people in the same situation," said the 44-year-old Lloyd, who has cerebral palsy. "None of the activities are geared for ...

20. Disabled benefit from horseback riding
(Life/Style)

... loose. A child with cerebral palsy, as Laura is, can't control this." Greg says that riding the horse helps relax Laura's muscles that are tight and strengthens muscles that need to be strengthened. Laura ...