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Gliomas Exploit Immune Cells Of The Brain For Rapid Expansion
Gliomas are among the most common and most malignant brain tumors. These tumors infiltrate normal brain tissue and grow very rapidly. As a result, surgery can never completely remove the tumor. Now, the neurosurgeons Dr. Darko S. Markovic (Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch) and Dr. Michael Synowitz (Charit̩) as well as Dr. Rainer Glass and Professor Helmut Kettenmann (both Max Delbr̿ck Center for Molecular Medicine, MDC, Berlin-Buch), have been able to show that glioma cells exploit microglia, the immune cells of the brain, for their expansion (PNAS Early Edition)*.
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Concussion is also known as mild brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), mild head injury and minor head trauma. Some experts define concussion as a head injury with temporary loss of brain function, which can cause cognitive, physical and emotional symptoms. Concussion may also be defined as an injury to the brain generally caused by a jolt or blow to the head - in the majority of cases the individual does not lose consciousness.
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Rush University Medical Center Hosts Conference Examining Chicago Breastfeeding Rates And Ways To Reduce The Disparities

Over 100 certified breastfeeding peer counselors, lactation consultants, nurses, physicians, dietitians and community health workers are expected to gather at Rush University Medical Center on Thursday, August 6 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Room 500 at 1725 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, to attend the Griffin Inaugural Conference on Breastfeeding: The Primary Foundation for Health. At the conference, experts from Rush, Illinois Department of Human Services, Chicago Department of Public Health and Black Mothers" Breastfeeding Association will discuss strategies for organizing Chicago communities to reduce breastfeeding disparities. *Dr. Myrtis Sullivan, associate director of the Office of Family Health, Illinois Department of Human Services, will be discussing Chicago"s current breastfeeding rates and where there are gaps within the neighborhoods and communities of Chicago. *Dr. Terry Mason, commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health, is scheduled to speak about the importance of breastfeeding to the reduction in health risks throughout the lifespan. Recent studies show that breastfeeding reduces the risk for infection, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases throughout the lifespan, and as such is the primary foundation for health. *Keynote speaker Kiddada Ramey, president of the Black Mothers" Breastfeeding Association in Detroit, Mich., will give a feature presentation on effective strategies for community breastfeeding. Ramey will also address reasons why African American women breastfeed at lower rates than other populations in the United States. "By bringing experts in the field together for this conference, we will identify hospital-community partnership strategies to increase the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration among Chicago women," said Paula Meier, director for clinical research and lactation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Rush. "Our goal is to identify geographic areas and populations within Chicago neighborhoods that have low rates of breastfeeding and to discuss the most effective ways we can reduce those breastfeeding disparities," said Meier. Anne and Ken Griffin are sponsoring the event. Continuing education credits applied for from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. Rush University College of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center"s Commission on Accreditation. This CNE activity is being offered for 4.2 contact hours. Rush University Medical Center


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