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Tej Azad is a Newman Civic Fellow, is a first year medical student at Stanford Medical School.
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Hope for McCain: I Have Treated Many Glioblastoma Patients
TOUGH ROADGlioblastoma Multiforme is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer, but there is a chance that John McCain can outlast the worst of the prognoses.

Why Brain Injury Matters On Death Row
NEUROSCIENCEMissouri just executed Cecil Clayton, a man whose prefrontal cortex had been severely damaged in a sawmill accident—a part of the brain responsible for impulse control.

Football Is Ruining Kids’ Brains
SCRAMBLEDWe’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: don’t let your kids play tackle football.

What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead
ResurrectionRecent news has been scattered with stories of people thought to be dead, but ‘waking up’ hours later. Death isn’t as black and white as we may think.

The Burden Robin Williams Carried
What He FacedTry to imagine the mental burden of severe depression coupled with that of an even deeper chemical imbalance—that is what Robin Williams was facing with Parkinson’s disease.

Robin Williams’ Deadly Depression
SILENT KILLERMental health is still one of the least understood areas of medicine. How could such an outwardly happy and successful man be struggling so badly?

Are Men More Likely to Get Brain Cancer?
FindingsNew research shows that a protein that helps suppress tumors, especially in the brain, is more likely to be inactive in men, proving there’s still many basic facts we don’t know about cancer.

How to Destroy Your Headaches
PoundingJune is National Headache Awareness month. Time to talk about the different types, when to worry, and how to treat them.

Learn From LeBron’s Nightmare
Time OutMuscle cramps can even knock out athletes in peak condition. How to prevent a breakdown when you’re the one sweating it.

Should Marino Have Sued for Concussions?
Tackling The NFLThe brain disease at the heart of many players' legal cases against the league—Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy—was virtually unknown prior to 2002.
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