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A brain aneurysm survivor, Jones has recently agreed to work with The Brain Aneurysm Foundation to help raise awareness of the symptoms of brain aneurysms. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Actress Tamala Jones plays the medical examiner Lanie Parish on ABC’s hit show Castle. Fans of the show may be surprised to learn that she is also a brain aneurysm survivor. Jones has recently agreed to work with The Brain Aneurysm Foundation to help raise awareness of the symptoms of brain...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is once again stepping up to support Brain Awareness Week with two programs designed to raise awareness of brain aneurysms. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) March 10, 2013 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is once again stepping up to support Brain Awareness Week with two programs designed to raise awareness of brain aneurysms. Celebrated from March 11-17, 2013, Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign is set to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation reached a fundraising milestone in 2012, raising more than $1 million to provide critical awareness, education, support and research funding in an effort to reduce the incidence of brain aneurysm ruptures. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has announced it reached a fundraising milestone in 2012, raising more than $1 million to provide critical awareness, education, support and research funding in an effort to reduce the...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has announced a medical education lecture focused on the importance of early detection and treatment options of brain aneurysms. The lecture, which will be CME/CEU accredited, will be delivered at the PRI-MED conference in Boston, Ma on November 15, 2012 targeting primary care professionals and nurses. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) October 19, 2012 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, the nation’s only non-profit organization solely dedicated to providing critical...
Results Announced at Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) 9th Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A correlation between brain aneurysms, bulges or balloons in vessel walls, and early onset menopause has been identified, according to recent study results presented at the SNIS 9(th) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, thereby suggesting that the premature loss of estrogen could be a risk factor for aneurysm formation and development. As it is...
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nfocus Neuromedical, Inc., an innovative medical device company with a focus on the next generation treatment for brain aneurysms, announced today positive data from an ongoing clinical study of the company's Luna(TM) Aneurysm Embolization System (AES). Michel Piotin, MD, PhD, of the Foundation Rothschild, Paris, presented the data today at the Society for Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, Ca. According...
Researchers seek to determine if newly FDA approved gel-coated coils are more effective than the current standard bare platinum coils for aneurysm treatment CHICAGO, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 6 million Americans have brain aneurysms, a condition that occurs when a weak or thin spot develops on a blood vessel in the brain causing it to balloon. Often, these do not cause symptoms and go undetected, but every year an estimated 30,000 Americans experience...
On Friday, September 23rd, the United States Senate passed a resolution declaring September National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation announced that on Friday, September 23rd, the United States Senate passed a resolution declaring September National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. Senate Resolution 248, introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and co-sponsored by Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) is...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has launched a petition drive, asking supporters to petition Congress to put Brain Aneurysm Awareness on the map and designate September National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 14, 2011 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has launched a petition drive, asking supporters to petition congress to put Brain Aneurysm Awareness on the map and designate September National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. The petition, designed to raise...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has announced the recipients of its annual research grants. In 2011, The Foundation will award $160,000 in grants to eight individuals conducting scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) August 08, 2011 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has announced the recipients of its annual research grants. In 2011,...
