After the Dubai Ports World fiasco lawmakers have harbor protection on the brain. (When the United Arab Emirates-owned company took over six U.S. ports, it touched off a political firestorm and was forced to put them up for sale.) Congress is turning its attention to the screening of seaborne cargo.

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Hockey equipment company Bauer had made claims concerning a newly introduced helmet (the RE-AKT) that has revolutionized protection against head and brain injury.

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"We cannot emphasise enough that measles is an illness that can kill, or leave patients with permanent complications including severe brain damage, and the only protection is two doses of the MMR vaccination, " she added.

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But the best protection is to have been born with a big brain.

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Now there's more good news: Scientists from Johns Hopkins University have concluded that red wine may also protect the brain from damage after a stroke and even provide some prophylactic protection before an individual is hit with this dreaded affliction.

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Low doses appeared to offer some protection against stroke damage - reducing the area of the brain affected by 30%.

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Infection with German measles during pregnancy can lead to brain damage, while taking folic acid prior to conception can offer some protection against congenital neural problems.

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But the UK study suggested that instead of offering protection, some hands-free kits acted as aerials and tripled the amount of radiation reaching the brain.

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These have been reviewed critically by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, which found no convincing evidence of a link between cell phone use and the occurrence of brain tumors.

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