It is believed that this may contribute to the excess water on the brain.

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Hallman said she decided to have the surgery on her unborn son when she learned he was less likely to develop the common complication hydrocephalus, water on the brain.

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He also had bruised ribs, back, left and right testes, lips and bite marks on his tongue as well as bleeding and water on the brain, the report is quoted by AFP news agency as saying.

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Though the clear water might trick your brain into thinking you're in a sterile pool, you are not.

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The researchers detected two peaks in brain response after the water solution was taken.

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Physicians came up with all sorts of theories, blaming Alzheimer's on factors as varied as aluminum in the water supply and a lack of key brain nutrients and attributing Parkinson's disease to pesticide exposure or drug abuse.

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Doctors came up with all sorts of theories, blaming Alzheimer's on factors as varied as aluminum in the water supply and a lack of key brain nutrients, and attributing Parkinson's disease to pesticide exposure or drug abuse.

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Researchers at Newcastle University found unpleasant noises provoked a stronger response from the brain than pleasant ones such as bubbling water.

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The chatty regulars showed me how to extend my sauna stay by wrapping my head in a towel ("Otherwise your brain will fry, " one explained) and dousing myself with buckets of icy water.

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Rather, I state a new maxim: How does America decide between the above, the BRAIN Initiative, bio-engineered human gills, one-wheeled SegWays and getting fresh water?

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