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In combination, but there are other treatments, theres about 150 clinical trials, ongoing right now, jake, looking at all sorts of different things from vaccines to viral vectors to the polio virus as a potential sort of treatment. there may be various options. >> we shouldnt sugar coat, this is going to be a tough battle for the senator. you obviously mentioned chemotherapy and radiation as potential options for mccain. is one more severe than the other? is one preferable? >> you know, in this ...

Chemotherapy. in the past radiation has diminished brain function but they have improved the techniques to the point where healthy brain tissue is spared. folks at mayo clinic want to do this, want to do that, up to you. >> they removed it, they found out what caused it and that is this so john mccain was able to talk to lindsey graham, some said he was on speakerphone when they were going over health care. for john mccain this is another one of his hurdles, the best plane crash, no he was jaile...

Whether he can save young charlie guards precious life. it can be another trial treatment. it could improve the muscle strength and his brain function. it is holding charlie hostage. they will allow the parents to decide the fate. recently a judges said their opening to review new evidence. that has given the parents another chance to keep their baby alive an earlier court decision it wont be

Usa. living wills and documents that can control those situations. if both sides agree, great magnanimous for president trump to help. the gard family could get a visa to come here, but the irony is, under the aca and obamacare, this young boy it would be able to stay on life support here in the united states, and have his life preserved under comes plan on and what the senate is debating, you cut a trillion dollars, and then there is no money to create that life support. >> molly: you heard fro...

Massachusetts as it turns out is the perfect sort of place for this sort of study because they just legalized marijuana. grubers goal is to study new patients who have never used cannabis. >> our goal was to look at these folks before they started using medical marijuana and then three months in, six months in, and then a year. primarily to look at frontal executive functions because thats really the question. >> that question -- how does medical marijuana impact brain function longer term? >> i...

>> less distraction. if the little boys hate you grades would have been better. >> make peep who were socially awkward to begin with and dont have friends at all of either gender. if that were the case all ivy league schools would be pop lated soley by people who went to same-sex high schools. >> i thought in same-sex high schools it didnt work. >> the point is, i think theres a lot more to this distraction than simply male-female. if your a tracted horn dog there might be a relationship between...

Youre tried for a crime, you close your eyes. youre more likely to remember the fact. >> youre more likely to remember your alibi. >> youre zoning out distractions. >> thats a good point. >> close your eyes when trying to remember. number three. exercising does that keep your mind fit? everybody is right about that. it improves blood flow to the brain, nutrients to the brain. it is really good for improving brain function. thats what i recommend for everyone. get out in the morning and exercise....

Patients who have never used cannabis. >> our goal was to look at these folks before they started using medical marijuana and then three months in, six months in, and a year. primarily to look at frontal executive functions because thats really the question. >> that question -- how does medical marijuana impact brain function longer term? >> i want you to name the blocks of color for me as quickly as you can. >> patients will take cognitive tests and heres whats revolutionary. theyre going to ha...

This study because they just legalized medical marijuana. grubers goal is to study new patients who have never used cannabis. >> our goal was to look at these folks before they started using medical marijuana and then three months in, six months in, and then a year. primarily to look at frontal executive functions because thats really the question. >> that question -- how does medical marijuana impact brain function longer term? >> i want you to name the blocks of color for me as quickly as you ...

Damage of recreational marijuana to the brain. now shes also set her sites on the possible benefits of medical marijuana. massachusetts, as it turns out, is the perfect place for the study. because they just legalized medical marijuana. grubers goal is to study new patients who have never used cannabis. >> our goal was to use at the folks before they started using medical marijuana and then three months in, six months in and a year. primarily to look at frontal executive functions because that i...