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European Union Leaders are gathering in brussels today to confront two major issues Russian Troops in ukraine and the threat of terrorism from the Islamic State group. Threatening not just europe but perhaps the entire world. In the next hour well give you comprehensive coverage. Retreating from two towns outside luhansk in the southeast. Effectively handing over control to the separatist forces. The u. N. Humanitarian force he warn that the death toll is rising, torture and human rights abuses. Paul brennan is there and sends this report. European leaders meet in brussels, the situation on th...

675 million cap on concussion related claims available to thousands of players as part of a major lawsuit. And so without objection i will enter the nfl statement in the record. And part of what were going to discuss today is traumatic brain injuries, a bump, a blow, a jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal flow the normal function of the brain. More mild tbis, more commonly referred to as concussions, have been the center of increasing discussion within the Sports Community in recent years as a growing number of current and former athletes say theyre suffering ...

Join us tonight for more from booktv. Our focus, american astronauts and space travel. This weekend on the cspan networks, friday night on cspan, native american history. Former nfl tight end in utah told the Senate Special committee on aging that is absent in his memory. The committee examined the link between sports injuries impacting the brain and whether the lead to aging diseases like alzheimers. Other witnesses included are a logical researchers called for limiting young peoples participation in Contact Sports and telescope and more funding for brain injury research. This hearing is one ...

National institute on aging promising signs of alzheimers disease will be supported. We have a distinguished panel of experts here today and family members and also quite a and audience. I will welcome the representative of the Alzheimers Association summit you came along way to be here today we thank you for your tireless worker about the need to do more for your loved ones. Also we have students from the university of virginia spending the day learning about budget and appropriations. On the first panel will hear from dr. Francis collins distinguished director of National Institutes of healt...

Just under two hours. [inaudible conversations] the Senate Subcommittee Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor health, human services, education and related agencies will please come to order. Todays hearing is the sixth that this subcommittee has held since 2000 focusing on alzheimers disease. The burden of the disease, the state of the research and the challenges we face. Going back many years we heard predictions from experts about the far reaching consequences this disease will have on the quality of life of American Families and the burden will place on our economy in the years ahead...