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The doctor says he may have found a way using an eye into the brain. >> normally we do not think of an eye an engs r extension of the brain. the back of the eye, the retina, actually developing from the brain itself. so it's brain tissue. >> reporter: a buildup inside the brain can start to develop years before the first symptoms and in fact those same placques develop in eye tissue as well. >> the beauty, a non-invasive repeatable high resolution test to be able to see these protein changes that are the hallmark of alzheimer's disease very early. >> reporter: and joining me now from los angel...

Tissue her doctors induced a coma and cooled her body to 93 degrees. doctors turned to the centers for disease control for help. there's no trace of the parasite in her spinal fluid. >> day by day she's showing improvement. we're all very optimistic. >> reporter: she remains in intensive care in critical condition. >> killing the amoebas is one thing but containing brain swelling and the aftermath is the critical part of having her survive. >> reporter: if she does pull through she'll beat the odds. only one person has beat this in the past 50 years. >> let's hope she does. facing numerous a...

Norfolk, somebody tried to rob him at fife income the morning and burst into his apartment, and they -- he resisted the robbery, and they killed him. and, you know, ed, i can't even begin to tell you how painful this is. and i can imagine what the folks, the parents of sandy hook felt. because when i went there a few days later and saw brain tissue and blood, my blood all over the walls, i got to tell you, it leaves a -- it leaves a hole in your heart. and, ed, i can tell you, if we do not act now after these 20 beautiful children, our children, after they died the way they did, and then all o...

Honor student at old dominion in norfolk, somebody tried to rob him at fife income the morning and burst into his apartment, and they -- he resisted the robbery, and they killed him. and, you know, ed, i can't even begin to tell you how painful this is. and i can imagine what the folks, the parents of sandy hook felt. because when i went there a few days later and saw brain tissue and blood, my blood all over the walls, i got to tell you, it leaves a -- it leaves a hole in your heart. and, ed, i can tell you, if we do not act now after these 20 beautiful children, our children, after they died...

." martha: this morning we now know more about this story because there is a new study that has found that former nfl linebacker junior seau suffered from traumatic brain disease because of head trauma. he killed himself last may two years after retiring as one of the best linebackers in nfl history. a team of scientists from the national institute of health analyzed his brain tissue and found this disease, and they have just released the findings this morning. that diseaves being hit over time on the football field can cause dementia, memory loss and depression. several dozen football players...