collision
course that could lead to war.
President Obama has unveiled details of a bold new US initiative to study the human brain. Mr. Obama described the program which he compared in scope to mapping the human genome as enormous mystery waiting to be unlocked. He said the aim would be to find treatments and cures for a number of disorders including Alzheimer’s and post-traumatic stress disorder known as PTSD.
“Think about what we could do once we do crack this code. Imagine if no family had to feel helpless watching a loved one disappear behind the mask of Parkinson’s or struggle in the grip of epilepsy. Imagine if we could reverse traumatic brain injury or PTSD for our veterans who are coming home.”
The White House said researchers would try to produce dynamic pictures of the brain.
The mother of the late pop star Michael Jackson is suing the concept promoter AEG Live for billions of dollars. Katherine Jackson blames the company for hiring the doctor who was found
guilty
of her son’s manslaughter. AEG Live denies responsibility. The doctor was jailed for four years after supplying Jackson with a powerful sedative before his death.
The Islamist political party of the Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has condemned US criticism of legal action against the well-known satirist Bassem Youssef. The Freedom and Justice Party described an expression of concern by the US State Department as a brazen interference in Egyptian