http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- Medications are the mainstay of treatment for epilepsy, but for a considerable number of patients -- estimated to be as many as 1 million in the U.S. -- drugs don't work. These patients suffer from a type of epilepsy known as refractory or drug-resistant epilepsy, in which drugs can't control their seizures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-unique-nerve-stimulation-treatment-effective-drug-resistant.html Neuroscience Wed, 25 May 2011 05:45:09 EST news225521035 (Medical Xpress) -- Cornell researchers have identified a group of spinal cord nerve cells that manages running in mice. In the process they have illuminated an interesting step in mouse evolution: When you're being chased by a hawk, you're better off scampering than galloping, even though galloping is faster. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-neural-wiring-mouse.html Neuroscience Thu, 12 May 2011 06:45:53 EST news224401492 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research going on in Albequerque, NM by a team of neuroscientists working for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) indicates that mild brain stimulation with electrical shocks, might in fact cause people to learn more easily. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-darpa-electrical-brain-aid.html Neuroscience Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:41:56 EST news222594084 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows that, rather than being an "all or nothing" phenomenon, regions of the human brain go silent at different times through the night, losing their ability to communicate during certain phases of sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-brain-regions-offline-intervals.html Neuroscience Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:53:46 EST news221979076 A new MRI device that guides surgeons as they implant electrodes into the brains of people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders could change the way this surgery, called deep brain stimulation, is performed at medical centers across the country, according to a group of doctors at University of California, San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-ucsf-neurosurgeons-device-brain-implants.html Neuroscience Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:52:24 EST news221917930