News tagged with febrile seizures

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Researchers find master switch for adult epilepsy

UC Irvine and French researchers have identified a central switch responsible for the transformation of healthy brain cells into epileptic ones, opening the way to both treat and prevent temporal lobe epilepsy.

Neuroscience created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Engineered flies spill secret of seizures

In a newly reported set of experiments that show the value of a particularly precise but difficult genetic engineering technique, researchers at Brown University and the University of California–Irvine have created a Drosophila fruit ...

Neuroscience created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hyperventilation may trigger febrile seizures in children

New research shows that febrile seizures in children may be linked to respiratory alkalosis, indicated by elevated blood pH and low carbon dioxide levels caused by hyperventilation, and independent of the underlying infection ...

Medical research created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0