A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made ...
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The research led by Newcastle University's Dr Mark Cunningham and Professor Miles Whittington and supported by the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, indicates a novel electrical bio-marker in humans.
Jun 15, 2012
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For 29 years, from the time she was 12, Rashetta Higgins had been wracked by epileptic seizures—as many as 10 a week—in her sleep, at school and at work. She lost four jobs over 10 years. One seizure brought her down ...
Aug 2, 2021
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Physicians will have a better guide for more effectively managing treatment of children experiencing seizures related to autism with the results of a study by researchers at Arizona State University and the University of ...
Jun 2, 2011
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Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes seizures of many different types. Recent research from Japan has found that epileptic seizures can be more easily predicted by using an electrocardiogram to measure fluctuations ...
Apr 1, 2016
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Today, the way a physician determines how many seizures a person with epilepsy has had is through the patient's own record of seizure activity. Despite all the technological advances in devices monitoring the human body, ...
Aug 27, 2020
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(HealthDay) -- Researchers report that they have created a device able to short-circuit epileptic seizures in rats.
Aug 9, 2012
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Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously undescribed microlesions in brain tissue from epileptic patients. The millimeter-sized ...
Dec 16, 2014
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Epilepsy affects nearly one percent of the global population, making it one of the most common neurological disorders. While two-thirds of patients with epilepsy respond well to pharmacological treatment or are eligible for ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Researchers in the lab of Associate Professor of Biology Suzanne Paradis have discovered a novel treatment for reducing seizure activity in the brains of rodents, a discovery they hope might one day help people living with ...
Aug 1, 2018
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