A study out today in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a potential new treatment for the seizures that often plague children with genetic metabolic disorders and individuals undergoing liver failure. The discovery hinges ...
Nov 17, 2013
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At the onset of an epileptic seizure, differing characteristics of brain tissue surrounding the seizure's origin site may determine which of two main patterns of brain activity will be seen, according to a study in PLOS Computational ...
May 4, 2017
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While medications help control seizures in many people with epilepsy, approximately 30 to 40 percent have what is known as intractable epilepsy and find no relief from drugs.
Dec 23, 2020
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Protein imbalances that increase brain cell excitability may explain why individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who also experience seizures demonstrate more rapid cognitive decline than those who do not experience seizures. ...
May 1, 2024
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USC biomedical engineers, neurologists and neurosurgeons develop new methods to advance the study of human brains and epilepsy Studying the human brain is logistically complicated. Living samples of the complex and sensitive ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Scientists at McGill University have developed a new method to study how seizures arise in the healthy brain. Using laser light guided through ultra-thin optic fibers in the brain of rodents, the researchers "turned on" light-sensitive ...
Mar 28, 2019
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After marking Hanukkah earlier this month, Laura Hood is celebrating what she considers her personal miracle.
Dec 30, 2014
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One in 3 people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
May 9, 2022
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A research collaboration involving the University of Otago could change the lives of people living with seizures.
Mar 22, 2022
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New research shows that in a mouse model of childhood absence epilepsy, brain activity is perturbed between seizures. The researchers speculate that this could underlie cognitive problems of the disease, which can persist ...
Sep 13, 2017
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