EPILEPSY IN A DISH: STEM CELL RESEARCH REVEALS CLUES TO ORIGINS AND POSSIBLE TREATMENT
By turning skin cells of patients with Dravet syndrome into neurons, researchers create a miniature testing ground for epilepsy… READ MORE…
ANIMAL STUDY SHOWS PROMISING PATH TO PREVENT EPILEPSY
A new study identifies a receptor which could be key to preventing epilepsy following a prolonged period of seizures. … READ MORE…
PARASITES AND POOR ANTENATAL CARE ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF EPILEPSY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
A new study found adults in sub-Saharan Africa who had been exposed to parasitic disease were 1.5 to 3 times more likely to have epilepsy.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING EPILEPSY
Researchers published a study outlining how a new type of non-invasive brain scan taken immediately after a seizure gives additional insight into possible causes and treatments for epilepsy patients.… READ MORE…
NEW MODEL SYNAPSE COULD SHED LIGHT ON DISORDERS SUCH AS EPILEPSY AND ANXIETY
A new way to study the role of a critical neurotransmitter in disorders such as epilepsy, anxiety, insomnia, depression, schizophrenia, and alcohol addiction has been developed. This model synapse can precisely control a variety of receptors for the neurotransmitter called GABA, which is important in brain chemistry.… READ MORE…
STUDY FINDS NEW GENE MUTATIONS THAT LEAD TO ENLARGED BRAIN SIZE, CANCER, AUTISM, EPILEPSY
Researchers shed light on molecular cause of childhood’s worst conditions as first step toward developing more effective treatments.… READ MORE…
RESPONSE TO FIRST DRUG TREATMENT MAY SIGNAL LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE SEIZURES IN PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY
How well people with newly diagnosed epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment may signal the likelihood that they will continue to have more seizures, acc… READ MORE…
UC RIVERSIDE NEUROSCIENTISTS’ DISCOVERY COULD BRING RELIEF TO EPILEPSY SUFFERERS
Maxim Bazhenov and Giri Krishnan used computational model to study epileptic seizures at the molecular level; research could lead to novel therapeutics for seiz… READ MORE…
WORLD FIRST: DISCOVERY OF A COMMON GENETIC CAUSE OF AUTISM AND EPILEPSY
Researchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy. Led by the neurologist Dr.… READ MORE…
NEW METHOD TO LOCALIZE EPILEPTIC FOCUS IN SEVERE EPILEPSY
The first two stereo-EEG explorations in Finland were carried out by neurosurgeons of the Epilepsy surgery team in Helsinki University Central Hospital this spr… READ MORE…
NEURAL ACTIVITY SHEDS LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
A new EEG and fMRI study of epilepsy patients may reveal clues about the origins of consciousness. Researchers report activity in the frontal lobe changes 2 seconds before patients report an alteration in perception, and activity in the medial temporal lobe changes one second prior to them reporting.… READ MORE…
THE MAKING OF A BRAIN
A new study provides novel insight into the development of the mammalian cerebral cortex.… READ MORE…
