
Silky Brain Implants May Help Stop Spread of Epilepsy
Silk has walked straight off
the runway and into the lab.
According to a new study,
silk implants placed in the
brain of laboratory animals
and designed to release a sp ... > full story

'Epilepsy in a Dish': Stem Cell Research Reveals Clues to Disease's Origins and May Aid Search for Better Drugs
A new stem cell-based
approach to studying
epilepsy has yielded a
surprising discovery about
what causes one form of the
... > full story

Animal Study Shows Promising Path to Prevent Epilepsy
Researchers have identified
a receptor in the nervous
system that may be key to
preventing epilepsy
following a prolonged period
of seizures. Their findings
... > full story

Mapping the Brain: Researchers Use Signals from Natural Movements to Identify Brain Regions
Whether we run to catch a
bus or reach for a pen:
Activities that involve the
use of muscles are related
to very specific areas in
... > full story
- Silky Brain Implants May Help Stop Spread of Epilepsy
- 'Epilepsy in a Dish': Stem Cell Research Reveals Clues to Disease's Origins and May Aid Search for Better Drugs
- Animal Study Shows Promising Path to Prevent Epilepsy
- Mapping the Brain: Researchers Use Signals from Natural Movements to Identify Brain Regions
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July 22, 2013 People with epilepsy are 10 times more likely to die early, before their mid-fifties, compared with the general population, according to a 41 year ... > full story -
Weight Loss Drug Helps Curb Cocaine Addictions
July 18, 2013 The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers ... > full story -
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Drug Shows Dramatic Reduction in Seizures in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
July 15, 2013 A drug originally developed to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs has now been shown to dramatically reduce seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) -- a genetic disease ... > full story -
Seizures Late in Life May Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease
July 8, 2013 Patients with epilepsy who had amnestic mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease presented earlier with cognitive decline than patients who did not have epilepsy, according to a new ... > full story -
Nerve Cells Can Work in Different Ways With Same Result
July 1, 2013 Epilepsy, irregular heartbeats and other conditions caused by malfunctions in the body's nerve cells, also known as neurons, can be difficult to treat. The problem is that one medicine may help some ... > full story -
New Therapy Target for Kids' Fever-Induced Seizures
June 11, 2013 Fever-induced childhood seizures can be terrifying for parents and carry a long-term risk to brain development. Scientists haven't known what mechanism triggers the seizures. Now they've identified a ... > full story -
Pendulum Swings Back on 350-Year-Old Mathematical Mystery
June 10, 2013 A 350-year-old mathematical mystery could lead toward a better understanding of medical conditions like epilepsy or even the behavior of predator-prey systems in the wild, researchers ... > full story -
Manipulating Memory in the Hippocampus
June 3, 2013 Scientists have discovered that manipulating the levels of the protein tomosyn in a part of the brain associated with learning and memory may aid in the development of therapeutic procedures for ... > full story -
Common Protein Known to Cause Autism Now Linked to Specific Behaviors
June 3, 2013 Researchers find abnormal brain networks in Fragile X syndrome, a genetic malady that is the most common inherited cause of autism and intellectual ... > full story -
Brain Makes Its Own Version of Valium
May 30, 2013 Researchers have found that a naturally occurring protein secreted only in discrete areas of the mammalian brain may act as a Valium-like brake on certain types of epileptic ... > full story
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