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Key Protein Responsible for Controlling Nerve Cell Protection Discovered
April 22, 2012 — 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 ... > full story -
New Medication Offers Hope to Patients With Frequent, Uncontrollable Seizures
April 18, 2012 — A new type of anti-epilepsy medication that selectively targets proteins in the brain that control excitability may significantly reduce seizure frequency in people whose recurrent seizures have been ... > full story -
How Selective Hearing Works in the Brain: 'Cocktail Party Effect' Explained
April 18, 2012 — The longstanding mystery of how selective hearing works -- how people can tune in to a single speaker while tuning out their crowded, noisy environs -- has just been solved. Psychologists have known ... > full story -
One Person in Every 26 Will Have Epilepsy in Lifetime, Study Suggests
April 16, 2012 — Your chance of developing epilepsy at some point in your life is one in 26, according to a new study. Onset is highest in children and older adults. But epilepsy knows no boundaries —- it can ... > full story -
How a Bump on the Head Could Have Caused Permanent Disability
April 13, 2012 — When Dr. Irene Gatti de Leon slipped on the ice and bumped her head, she wasn't too concerned. But two months later, she experienced weakness in her right leg and right arm, and was in imminent ... > full story -
'Brain-Only' Mutation Causes Epileptic Brain Size Disorder
April 11, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a mutation limited to brain tissue that causes hemimegalencephaly, a condition where one half of the brain is enlarged and dysfunctional, leading to intellectual disability ... > full story -
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Symptoms That Mimic Epilepsy Linked to Stress, Poor Coping Skills
April 10, 2012 — Based on their clinical experience and observations, physicians and psychologists say that more than one-third of the patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s inpatient epilepsy ... > full story -
New Early Warning System for Seizures Could Lead to Fewer False Alarms
April 3, 2012 — Biomedical engineers have devised seizure detection software to significantly cut the number of unneeded electrical pulses an epilepsy patient receives from brain ... > full story -
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Measles-Containing Vaccines Not Linked With Increased Risk of Febrile Seizures in Kids 4-6
April 2, 2012 — Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according to a new ... > full story -
Once Considered Mainly 'Brain Glue,' Astrocytes' Power Revealed
March 29, 2012 — A type of cell plentiful in the brain, long considered mainly the stuff that holds the brain together and oft-overlooked by scientists more interested in flashier cells known as neurons, wields more ... > full story
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