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  Understanding Left-Handedness

  December 27, 2011 — Left-handedness is sometimes the expression of a genetic defect or an early developmental ... > full story
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  Cause of Rare Disease Discovered

  December 16, 2011 — Scientists have identified the gene that causes a rare childhood neurological disorder called PKD/IC, or "paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia with infantile convulsions," a cause of epilepsy in babies ... > full story

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  • In the Genome, an Answer to a Mysterious Movement Disorder
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  New Research Suggests Superior Drug Combo for Difficult-to-Control Epilepsy

  December 14, 2011 — About one-third of Americans with epilepsy do not have good seizure control. Researchers now have dispelled the myth that all drug treatments are equally ineffective for such patients. By examining ... > full story
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  Dodging the Cognitive Hit of Early-Life Seizures

  December 13, 2011 — About half of newborns who have seizures go on to have long-term intellectual and memory deficits and cognitive disorders such as autism, but why this occurs has been unknown.Researchers now detail ... > full story
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  Model to Foster New Drug Development to Treat Pain and Epilepsy Developed

  December 12, 2011 — Drawing on X-ray crystallography and experimental data, as well as a software suite for predicting and designing protein structures, a researcher has developed an algorithm that predicts what has ... > full story
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  Tapping the Brain Orchestra

  December 12, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new method for detailed analyses of electrical activity in the brain. The method can help doctors and researchers to better interpret brain cell signals. In turn, this ... > full story
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  Substance in Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks, Preliminary Research Suggests

  November 23, 2011 — A substance in medicines for cancer and epilepsy could also prevent heart attacks, according to researchers, who have been using it to stimulate the body's own defense system against blood ... > full story
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  Vascular Risk Linked to Long-Term Antiepileptic Drug Therapy

  November 15, 2011 — New research reveals that patients with epilepsy who were treated for extended periods with older generation antiepileptic drugs may be at increased risk for developing atherosclerosis, a common ... > full story
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  More Flexible Window Into the Brain

  November 13, 2011 — Scientists have developed and tested a new high-resolution, ultra-thin device capable of recording brain activity from the cortical surface without having to use penetrating electrodes. The device ... > full story
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  Enzyme Controlling Cell Death Paves Way for Treatment of Brain Damage in Newborns

  October 25, 2011 — Brain damage due to birth asphyxia – where the brain is starved of oxygen around the time of delivery – is normally treated by cooling the infant, but this only helps one baby in nine. ... > full story

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