Epilepsy Research News

Posted June 11, 2013:

• New Therapy Target for Kids' Fever-Induced Seizures

Posted June 10, 2013:

• Pendulum Swings Back on 350-Year-Old Mathematical Mystery

Posted June 6, 2013:

• Mapping the Brain: Researchers Use Signals from Natural Movements to Identify Brain Regions

Posted June 3, 2013:

• Manipulating Memory in the Hippocampus
• Common Protein Known to Cause Autism Now Linked to Specific Behaviors

Posted May 30, 2013:

• Brain Makes Its Own Version of Valium

Posted May 28, 2013:

• Finding a Genetic Cause for Severe Childhood Epilepsies

Posted May 27, 2013:

• Scientists Find Mechanism That Causes Noise-Induced Tinnitus and Drug That Can Prevent It

Posted May 8, 2013:

• Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism May Point to an Underlying Cause of the Disorder
• Geneticists Find Causes for Severe Childhood Epilepsies

Posted May 3, 2013:

• Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells
• Human Brain Cells Developed in Lab, Grow in Mice

Posted May 2, 2013:

• Turning Human Stem Cells Into Brain Cells Sheds Light on Neural Development
• World-First Study Predicts Epilepsy Seizures in Humans

Posted April 24, 2013:

• Intractable Seizures Halted With Experimental Treatment for Rare Pediatric 'Pretzel Syndrome'

Posted April 23, 2013:

• Use of Anti-Epileptic Drug During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk of Autism

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Discovery of Genetic Defect Which Triggers Epilepsy

Posted April 9, 2013:

• How 'Free Will' Is Implemented in the Brain and Is It Possible to Intervene in the Process?

Posted April 8, 2013:

• New Guideline Recommends Treatments for Tapeworm Infection That Is on Rise in U.S.
• Non-Invasive Mapping Helps to Localize Language Centers Before Brain Surgery
• Developmental Delays in Children Following Prolonged Seizures

Posted April 2, 2013:

• Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks

Posted April 1, 2013:

• Electroencephalography (EEG) Underused Investigative Tool in Hospitals, Study Finds

Posted March 29, 2013:

• Tablet Computers Acceptable for Reading EEG Results, Study Says

Posted March 21, 2013:

• Dysfunction in Cerebellar Calcium Channel Causes Motor Disorders and Epilepsy

Posted March 7, 2013:

• Star-Shaped Glial Cells Act as the Brain's 'Motherboard'

Posted March 6, 2013:

• Solving the 'Cocktail Party Problem': How We Can Focus on One Speaker in Noisy Crowds

Posted February 21, 2013:

• Cooling May Prevent Trauma-Induced Epilepsy

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered

Posted February 19, 2013:

• Engineering Control Theory Helps Create Dynamic Brain Models

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Potential Treatment Prevents Damage from Prolonged Seizures

Posted February 1, 2013:

• Cats and Humans Suffer from Similar Forms of Epilepsy

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Parasites and Poor Antenatal Care Are Main Causes of Epilepsy in Africa
• Exposure to Antiepileptic Drug in Womb Linked to Autism Risk

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Neuroscientists Create Fiber-Optic Method of Arresting Epileptic Seizures
• Cancer-Causing Virus Found in Brain Shows Potential Connection to Epilepsy

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Less Tau Reduces Seizures and Sudden Death in Severe Epilepsy

Posted January 17, 2013:

• Social Stigma of Migraine Headaches: Worse Than Epilepsy

Posted January 16, 2013:

• Promising New Finding for Therapies to Treat Persistent Seizures in Epileptic Patients
• New Culprit for Epileptic Seizures: Some Seizures Arise in Glial Cells

Posted January 9, 2013:

• How the Brain Stays Receptive: Researchers Examine the Role of Channel Protein in Learning

Posted January 7, 2013:

• Genetic Link Between Epilepsy and Migraine

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Brake on Nerve Cell Activity After Seizures Discovered; Gene Expression Initiates Protective Electrical Response

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Long-Terms Benefits Follow Brain Surgery for Certain Forms of Epilepsy

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Promising Clinical Trial to Reduce the Severity of Autistic Disorders

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Carbon Nanotubes Lower Nerve-Damaging Chloride in Cells

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Fasting May Benefit Patients With Epilepsy

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Significant Changes in Anti-Epilepsy Treatment Options for Infants
• First Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Its Kind Suggests Not All Prolonged Seizures Have a Poor Outcome
• Imaging Study Identifies Relationship Between Stress and Seizures

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