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New Non-Invasive Method for Diagnosing Epilepsy
August 24, 2012 — Biomedical engineers have outlined 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. The ... > full story -
Brain's Code for Pronouncing Vowels Uncovered: Discovery May Hold Key to Restoring Speech After Paralysis
August 21, 2012 — Scientists have unraveled how our brain cells encode the pronunciation of individual vowels in speech. The discovery could lead to new technology that verbalizes the unspoken words of people ... > full story -
Epileptic Fits Are Like Raging Thunderstorms: Astrocytes Help Reduce Long-Term Damage, Surprising New Research Shows
August 7, 2012 — Epileptic fits are like thunderstorms raging in the brain: Nerve cells excite each other in an uncontrolled way so that strong, rhythmic electrical discharges sweep over whole brain regions. In the ... > full story -
Epilepsy Drug Reverses Memory Loss in Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease
August 6, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that an FDA-approved anti-epileptic drug reverses memory loss and alleviates other Alzheimer's-related impairments in an animal model of the ... > full story -
New Drug Could Treat Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Injury
July 24, 2012 — A new class of drug shows early promise of being a one-size-fits-all therapy for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury by reducing inflammation in the brain. A new ... > full story -
New Epilepsy Gene Identified; Possible New Treatment Option
July 23, 2012 — Neuroscientists have identified a new gene involved in epilepsy and could potentially provide a new treatment option for patients with ... > full story -
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New Gene Mutations That Lead to Enlarged Brain Size, Cancer, Autism, Epilepsy Identified
June 29, 2012 — Scientist have discovered new gene mutations associated with markedly enlarged brain size, or ... > full story -
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Gene Mutations Cause Massive Brain Asymmetry
June 24, 2012 — Scientists say de novo somatic mutations in a trio of genes that help regulate cell size and proliferation are likely culprits for causing hemimegalencephaly, though perhaps not the only ... > full story -
Predicting Treatment Response in Central Nervous System Diseases: Simple Way of Avoiding Dangerous Side Effects?
June 23, 2012 — The commonly-used epilepsy drug, valproic acid (VPA), can have a highly beneficial effect on some babies born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the number one genetic killer during early infancy. ... > full story -
Information Flow in the Brain Is Not a 'One-Way Street'
June 22, 2012 — Neuroscientists have discovered a new principle of information flow in nerve ... > full story
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