New Drug to Quiet Brain, Relieving Epilepsy and Tinnitus
Overly excited nerve cells cause problems like epilepsy and tinnitus. A new drug that selectively affects potassium channels promises relief with fewer side effects. A…
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Silk Implants May Help Stop the Progression of Epilepsy
A new study reveals that silk implants, which are placed in the brain and designed to release adenosine, may help stop the progression of epilepsy….
Researchers Control Seizures in Epileptic Mice Using Brain Cells
In a newly published study, researchers detail how they controlled seizures in epileptic mice with the one-time transplantation of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) cells. Epilepsy…
Researchers Identify BAD as Key Seizure-Suppressing Protein
New research from the Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute examines why a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates can reduce…