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NIH-funded study finds zebrafish model may help identify treatments for childhood epilepsy

According to new research on epilepsy, zebrafish have certainly earned their stripes. Results of a study in Nature Communications suggest that zebrafish carrying a specific mutation may help researchers discover treatments for Dravet syndrome (DS), a severe form of pediatric epilepsy that results in drug-resistant seizures and developmental delays.

4 Sep 2013

Researchers identify role played by protein in controlling brain activity during seizure

People with epilepsy could be helped by new research into the way a key molecule controls brain activity during a seizure. Researchers have identified the role played by of a protein - called BDNF - and say the discovery could lead to new drugs that calm the symptoms of epileptic seizures.

4 Sep 2013

Argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA) and gene therapy: an interview with Dr Julien Baruteau, UCL Institute for Women's Health, London

This rare genetic condition can theoretically affect patients at any age but symptoms are more often observed in childhood and even uncommonly during the first days of life.

2 Sep 2013

EEG marker unlikely to predict epilepsy death

Prolonged postictal generalized electroencephalography suppression is an “inconsistent” finding in patients with epilepsy, say researchers.

30 Aug 2013

Neuro scientists find important time factor in second-language acquisition

The age at which children learn a second language can have a significant bearing on the structure of their adult brain, according to a new joint study by the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro at McGill University and Oxford University. The majority of people in the world learn to speak more than one language during their lifetime.

30 Aug 2013

Study reveals relationship between migraine and low income status

Studies show that migraine is more common among people with lower incomes. This relationship is examined in a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, looking at whether developing migraines limits people's educational and career achievements, leading to a lower income status, or whether problems related to low income such as stressful life events and poor access to health care increase the likelihood of developing migraines.

29 Aug 2013

Scientists develop method to generate functioning brain cells that produce myelin

Stem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from a team of UC Davis investigators have brought this dream a step closer by developing a method to generate functioning brain cells that produce myelin - a fatty, insulating sheath essential to normal neural conduction.

29 Aug 2013

Study shows that migraine may have long-term effects on the brain's structure

Migraine may have long-lasting effects on the brain's structure, according to a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Aug 2013

Hospital readmissions rates for children are not meaningful measures of quality of their care

Readmission rates of adult patients to the same hospital within 30 days are an area of national focus and a potential indicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.

27 Aug 2013

Researchers discover link between epilepsy drug and risk of having baby with birth defects

In a world first, new Australian medical research has given pregnant women with epilepsy new hope of reducing their chance of having a baby with physical birth defects.

26 Aug 2013

Loyola neurologists describe first known case of musical hallucinations

One night when she was trying to fall asleep, a 60-year-old woman suddenly began hearing music, as if a radio were playing at the back of her head. The songs were popular tunes her husband recognized when she sang or hummed them. But she herself could not identify them. This is the first known case of a patient hallucinating music that was familiar to people around her, but that she herself did not recognize, according to Dr. Danilo Vitorovic and Dr. José Biller of Loyola University Medical Center.

23 Aug 2013

New Pharmacological Drug Target Identified In The Brain

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22 Aug 2013

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy may affect people's thinking, memory, behavior and mood

New research suggests that chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease associated with repeat brain trauma including concussions in athletes, may affect people in two major ways: initially affecting behavior or mood or initially affecting memory and thinking abilities.

22 Aug 2013

Montana researcher receives $1M army grant to develop drug that limits damage caused by TBI

The U.S. Army has awarded University of Montana researcher Dave Poulsen a $1 million grant to further develop a drug that limits damage caused by traumatic brain injuries.

21 Aug 2013

Sodium act as "on/off" switch for major neurotransmitter receptor in brain

Researchers at McGill University have found that sodium - the main chemical component in table salt - is a unique "on/off" switch for a major neurotransmitter receptor in the brain. This receptor, known as the kainate receptor, is fundamental for normal brain function and is implicated in numerous diseases, such as epilepsy and neuropathic pain.

21 Aug 2013

Pilots who fly at high altitudes may be at increased risk for brain lesions

A new study suggests that pilots who fly at high altitudes may be at an increased risk for brain lesions. The study is published in the August 20, 2013, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Aug 2013

Planned Parenthood affiliates among groups tapped to receive federal health law grants

News outlets also highlight various other organizations that received funding to be 'navigators.'

17 Aug 2013

Neurologist writes "explosion of new and innovative" therapies for neurologic conditions

There has been an "explosion of new and innovative" therapies for neurologic conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson disease and multiple sclerosis, Loyola University Medical Center neurologist Dr. Jose Biller writes in the August issue of the journal Neurologic Clinics.

16 Aug 2013

Neurologists appear unaware of serious safety risks associated with anti-epilepsy drugs

A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a fifth of U.S. neurologists appear unaware of serious drug safety risks associated with various anti-epilepsy drugs, potentially jeopardizing the health of patients who could be just as effectively treated with safer alternative medications.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers identify clear genetic risk factors in patients with severe epilepsy

Neurologists and epilepsy researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center were among scientists who have 329 random genetic mutations associated with two of the most severe forms of epilepsy, according to a paper published today in Nature.

13 Aug 2013

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Latest Epilepsy News and Research

NIH-funded study finds zebrafish model may help identify treatments for childhood epilepsy

Researchers identify role played by protein in controlling brain activity during seizure

Argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA) and gene therapy: an interview with Dr Julien Baruteau, UCL Institute for Women's Health, London

EEG marker unlikely to predict epilepsy death

Neuro scientists find important time factor in second-language acquisition

Study reveals relationship between migraine and low income status

Scientists develop method to generate functioning brain cells that produce myelin

Study shows that migraine may have long-term effects on the brain's structure

Hospital readmissions rates for children are not meaningful measures of quality of their care

Researchers discover link between epilepsy drug and risk of having baby with birth defects

Loyola neurologists describe first known case of musical hallucinations

New Pharmacological Drug Target Identified In The Brain

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy may affect people's thinking, memory, behavior and mood

Montana researcher receives $1M army grant to develop drug that limits damage caused by TBI

Sodium act as "on/off" switch for major neurotransmitter receptor in brain

Pilots who fly at high altitudes may be at increased risk for brain lesions

Planned Parenthood affiliates among groups tapped to receive federal health law grants

Neurologist writes "explosion of new and innovative" therapies for neurologic conditions

Neurologists appear unaware of serious safety risks associated with anti-epilepsy drugs

Researchers identify clear genetic risk factors in patients with severe epilepsy

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