Can diet combined with drugs reduce seizures?
MINNEAPOLIS – Following a modified Atkins diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates plus taking medication may reduce seizures ...
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Research led by CMU Portugal Ph.D. Student introduces innovative AI solution to classify epileptic seizures
A team of researchers at INESC TEC and the University of Munich, including Carnegie Mellon Portugal (CMU Portugal) Ph.D. student ...
Researchers awarded £2 million to develop drugs to prevent epileptic seizures in children
Scientists at Aston University have started work on a project that will look for new drug treatments to prevent the ...
Seizures happen like clockwork — but depend on the clock
HOUSTON – (Nov. 8, 2022) – For many who suffer from epilepsy, seizures come like clockwork. But everyone has a ...
A new on-demand and cell-autonomous gene therapy strategy stops seizures in mice
On-demand expression of a gene that inhibits neuronal activity provides a way to reduce spontaneous seizures in mice, researchers report. ...
Functional, nonepileptic seizures show structural abnormalities in brain scans, study shows
There are just over 3 million Americans with epilepsy who experience seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. ...
Detecting seizures and interpreting EEGs, the direct algorithmic way
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with AIIMS Rishikesh, have developed an algorithm that can help ...
Why does fasting reduce seizures?
Calorie restriction has long been associated with reduced seizures in epilepsy. New research from Boston Children’s Hospital helps explain how ...
The role of the cerebellum in absence seizures
Stimulation of certain cerebellar areas could help combat absence seizures. However, what happens at the cellular and molecular level in ...
Whole-brain preclinical study illuminates how epileptic seizures originate
New evidence from a zebrafish model of epilepsy may help resolve a debate into how seizures originate, according to Weill ...
Scientists identify novel approach to preventing seizures
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential ...
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased dramatically between 2018-2021
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing illicit fentanyl increased dramatically between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a new ...
A “perfect storm” of genetic mutations is behind rare sporadic brain malformations that cause stroke, seizures
A rare type of brain blood vessel malformation known as a cavernous angioma affects more than one million Americans and ...
Research in brief: Science one step closer to “turning off” seizures, sleep disturbances linked to intellectual disability
Science is one step closer to developing targeted drug therapies that may reduce seizures, sleep disorders, and related symptoms common ...
Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2022 – Blood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, ...
Adult epilepsy treatment reduces seizures in children
A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to ...
Seizures and memory problems in epilepsy may have a common cause
MADISON, Wis. — Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and ...
Focused ultrasound may help prevent seizures in some patients with epilepsy
Results from a study published in Epilepsia suggest that focused ultrasound, which can be used to non-invasively target circuits in ...
For oxygen-deprived newborns, rewarming after cooling therapy can trigger seizures
Oxygen-deprived newborns who undergo cooling therapy to protect their brains are at an elevated risk of seizures and brain damage ...
UH engineer receives $3.7 million to stop epileptic seizures before they begin
University of Houston associate professor of biomedical engineering Nuri Firat Ince, who pioneered a dramatic decrease in the time it ...
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, study finds
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Mount Sinai researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant to create a center to unravel novel causes of food allergy and atopic dermatitis
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Hydrogen peroxide from tea and coffee residue: New pathway to sustainability
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Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
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Study shows prevalence of long COVID in a university community