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·July 13, 2022·4 min read

Abortion Ban May Mean Denial of Effective Drugs for Women With MS, Migraine and Epilepsy

New abortion bans and restrictions could result in life-threatening consequences for women of childbearing age with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and migraine due to restrictions placed on their ability to access life-saving medications. Patients in states with strict abortion restrictions are reporting they are unable to access teratogenic drugs to treat their conditions, including methotrexate, as the medications can induce abortion.

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·July 7, 2022·4 min read

New Research Could Explain Unknown Causes of Epilepsy

A protein called Tmep appears to control neuron excitability by altering the behavior of an ion channel, impacting the likelihood of whether that neuron will fire.

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·June 14, 2022·3 min read

How Epilepsy and Migraine Drug Causes Birth Defects

Valproic acid (VPA), an anti-convulsant medication, can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Researchers identified a molecule called p19Arf that appears to be responsible for VPA's induced senescence in neuroepithelial cells. When exposed to VPA, mice lacking p19Arf did not experience gene expression alterations associated with ASD.

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·May 23, 2022·5 min read

A Subtle Genetic Change Gives New Clues About Epilepsy

A new study sheds light on the biological mechanism behind some genetic forms of epilepsy.

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·March 28, 2022·2 min read

Stimulating the Auditory Cortex Improves Speech Perception

Stimulating a part of the auditory cortex called the planum temporale improved speech perception, researchers report.

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·March 7, 2022·7 min read

New Early Signs of Parkinson’s Uncovered

Hearing loss and epilepsy are early features of Parkinson's disease, a new study reveals.

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·January 19, 2022·4 min read

New Device Developed for Easier Link Between Brain, Computer, and Body

A newly designed compact device for recording brain activity has a customizable configuration and could help people with restricted mobility regain control of their limbs or provide advanced warnings of epileptic seizures.

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·January 17, 2022·2 min read

Harnessing the Brain’s Plasticity to Acquire Epilepsy Resilience

Optogentic stimulation has the potential to cultivate resilience to epileptic seizures in animal models, researchers report.

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·December 18, 2021·2 min read

New Autism Marker Discovered in Kids

Children with autism have abnormally low levels of the CNTNAP2 protein. The protein, which can be detected in cerebrospinal fluid samples, may serve as a new biomarker for autism and could potentially become a target to treat epilepsy that is commonly associated with ASD.

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·December 7, 2021·6 min read

Seizures and Memory Problems in Epilepsy May Have a Common Cause

Deficits in the dentate gyrus function that causes memory problems may be associated with epileptic seizures a new study reports. The abnormal activity leads to over-extinction, spurring on seizures.