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Featured Neurology

·May 2, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Reveal New Possible Cause of Epilepsy

Researchers report deficiencies in hyaluronan can lead to spontaneous epileptic seizures.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Discover a Key Regulator in the Pacemakers of Brain and Heart

Researchers discover T-type channels can shift from using calcium ions to sodium ions to generate electrochemical signals, because of an outer shield of amino acids.

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Featured Neurology

·April 14, 2014·2 min read

A Single Switch Dictates Severity of Epileptic Seizures

Researchers claim to have identified a switch in the brain of people with epilepsy which dictates whether their seizures will be mild or lead to a loss of consciousness.

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Featured Neurology

·April 3, 2014·6 min read

New Hope for Treating ALS

Researchers discover a recently approved epilepsy medication could also help to treat ALS.

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Featured Neurology

·April 1, 2014·2 min read

Epilepsy Drug Target May Have Implications for Sleep Disruption

Researchers confirm GABA transamianase, a target of some epilepsy drugs, contributes to sleep loss.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 28, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Reveal the Dual Role of Brain Glycogen

Researchers report an accumulation of glycogen in Lafora disease directly causes apoptosis, triggers autophagy and synaptic failure.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 23, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory

CA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics

·January 30, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Discover New Genetic Forms of Neurodegeneration

Researchers identify a genetic mutation in almost 75 percent of subjects with autosomal recessive HSP, half of which were in genes never previously linked with human disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 16, 2014·2 min read

How Metabolism and Brain Activity Are Linked

A new study sheds light on how diet can help control seizures in those with epilepsy.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 15, 2014·3 min read

Speech Means Using Both Sides of Our Brain

New research alters previous conceptions about neurological activity, finding we use both sides of our brain for speech.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 6, 2014·4 min read

Tiny Proteins Have Outsized Influence on Nerve Health

Mutations in beta4 proteins could have a surprisingly large effect on health, researchers claim.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 19, 2013·3 min read

Brain Connections May Explain Why Girls Mature Faster

The process of neural connection re-organization begins earlier in girls. Researchers believe this may explain why they mature faster during teenage years.