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·May 6, 2021·4 min read

Epilepsy Research Reveals Why Sleep Increases Risk of Sudden Death

Both sleep and seizures reduce heart rate, a new study into mortality and epilepsy reveal. Seizures also disrupt the natural regulation of sleep-related changes. This can sometimes prove deadly and increase the risk of sudden death in epilepsy patients.

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·April 14, 2021·4 min read

Toxic Gas in Rat Brains Shows Potential For New Dementia Treatments

Researchers have discovered a potential new way to reduce levels of hydrogen sulfide in rats' brains. Decreasing H2S levels decreases the damage the toxic gas can cause, and ultimately may pave the way for the development of new treatments for dementia and epilepsy.

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·April 6, 2021·4 min read

Key Brain Molecule May Play Role in Many Brain Disorders

miRNA29 is a key cellular switch in controlling late-stage brain development. Deleting miRNA29 in mice resulted in problems associated with a range of neurodevelopmental problems, including autism and epilepsy.

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·March 22, 2021·6 min read

Large New Study Reveals Rates of Brain Abnormalities in Healthy Children

A new, large-scale neuroimaging study found potentially life-threatening conditions in 1 out of 500 seemingly healthy children, and minor yet clinically significant brain abnormalities in 1 out of 25 children.

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·February 26, 2021·6 min read

Early-Warning for Seizures Could Be a Game-Changer for Epilepsy Patients

A new mathematical algorithm examines data from EEG and brain implants to learn each epilepsy patient's unique brain pattern signatures. The system can predict the onset of a seizure within an hour, allowing the patient to take necessary interventions.

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·February 19, 2021·3 min read

New EBRAINS-Enabled Tool to Help Guide Surgery in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Patients

A new computational tool locates areas in a patient's brain where their epileptic seizures occur.

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·February 19, 2021·3 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Prevents Epileptic Seizures

Hippocampal deep brain stimulation prevented seizures in mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy.

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·December 21, 2020·5 min read

Why Some Multiple Sclerosis Patients Experience Seizures

Study identifies a pathway involving astrocytes that help explain why some with multiple sclerosis experience seizures.

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·December 8, 2020·2 min read

Predicting Epilepsy From Neural Network Models

An innovative new model helps predict how damaging conditions in the brain can be triggered by complex dynamics in branching neural networks.

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·September 12, 2020·3 min read

Is the “Mozart Effect” Real? New Analysis Indicates That Music Can Help Epilepsy

Listening to Mozart can reduce the frequency of seizures in those with epilepsy. Exposure to the music of Mozart daily not only significantly reduces seizure frequency, but it also reduces abnormal brain activity associated with epilepsy.

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·August 30, 2020·4 min read

Seizures During Menstrual Cycle Linked to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Study identifies a link between women with catamenial epilepsy who suffer more frequent seizures during their menstrual cycle and drug-resistant epilepsy. Those with catamenial epilepsy are almost four times more likely to have drug-resistant epilepsy than women who do not experience an increase in seizure frequency during their menstrual cycle.