FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2021·2 min readSudden Death From Deep in the Brain?Researchers have identified a circuit within the brain that may be responsible for respiratory dysfunction and sudden death associated with Dravet syndrome.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 2, 2020·4 min readCould targeting an Alzheimer’s-associated protein prevent Autism?Reducing levels of the Alzheimer's related Tau protein prevents autism-like behaviors in mouse models. Tau reduction also prevented seizures in the animals.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 20, 2019·5 min readEpilepsy and sudden death linked to bad geneMice expressing a specific variant of the Scn1a gene associated with Dravet syndrome exhibited spontaneous seizures, disordered breathing and died prematurely.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2019·5 min readNovel Epilepsy Genes IdentifiedResearchers have identified 16 DNA regions associated with epilepsy. Eleven of the regions are newly identified.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2018·5 min readStudy Sheds Light on Genetic Foundation of MigrainesResearchers have identified three genes linked to hemiplegic migraine.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2016·5 min readResearchers Identify New Epilepsy Gene NetworkResearchers have identified a network of 320 genes they believe to be associated with epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 11, 2016·5 min readPlant Compound Huperzine A Increases Resistance to Seizures in Genetic Epilepsy ModelsHuperzine A, a compound that comes from a club moss, has been shown to increase resistance to induced seizures in mouse models of genetic epilepsy, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 25, 2013·5 min readEpilepsy in a Dish: Stem Cell Research Reveals Clues to Origins and Possible TreatmentBy turning skin cells of patients with Dravet syndrome into neurons, researchers create a miniature testing ground for epilepsyRead More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·October 11, 2012·4 min readEngineered Flies Spill Secret of SeizuresScientists have observed the neurological mechanism behind temperature-dependent febrile seizures by genetically engineering fruit flies to harbor a mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people. Their new study also highlights the first use of genetic engineering to swap a human genetic disease mutation into a directly analogous gene in a fly.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·August 22, 2012·6 min readLow-dose Sedative Alleviates Autistic-like Behavior in Mice with Dravet Syndrome MutationA low dose of the sedative clonazepam alleviated autistic-like behavior in mice with a mutation that causes Dravet syndrome in humans.Read More
