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·September 28, 2026·6 min read

Daily Cannabis Might Make Epilepsy Worse

Near-daily cannabis use is linked to twice as many convulsive seizures and faster drug resistance in adults with severe epilepsy.

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·September 23, 2026·6 min read

“Angry” Astrocytes Drive Childhood Epilepsy

Year-old human brain organoids show hyperreactive astrocytes, not neurons, directly drive seizures in tuberous sclerosis complex.

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·July 21, 2026·7 min read

Adaptive Light-Sheet Microscope Captures Live 3D Brain Seizures

Researchers developed a high-resolution, adaptive light-sheet microscopy system capable of capturing 3D seizure propagation in live larval zebrafish brains in real time.

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·March 6, 2026·9 min read

70-Year-Old Drug Could Stop Epilepsy Seizures

Scientists discover that stabilizing a single ion transporter can flip the switch from seizure activity to healthy brain inhibition.

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·March 1, 2023·4 min read

Seizures Can Be Predicted More Than 30 Minutes Before Onset in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Using EEG technology, researchers were able to detect pathological brain activity associated with seizures up to thirty minutes before a seizure occurred in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. The ability to detect seizure activity early could allow for the modulation of affected brain regions as a therapeutic option.

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·February 28, 2023·4 min read

Social Deficits and Seizures in Autism Type Tied to Overexcited Brain Circuits

A genetic subtype of ASD and schizophrenia have a duplicate gene that triggers overactivity in neural circuits, leading to social deficits and seizures. When researchers reduced the level of the PRRT2 gene in mouse models of 16p11.2 duplication syndrome, social behaviors were restored and seizure activity decreased.

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·February 13, 2023·5 min read

Study Reveals How CBD Counters Epileptic Seizures

Cannabidiol, or CBD, blocks the ability of lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) to amplify neural signals in the hippocampus. LPI weakens the signals that counter seizures, further explaining the value of CBD to treat epilepsy.

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·December 13, 2022·3 min read

The Biological Basis of Network Control Theory in Brain Dynamics

Researchers have identified a correlation between control energy consumption and glucose metabolism in temporal lobe epilepsy. The mechanism provides a biological basis for the application of network control theory in the study of brain dynamics.

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·November 17, 2022·2 min read

Risk of Seizures Is Higher After COVID-19 Than After Influenza

People who contracted COVID-19 are significantly more likely to develop epilepsy or experience a seizure within 6 months of infection than those who contracted influenza.

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·September 24, 2022·6 min read

Monkeypox Linked to Neurological Complications in Some Patients

2-3% of patients with Monkeypox experience seizures and encephalitis, a new study reports. Researchers say almost half of people with Monkeypox infection also report mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, and other neurological symptoms like headaches as a result of the infection.

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·April 20, 2022·5 min read

Whole-Brain Preclinical Study Illuminates How Epileptic Seizures Originate

Seizures originate from an excess of excitatory over inhibitory neural activity in confined regions of the brain, and spread only when they overcome strong inhibitory activity in surrounding regions.