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·August 10, 2018·4 min read

CBD Oil Study Shows Significant Improvements in Patients with Treatment Resistant Epilepsy

A new study reveals CBD oil significantly improves seizure frequency and other symptoms in people with treatment resistant epilepsy.

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·August 10, 2018·3 min read

Brain Proteins and Patterns Reveal Clues to Understanding Epilepsy

Researchers shed light on key proteins that play roles in controlling epilepsy and anxiety.

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·August 8, 2018·1 min read

Can Medical Marijuana Help Treat Intractable Epilepsy?

A new study considers the medical benefits of using marijuana to help treat epilepsy which can not be controlled with standard anticonvulsants.

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·August 1, 2018·4 min read

Rewiring the Brain to Fight Epilepsy

Sema4D not only reduces the severity of seizures in mouse models of epilepsy, it also helps to increase the number of inhibitory synapses in the brains of the animals, researchers report.

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·June 27, 2018·5 min read

Your Brain with a Migraine

Researchers have identified electrical activity in the brain that is specific to the start of migraines. The new study reports spreading depolarization can be seen as a migraine begins, and an electrical current can be used to stop it in its tracks.

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·June 20, 2018·5 min read

Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor

Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.

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·June 2, 2018·3 min read

Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?

A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.

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·May 30, 2018·4 min read

Prediction Method For Epileptic Seizures Discovered

Researchers apply machine learning algorithms to EEG data to create a new method of predicting when epileptic seizures will strike.

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·May 29, 2018·4 min read

Early Life Seizures Prematurely Wake Up Brain Networks Tied to Autism

A new study reveals a possible mechanism for the relationship between seizures early in life and later diagnosis of ASD.

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·May 24, 2018·4 min read

Gut Bacteria Play Key Role in Anti Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

Researchers believe they have established a causal link between gut bacteria and seizure susceptibility. The study also identifies a specific bacteria that plays a critical role in the anti-seizure effects of the ketogenic diet.

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·May 22, 2018·3 min read

New Brain Development Disorder Identified

Researchers have identified a new neurodevelopmental disorder. The study reveals the inherited disorder can produce learning difficulties and increase seizure risks. The researchers have implicated a recessive mutation in CAMK2A in this new disorder.

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·May 17, 2018·6 min read

Cannabidiol Significantly Reduces Seizures in Patients with Severe Form of Epilepsy

Researchers provide further evidence that the cannabis compound, CBD, is effective at reducing seizures in people with epilepsy. The new study reveals CBD significantly reduced seizures in people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Previously, the researchers demonstrated CBD was effective at seizure control in Dravet syndrome.

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CBD Oil Study Shows Significant Improvements in Patients with Treatment Resistant Epilepsy

Brain Proteins and Patterns Reveal Clues to Understanding Epilepsy

Can Medical Marijuana Help Treat Intractable Epilepsy?

Rewiring the Brain to Fight Epilepsy

Your Brain with a Migraine

Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor

Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?

Prediction Method For Epileptic Seizures Discovered

Early Life Seizures Prematurely Wake Up Brain Networks Tied to Autism

Gut Bacteria Play Key Role in Anti Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

New Brain Development Disorder Identified

Cannabidiol Significantly Reduces Seizures in Patients with Severe Form of Epilepsy

Brain Prioritizes “Sound Offsets” During Hearing Repair

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

Why Your Brain “Dreams” Even When You’re Awake

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