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·April 1, 2016·4 min read

Heart Rate Variability Predicts Epileptic Seizures

Researchers have developed a wearable device that measures fluctuations in heart rate and can predict when an epileptic seizure may occur.

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·February 25, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain May Handle Teleportation

An innovative new study considers how our brains may handle being 'beamed up' from one location to another.

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·January 28, 2016·6 min read

Pinpointing the Source of Seizures

Researchers look to pinpoint the source of epileptic seizures by looking at networks of electrical activity in the brain prior to the onset of a seizure.

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·December 24, 2015·7 min read

Marijuana Derivative Reduces Seizures in People With Treatment Resistant Epilepsy

A new study reports cannabidiol, a marijuana derivative, is effective at reducing seizure frequency in children and adults with treatment resistant epilepsy.

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·November 14, 2015·3 min read

Glutamate Imaging Identifies Previously Undetected Seizure Sites

GLuCEST neuroimaging technique detects buildup of glutamate in the brain, highlighting where epileptic seizures are likely to occur.

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·September 22, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with Aging

A new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.

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·August 9, 2015·4 min read

How Music Can Help People with Epilepsy

According to researchers, brainwaves of people with epilepsy appear to synchronize with music. They believe music could possibly be used as an intervention for those with the disorder.

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·July 15, 2015·4 min read

Human Amygdala Stimulated by Researchers to Gain Insight into Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

For the first time, researchers have successfully stimulated a human amygdala and recorded breathing loss. Their research provides important insight into SUDEP.

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·April 13, 2015·2 min read

Medical Marijuana Liquid Could Help Treat Severe Epilepsy in Children

Researchers report cannabidiol could help treat children with severe epilepsy who have not responded to other therapies.

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·December 8, 2014·2 min read

Optogenetics: Identifying New Targets for Epilepsy Intervention

A new study explores the reliability of optogenetics as an intervention for temporal lobe epilepsy.

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·December 2, 2014·1 min read

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

Stimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.