Bioresorbable sensor tracks deep-tissue lactate for over 10 days in animals
Researchers developed a fully bioresorbable sensor that continuously tracked deep-tissue lactate for more than 10 days in animal…
Handheld breathalyzer enables precise monitoring of fat metabolism
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a portable measuring device that detects the metabolic marker acetone in breath…
EpilepsyGTx partners with ClearPoint Neuro to support targeted delivery of lead gene therapy in epilepsy
EpilepsyGTx, a biotechnology company developing cutting-edge gene therapies to treat refractory epilepsy, and ClearPoint Neuro (“ClearPoint”), a global…
Neurological disorders may raise traumatic brain injury risk in older adults
For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and certain brain diseases, it looks like the risk may go in both…
Living in a rural area may worsen epilepsy outcomes
People with epilepsy living in rural America were more likely to die in hospital, arrive with severe seizures,…
AI detects early warning signs of epilepsy without visible seizures
Epilepsy isn’t always easy to diagnose. Seizures often don’t occur during routine brain-wave recordings (EEGs), leaving doctors without…
Apple Watch app detects seizures with 98% accuracy
An FDA-cleared smartwatch app detected nearly every tonic-clonic seizure in a Phase III trial while producing just one…
Base editing approach repairs deadly Dravet syndrome mutation in mice
Gene editing can repair a DNA error in mice that causes Dravet syndrome, a rare, incurable, and potentially…
Doctors couldn’t diagnose her for years but ChatGPT got it right in minutes
After years of frustrating misdiagnoses, a Welsh woman desperately turned to ChatGPT for answers — and the AI…
My ‘panic attacks’ turned out to be much more serious — I needed brain surgery
Something odd was happening to Arielle Hoffman. It was December 2016, and the aspiring actress was mid-shift at…
FOXJ3 gene identified as the critical link between abnormal brain development and epilepsy
Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a “master switch” failure, disrupting how the…
Detecting major neurological disorders via saliva
A team of Korean researchers has, for the first time in the world, developed a technology capable of…