Immune cell dysregulation and inflammatory mediators shape epilepsy risk
Background and objectives Emerging evidence implicates immune dysregulation and neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of epilepsy, yet the causal…
New mechanism behind potentially fatal type of epilepsy identified
A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism…
New insight into TRPM3 heat sensor reveals how the body detects temperature
The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels…
A Rogue Gene Explains Mysterious Cases of Diabetes and Epilepsy in Newborns
Credit: Wikimedia Commons When six infants around the world were diagnosed with an odd trio of symptoms (diabetes,…
Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters | MIT News
Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections,…
Sleep-like brain waves persist in isolated cortex of epilepsy patients
Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a…
New European trial tests subcutaneous EEG technology for people with epilepsy
A new clinical trial co-led by researchers at FutureNeuro and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is…
Caraway seeds inspire new seizure-fighting medicines
A UNLV-led team of researchers has co-opted a common kitchen spice to create a new class of cannabidiol…
Precision targeting of the centromedian nucleus offers hope for people with drug-resistant epilepsy
It is estimated that one-third of the 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy are resistant to anti-seizure medications.…