Scientists Uncover Worrying Link Between Frequent Cannabis Use and Seizures
Cannabis has arguably become the most popular recreational drug in the U.S. in recent years—with more Americans now…
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
“Stunned silence.” That’s how Bryan Roth of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine described the…
World’s first WWOX gene therapy performed on infant in Israel
An eight-month-old infant with a rare but devastating genetic epilepsy has become the first patient in the world…
How Potassium Fluctuations Trigger Brain Receptors
Summary: For over a century, potassium ions were viewed as mere passengers in the brain—particles that flow through…
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…
Study explains how ketogenic diets prevent seizures – WashU Medicine
Visit the News Hub New findings in mice shed light on brain’s response to the keto diet, long…
Brain May Treat Seizures As Memories
Summary: The brain may inadvertently treat seizures as important memories to be saved. A landmark study suggests that…
These States Have the Highest Rates of Epilepsy, and Scientists Think They Know Why
Epilepsy isn’t something we usually associate with specific geographic regions, but new research suggests that’s an oversight—at least…
Nationwide mapping maps epilepsy incidence rates among older adults in the United States
A first-of-its-kind nationwide study has mapped epilepsy incidence rates among older adults in the United States and identified key…
A Single Sound Could Send Me To My Knees, Hyperventilating And Sobbing. Then I Realized What I Needed To Do.
The first time it happened, I was on a run near my home. Recently, my then 5-year-old had…
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,…