Capitalizing on experimental genetic techniques, researchers at the California National Primate Research Center, or CNPRC, at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of the remaining brain. The research suggests that alterations in the functional connectivity of the brain in […]
July 25, 2016 | Alzheimer's, Autism, Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Memory, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research, Seizures, Surgery, Technology, Treatment
After 2 years of delays, appeals and uncertainty about availability, high-CBD, low-THC Medical Cannabis grown in Florida will finally be available next week to patients with prescriptions. Trulieve, located in Tallahassee, Florida, have announced that they have received the first formal authorization from the Florida DOH (Department of Health) to commence sales and dispensary of […]
July 21, 2016 | Cannabis Derived Medicine, Childhood Epilepsy, Education
New virus-based method opens wide range of options to treat various diseases The ability to switch disease-causing genes on and off remains a dream for many physicians, research scientists and patients. Research teams from across the world are busy turning this dream into a reality, incuding a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin […]
July 20, 2016 | Autism, Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Syndromes, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Parents, Prevention, Research, Seizures, Surgery, TBI, Technology, Treatment
A single chemical receptor in the brain is responsible for a range of symptoms in mice that are reminiscent of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a Duke University study that appears online in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The findings provide a new mechanistic understanding of OCD and other psychiatric disorders and suggest that they are […]
July 19, 2016 | Alzheimer's, Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research, Seizures, Technology, Treatment
New research finds white matter changes in the brains of athletes six months after a concussion. The study will be presented at the Sports Concussion Conference in Chicago, July 8-10, hosted by the American Academy of Neurology, the world’s leading authority on the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion. The conference brings together leading experts […]
July 13, 2016 | Alzheimer's, Causes, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research, Seizures, TBI, Treatment
The suicide rate among people with epilepsy is 22 percent higher than the general population, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in Epilepsy & Behavior. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. As recent research suggested that epilepsy, psychiatric […]
July 12, 2016 | Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Technology, Treatment
