Lacosamide, epilepsy drug, shows neuroprotective effects in rat model
More dopaminergic neurons, better motor function seen in treated animals Lacosamide, a medication approved to treat epilepsy, showed a potential to be neuroprotective in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease, a study reports. Treatment with lacosamide significantly...
Health ministry to help non-Seoul hospitals introduce epilepsy surgery robots
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will subsidize one public and one private general hospital in the non-Seoul metro region capable of performing epilepsy surgery to introduce robotic equipment. The ministry will receive applications from non-Seoul hospitals wanting...
Scientists Find the Source of a Mysterious Brain Wave That Could Boost Memory and Creativity
The human brain is somewhat similar to a rudimentary radio with five channels. Electrical signals from neurons coordinate across the brain, generating oscillations known as brain waves. Each wave corresponds to a state of the brain. Some come fast and furious, with a...
