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Scientists develop a new way to test autism & epilepsy treatments: Why traditional mice cannot explain complex human brain disorders

Scientists have implanted human brain organoids into specially engineered mice. These human cells survived and connected with the animals' existing nervous systems. This new model allows observation of human brain cells within a living organism. It could aid research into conditions like autism and epilepsy more effectively. The technology offers…

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A 4-Year-Old Was Found on All Fours After a School Nap, a Seizure Posture Her Doctors Say Hadn't Been Reported Before

A 4-year-old was found on all fours after a school nap. Doctors diagnosed a childhood epilepsy syndrome and said the posture was unreported.

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A Man's Seizure Turned into Pop Dancing on Video, and Doctors Noticed Music Was Playing in the Background

A 44-year-old man's seizure moved from finger-pointing to pop-style dancing on video-EEG. Texas doctors say background music may have mattered.

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Patients Already in Biohaven Epilepsy Trials Keep Dosing as FDA Pauses New Enrollment Over a Rodent Finding

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A Rare Epilepsy Strikes at the Mah-Jong Table, and Quitting the Game Often Ends the Seizures

Mah-jong can trigger seizures in a rare form of reflex epilepsy, and studies from China and Taiwan link giving up the game to seizure freedom.

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Her Seizures Were Set Off by Sermon Podcasts Read by Men, and Hospital Monitors Caught Four of Them

A Dallas woman's epileptic seizures were triggered by sermon podcasts narrated by men, a trigger her neurologists say had never been reported.

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Epilepsy 'pushed under' with years-long treatment wait

One of Australia's most common brain disorders receives far too little attention with some patients waiting years to be seen by a specialist, advocates warn.

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At just 13, Andy Barrett turned a school 3D printer into a small business, selling 150 fidget toys while using his earnings to support epilepsy awareness

An eighth-grader named Andy Barrett utilized a school 3D printer to design and sell custom fidget toys. He successfully created and sold approximately 150 unique toys to his school community and neighbours. Andy then generously donated all the profits earned from these sales to epilepsy awareness and research. This initiative…

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This Shiba Inu's Seizure-Like Attacks Were Not Epilepsy, and Storms Kept Setting Them Off

A dog's violent motor episodes looked epileptic until vets noticed every one followed a thunderstorm or a blackout. The workup was clean.

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Mothers Spotted Seizures Before Birth More Often Than Ultrasound Did, and One Cause Responds to a Vitamin

A review of every published fetal seizure case found that mothers detected the movements more often than ultrasound, and one leading cause is treatable.

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Twenty Years of Uncontrolled Seizures Traced to a Brain Cyst Doctors Are Trained to Ignore

A 35-year-old woman became seizure-free after temporal lobe surgery beside a choroidal fissure cyst, a finding usually dismissed as incidental.

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The Case Against Splitting MMR: More Injections, More Visits, More Time Unprotected, and No Measured Benefit

A public health scientist argues that splitting MMR into three shots would add injections and visits with no demonstrated benefit.

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The brain has its own thermostat – study shows epilepsy may interfere with it

Doctors have long known that changes in body temperature can affect seizure activity. Fever can trigger seizures in some young children, while in rare forms of epilepsy, bathing in hot water can bring on a seizure. Raised body temperature can also trigger seizures in Dravet syndrome, a rare form of…

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A Boy Laughed at Nothing for Two Years, and His Brain Scan Came Back Completely Normal

An 8-year-old's laughing fits turned out to be gelastic seizures from the temporal lobe, not the hypothalamus, with a normal 1.5 Tesla MRI.

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‘Billy’s thriving’: family’s joy as boy who helped legalise cannabis medicine in UK turns 21

Mother of Billy Caldwell, who has severe epilepsy, celebrates son’s story while pushing for better access to prescription cannabis for families who need it

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From gut bacteria to the brain, a chemical, sodium butyrate traveled through the bloodstream after traumatic injury, where 4 months of treatment helped scientists reduce inflammation, protect brain cells and made seizures less frequent

Post-traumatic epilepsy treatment: Researchers are exploring sodium butyrate to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy after brain injuries. This gut-produced chemical reduces brain inflammation and promotes cell survival. Four months of treatment showed fewer and less intense seizures in animal studies.

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Epilepsy Can Come from Two Broken Genes at Once, a Finding That May Explain Half of Undiagnosed Cases

Baylor scientists found epilepsy can arise from pairs of faulty genes rather than one, and traced the damage through a newly mapped cellular pathway.

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A Rare Epilepsy-Related Death Can Be Easy to Miss, So One State Is Changing How Deaths Are Recorded

Colorado's Lincoln's Law took effect Aug. 12, requiring death certificates to name epilepsy when a death matches known or suspected SUDEP.

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A Brain Protein Tied to Epilepsy Sat Unphotographed for Years, and Its Ion Grip Turned Out to Be Unlike Any Relative

Mount Sinai researchers solved the structure of NBCn2, a transporter linked to epilepsy and autism, and built the first inhibitors.

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Why Do Doctors Sometimes Laugh When Watching Seizures? Scientists Investigated This Surprisingly Awkward Medical Reaction

Over five years, two epileptologists counted how many people laughed at functional seizure videos. The gap between US doctors and everyone else was stark.

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Three Brain Regions Have to Coordinate During Sleep for a Memory to Stick, First Human Study Shows

A PNAS study using intracranial recordings in 19 epilepsy patients shows how three brain regions coordinate during sleep to consolidate memory.

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Viral Video Raises Alarms After 'Friends' Allegedly Got Black Teen With Epilepsy Drunk, Then Beat Her in Bedroom

A viral video shows a Black teenage girl with epilepsy being assaulted by peers. The footage has sparked outrage and calls for justice, as authorities investigate the incident.

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Man’s Suspected Brain Cancer Turns Into A Horror Story As Medical Team Uncovers Something Far Creepier

The real disease the man had contracted plagues over 4 million people worldwide, but is extremely rare in Europe and the USA.

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Scot running length of UK for charity preparing for 'emotional' milestone

A CHARITY runner has said she is looking forward to an “emotional” reunion with friends and family in Glasgow, as she continues her bid to…

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Scot running length of UK looking forward to ’emotional’ reunion with family

Caitlin Andrew ran the length of England in 20 days, and is aiming to reach John O’Groats by July 5.

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