Epilepsy isn’t something we usually associate with specific geographic regions, but new research suggests that’s an oversight—at least in the United States. New research finds that certain parts…
Read more These States Have the Highest Rates of Epilepsy, and Scientists Think They Know WhyPHOENIX (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx looked like a team of destiny all summer, steamrolling through the WNBA schedule with the best record as they worked to avenge…
Read more Top-Seeded Minnesota Lynx See Dream Season End Early After Frustrating 3-Game TailspinA first-of-its-kind brain surgery in Oklahoma was successfully performed on a 16-year-old. Doctors at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health implanted a device in Leniel Colon’s brain to help…
Read more ‘I woke up as a new person’: 16-year-old talks about recently undergoing a new epilepsy treatmentWATCH TIME: 4 minutes Welcome to this special edition of Neurology News Network. I’m Marco Meglio. In a survey study of patients with either Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet…
Read more CBD Leads to Nonseizure Improvements, AbbVie Launches 24-Hour Levodopa Infusion in EU, CNM-Au8 Improves Visual Function and Cognition – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionNewswise — Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St.…
Read more Some mosquitoes like it hotKetogenic diets have been found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and bone loss. An official International Society of Sports Nutrition position paper covering keto diets…
Read more Muscle Shrinkage and Bone Loss on Keto Diets? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat are the effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk? Given the decades of experience using ketogenic diets to treat certain cases…
Read more The Safety of Keto Diets | NutritionFacts.orgBOSTON, December 5, 2023 (Newswire.com) – The Epilepsy & Pregnancy Medical Consortium (EPMC), an expert panel of leading epileptologists and OB-GYN researchers/practitioners, announced updated best practice recommendations for…
Read more Expert Panel Provides Updated Data for Epilepsy and PregnancyMight the appetite-suppressing effects of ketosis improve dietary compliance? The new data are said to debunk “some, if not all, of the popular claims made for extreme carbohydrate…
Read more Can You Sustain Weight Loss on Ketosis? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat does the science say about the clinical use of ketogenic diets for epilepsy and cancer? Blood sugar, also known as blood glucose, is the universal go-to fuel…
Read more Keto Diet to Effectively Fight Cancer? | NutritionFacts.orgPharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol (CBD) relieved symptoms in patients with idiopathic and diabetic gastroparesis and increased tolerance of liquid nutrient intake after 4 weeks of treatment in a phase 2 randomized…
Read more CBD Provides Symptom Relief and Improvement in Gastroparesis – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionNewswise — The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), including scientists from the ILAE Consortium on Complex Epilepsies of the…
Read more Largest genetic study of epilepsy to date provides new insights on why epilepsy develops and potential treatmentsSponsored Content There is a medical marijuana program in over three-quarters of American states. You’ll generally find many similarities in the application process across the board. However, it’s…
Read more Your Quick and Easy Guide to Medical Marijuana Evaluations – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionReported, edited and produced by Nancy Volkers, ILAE communications officer Newswise — Most people with epilepsy have difficulty always taking their medications as prescribed. How can clinicians and patients…
Read more How and why to address medication adherence: Dr. Avani Modi and Dr. Desiree WillifordPARIS — UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural and scientific agency — and pay more than $600 million in back dues…
Read more US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influenceNewswise — Traditional implantable medical devices intended for brain stimulation frequently possess a rigidity and bulkiness that is incongruous with one of the human body’s most supple and…
Read more Flexible Nanoelectrodes Stimulate Brain with PrecisionNewswise — Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes – star-shaped glial cells that control the local ionic and metabotropic environment of the brain – exhibit an…
Read more Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic miceNewswise — About 5.1 million people in the U.S. have a history of epilepsy, which causes repeated seizures. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, epilepsy is the fourth most…
Read more Fear of Public Places Is Common in Adults with EpilepsyScientists detected simple movement like pushing a button sends ripples of activity throughout networks of neurons spanning across the brain. University of Oregon Source link
Read more Neuroscience reveals complexity of human brain networksEMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023 Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – Following a modified Atkins diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates…
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