Febrile Convulsions and Seizures
Febrile convulsions are incredibly common in babies and small children. Fits or seizures are triggered by a rise in their…
neurology
Seizures, convulsions and epilepsy
A seizure is the medical term for a fit or convulsion. One in twenty people will have a seizure at…
Neuroprotection in the early stages of Alzheimer’s
A protein modification of the gene expression regulator MECP2 can convey neuroprotection under inflammation. Researchers at the University of Eastern…
Non-invasive brain cancer treatment targeting glioblastoma
A non-invasive Brain Cancer Treatment has been announced by Ivy Brain Tumor Center, SonALAsense and Insightec: The First Patient Dosed…
Why bipolar patients don’t take their meds
People with bipolar disorder may not take their medication because of side effects, fear of addiction and a preference for…
Dementia: Time to implement research findings
Dementia: Time to implement research findings: The last 20 years has seen significant advancements in our understanding of the human…
Mental health problems after concussion
A third of children and adolescents develop a mental health problem after a concussion, which could persist for several years…
Brain stimulation can treat severe OCD
Australian-first clinical trial shows brain stimulation can treat severe OCD: Deep brain stimulation has been found to help people with…
Functional changes that regular coffee drinking has on the brain
A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry and sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), provides unique insights into the functional and…
First Patient in Historic First-in-Human Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma
The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, the largest early-phase drug development program for brain cancer in the…
‘What is autism?’
Only 16% of autistic people and their families think the public understand autism in a meaningful way. We want to…
Cracking the ‘code’: spinal cord injury
Cracking the 'code' to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury: Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of…