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Scientists created a hair-thin brain implant that records brain activity, delivers medicine, and stimulates different brain areas simultaneously. Successful tests in mice show the flexible device could transform how we study and treat conditions like epilepsy.
Scientists discovered that brain inflammation drives Dravet syndrome, a devastating form of childhood epilepsy, opening the door to treatments that could help thousands of children. By blocking a specific immune pathway, researchers reduced seizures in early studies.
A groundbreaking treatment could help children with Dravet syndrome not just reduce seizures, but actually improve cognitive development and daily living skills. For the first time, families facing this devastating genetic condition have hope for a disease-modifying therapy.
Scientists in Jerusalem discovered a tiny peptide that not only reduces seizures but protects brain cells from long-term damage in treatment-resistant epilepsy. For the 40% of epilepsy patients who don't respond well to current medications, this breakthrough offers new hope.
