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    ‘The mother of all cannabinoids’: Anti-seizure compounds discovered in cannabis

    Research from pharmacologists at the University of Sydney provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy. The study for the first time reports that three acidic…

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    New study takes a ‘deep dive’ into brain infections that magnify epilepsy

    SA has high rates of epilepsy, with one in every 100 South Africans living with the brain disorder, mainly caused by parasitic infections that affect the brain. In SA most…

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    Sleep Neurotherapeutics: Identifying the Challenges and Opportunities

    Sleep disorders are associated with a range of comorbidities and a substantial impairment in quality of life. Sleep disorders may result from or affect the progression of neurologic diseases, such…

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    Inexpensive anti-seizure drug benefits Alzheimer’s patients with silent epileptic activity

    An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a study published in the Sept. 27th…

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    Pet Dogs Can Alert Owners to Epileptic Seizures

    Sit. Fetch. Stay. Detect seizure. Yes, you read that correctly. While many dogs are adept at following basic instructions such as “sit” and “roll over” with some practice and the…

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    Late-Onset Epilepsy Linked to Increased Risk for Death in Older Adults

    Compared with patients without epilepsy, those with late-onset epilepsy may be at increased risk for death, even after adjusting for comorbidities, according to study findings published in Neurology. In addition,…

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