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Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

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Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

Mice that received gut microbes from children with epilepsy on the ketogenic diet were protected from seizures. The finding suggests the microbiome is behind the diet's seizure-reducing effect

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Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

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Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

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Double exposure Image of Liza Bec, a composer living with music-triggered epilepsy

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Liza Bec: The composer living with music-triggered epilepsy

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Having the left or right hemisphere of the brain removed as a child to treat epileptic seizures may not affect their ability to recognise words or faces as an adult

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People with half a brain removed do well at face and word recognition

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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A dog looks directly at the camera

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Dogs that detect seizures may be sniffing out the scent of human fear

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Deep brain stimulation

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Brain implant detects and turns down symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

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EEG test for seizures

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A severe form of epilepsy could be treated with cholesterol medication

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Dogs can smell a variety of medical conditions

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Dogs can recognise the scent of someone having an epileptic seizure

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Brain scan, coloured

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Stem cells implanted into the brain stop epilepsy seizures in rats

A radical approach of implanting stem cells into the brain could stop epilepsy seizures at their source, but the treatment has only been tested in rats so far

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Boy’s brain works just fine after a large piece was removed

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First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Some people with epilepsy can learn to stop their own seizures

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