Drug-free therapy limits epilepsy seizures
FLORIDA (US) — Sparking production of a hormone that the brains of people with epilepsy often lack could prevent debilitating seizures.The researchers used gene therapy in rats to stimulate production of somatostatin, a seizure-stopping chemical that naturally occurs in the brain. The study was published in the journal Neuroscience Letters....
Source: Futurity.org - Wednesday, 15 February
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