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Researchers uncovered a novel pathway that causes epilepsy

July 23, 2026 actin, epilepsy, epilepsy diagnosis, epilepsy treatment, epilepsy-associated genes, mitochondria, Research, ROS, sif, TIAM1

The findings also provide a new approach to improve the diagnosis of epilepsy, for which a genetic cause cannot be found in about 50 % of individuals with the condition.

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Study reveals how calcium channel mutations disrupt early brain development in childhood epilepsy

April 3, 2026 calcium channel, early development, epilepsy, gene regulation, prenatal development, Research, seizures

This discovery opens new possibilities that could one day improve outcomes in children with epilepsy and related neurodevelopmental disorders.

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AI accelerates the discovery of genes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders

March 11, 2025 AI modeling, Autism Spectrum Disorder, developmental delay, epilepsy, Genes, neurodevelopmental disorders, Research

The researchers hope that their models will also lead to patient diagnoses, and future studies will assess this possibility.

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Rare chromosome reshuffling leads to severe complex form of epilepsy

February 18, 2025 5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome, chromosome reshuffling, chromothripsis, clinical diagnosis, developmental epileptic encephalopathy, epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Research

Although it’s more commonly found in cancer, chromosome reshuffling is increasingly identified in neurodevelopmental disorders.

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One gene provides diagnoses for 30 patients whose condition was unexplained for years

November 8, 2024 bone malformations, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, epilepsy, FLVCR1, genetic disease, Research, severe developmental conditions

“It was rewarding to be able to provide an explanation for their condition,” said Dr. Daniel Calame, first and corresponding author of the work.

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How the brain’s GPS helps you know where you are

March 26, 2024 brain GPS, endocannabinoids, epilepsy, hippocampus, memory problems, place cells, Research

Researchers show for the first time the role endocannabinoid signals play in living animals moving about in the environment.

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The cerebellum as a source of generalized convulsive seizures

August 17, 2023 Cerebellum, cerebral cortex, convulsions, epilepsy, Research, seizures, ventral posteromedial nucleus

This is the first study to implicate the cerebellum in altering the activity of neurons in the thalamus to cause generalized seizures.

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Uncovering drivers of glioma-related epilepsy

March 28, 2023 astrocytes, brain cancer, epilepsy, Glioma, potassium, Research, seizures

A combination of animal model and patient studies reveals new possibilities to control glioma-related seizures and tumor growth.

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Discovery of an underlying cause for infantile spasm points to a novel therapy

May 19, 2022 epilepsy, IGF-1, infantile spasms, Research

Researchers connected altered IGF-1 levels to infantile spasm in patients and animal models.

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Single cells reveal genetic connections of neurodevelopmental disorders

September 29, 2020 autism spectrum disorders, computational framework, epilepsy, Genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, Research

A novel computational approach helps researchers identify connections between genes involved in different neurodevelopmental disorders.

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