Epilepsy A-Z: Common and Rare Types of Epilepsy (Part 2)
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by persistent seizures. Previously, we discussed epilepsy broadly covering what seizures are and how they manifest and develop. We also...
Epilepsy A-Z: Common and Rare Types of Epilepsy (Part 1)
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder defined by recurrent seizures. Previously, we discussed what seizures are including how they manifest and progress. We briefly examined the broad types of...
What is Epilepsy?
A girl is laughing. She is sitting in the kitchen munching on peanuts, enjoying the cracking of the shells and joking with her sister. Her parents are relaxing nearby; all is well. Looking at the...
The Latest in Stem Cell Therapy Research for Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury/Disease SCI/D (or simply SCI) is defined as damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal, the result of which is often permanent changes in the...
The Pinky and the Brain: A Summary of EAE Mice as Models of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammation-driven disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). It is characterized by increased mononuclear cell infiltration of the CNS and autoimmune destruction of...
Cell-Based Therapies: New Hope for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune/inflammatory disease that affects the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord (together called the central nervous system, CNS). It is an incurable, painful...
4 Futuristic Uses for Stem Cells
Stems cells are capable of becoming any type of cell and, given the right conditions, can grow indefinitely in cell culture. They appear to be an all-round solution to many scientific and medical...