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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug derived from cannabis oil for use nationwide within the USA, which will be used for treatment of two rare forms of epilepsy. Epidiolex is made from cannabidiol components of marijuana known for its muscle relaxing and pain relieving properties. CBDs administered as thick oil …
Researchers successfully grow a key type of human brain cell in the laboratory, and successfully transplant it for further maturation in the brains of mice. The medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) cell is a type of human nerve-cell progenitor that plays a key role in neurodegenerative disorders ranging from Alzheimer’s to Parkinson’s diseases, epilepsy, and spinal …
Deep brain stimulation (DBS), an implanted device that sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain, holds promise in alleviating epileptic seizures. Affecting an estimated 50 million people worldwide, epilepsy is a neurological disorder involving recurrent seizures, which can interrupt consciousness and cause convulsions, confusion or sensory disturbances. Robert Fisher, from Stanford University School …