Ben-Gurion U discovers drug can prevent epilepsy following traumatic brain injury
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:35
in Health & Medicine
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL JULY, 15 2009 -- Dr. Alon Friedman, a neurosurgeon, professor and researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, working with researchers from UC Berkeley, California have identified a TGF Beta Blocker that when given to rats prevents epilepsy after brain damage, according to a new study appearing in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
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