Research sheds new light on epilepsy
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
Pioneering research using human brain tissue removed from people suffering from epilepsy has opened the door to new treatments for the disease. Scientists at Newcastle University have for the first time been able to record spontaneous epileptic activity in brain tissue that has been removed from patients undergoing neurosurgery. Led by Newcastle University's Dr Mark Cunningham, the re