The 'Worm' Holds the Key to Treating Epilepsy; New Possibilities for Rapid Drug Discovery
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 13:41
in Physics & Chemistry
Current methods to control epilepsy are not only inefficient but haven't improved in more than 150 years when the first anticonvulsant drug was developed. Researchers have opened up the possibilities for rapid drug screens to treat seizures in the near future by developing the smallest whole-animal electroconvulsive seizure model using a microscopic nematode worm.