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UK Boy Has Brain Implant Fitted to Control Epilepsy Seizures in World First
For thirteen years this poor fellow has suffered from treatment-resistant epilepsy, but thanks to a cutting-edge brain implant, is able to look forward to...
This Mozart Sonata Calms the Brain to Help Reduce Seizures in People With Epilepsy
Listening to just 30 seconds of Mozart calms areas of the brain and can prevent seizures in people with medication-resistant epilepsy, reveals a new...
Researchers Discover Brain’s ‘Off Switch’ for Epilepsy—And It Could Revolutionize Drug-Free Treatment
For the first time, scientists have confirmed the location and function of a group of neural cells which can completely cut off all forms of seizures.
First American With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Has Great Success With Newly-Approved ‘Brain Stimulation’
This newly-approved procedure was recently carried out on the first American patient with drug-resistant epilepsy – and it has worked wonderfully.
Boy Given 1% Chance of Survival Walks 5k for Hospital That Saved Him–After Air Rifle Shot to the Head as Baby
A boy who nearly died after he was shot in the head as a baby is now set to walk a 5k for the...
Boy in Foster Care Allowed to Stay With Disabled Brother When Loving Parents Agree to Adopt Them Both–WATCH
At the age of 7, Dawson lived in fear that he and his older brother Dalton wouldn’t get the chance to grow up together...
Incredible Internal Cochlear Implants on the Way as Massachusetts Engineers Overcame All Obstacles
Biotech engineers have developed the first entirely internal cochlear implant that will allow users to move, exercise, swim, and enjoy a full range of...
Kindness of Strangers Buoys a Family Caring for Their Terminally Ill 6-year-old Girl
A saga in Australia's news media has come to a head in the best possible way, as a struggling family and their terminally ill...
16-year-old Wins $75,000 for Her Award-Winning Discovery That Could Help Revolutionize Biomedical Implants
First prize in the USA's largest and most prestigious science fair has gone to a 16-year-old girl who found new ways to optimize the...
The Science on CBD for Pets: Scientists Hope it Can Help 4-Legged Patients with Arthritis, Allergies and Anxiety
(Originally published by Knowable Magazine – Written by Ula Chrobak)
Though studies are still mixed, and products inconsistent, many scientists have hope that cannabidiol can...
Despite War, Surgeons in Ukraine Perform Brain Surgery to Save 4-Year-old Irish Girl’s Life
How far would you go to access the medical care your child needed to live a normal life? Would you enter a warzone? Would...
Good News in History, April 4
60 years ago today, Beatlemania was in full bloom as the band held every one of the top five spots on the US singles...
Scan of 27 Million Compounds Identified a New One that Outperforms Pain Medications
Scanning a library of 27 million different molecules, a bi-institutional team identified some that work more effectively than the existing pain medications gabapentin and...
Large Study of 80,000 Migraine Sufferers Uncovers Commonalities That May Lead to Potential Treatment
Migraine sufferers have been offered fresh hope after research discovered potential new ways of treating the debilitating headaches.
Around one in five women, one in...
This Lost Roman Era ‘Miracle Plant’ May Have Been Rediscovered
A Turkish botanist is learning how to cultivate what some believe to be the closest living relative to a Classical-era kitchen staple written about...
The Mechanism Behind Memory Loss in Aging Was Identified By Scientists at Johns Hopkins
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a mechanism in the brain behind age-related memory loss.
The system lies in the hippocampus, the memory control center...
Life Really Does Flash Before Our Eyes in Final Moments, Brain Scans Suggest
Imagine reliving your entire life in the space of seconds. Like a flash of lightning, you are outside of your body, watching memorable moments...
Young Singer Turns Himself Into One-Man Choir by Performing All 20 Voices in Stunning Ode to Classical Music
A young singer can turn himself into a one-man choir by recording himself performing the roles of up to 20 choristers and looping them...
Paralyzed Man’s Brain Waves Get Turned Into Sentences on Computer, Scientists ‘Thrilled’ Beyond Words
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences—translating signals...
As the U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis, Landmark Study Shows CBD Does Not Impair Driving
The United Nations this week reclassified cannabis by removing it from the category of most dangerous and addictive drugs, which includes heroin.
Meanwhile, a landmark...