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Governors of the South-South states under the auspices of the BRACED (Bayelsa Rivers Akwa-Ibom Cross Rivers Edo and Delta) ...

When epileptic patients suffer seizures, their brain is undergoing repetitive and excessive neuronal firing. But what triggers this has stumped scientists for years. Now, researchers have used ...

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Epilepsy, where patients suffer from unexpected seizures, affects roughly 1% of the population. These seizures often involve ...

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Medication is usually the first line of treatment to control epileptic seizures. But if drugs prove ineffective, such interventions as brain surgery, ... About 8 to 10 percent of people will have ...

Nigeria recorded 227 total and partial national grid collapses from 2010 to April 2024 amid epileptic power supply. Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at Transmission Company of Nigeria ...

The researchers noticed that such a stimulation induced a robust increase in the astrocyte calcium, which was followed by an epileptic neuronal hyperactivity episode. When the metabolic activity ...

Astrocyte activity precedes the onset of epileptic neuronal hyperactivity episodes. (A) With cytosolic calcium ion increase, excitatory actions from astrocytes to neurons are likely to be initiated.