An epilepsy connection (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

An epilepsy connection

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University of Iowa biologists have definitively linked the brain’s immune system to epilepsy. The caption shows the sequence of events that triggers worsened seizures in fruit flies, which follow a similar pattern in humans. The findings could lead to more effective drugs to treat epilepsy.

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John Manak lab, University of Iowa

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