Discovery Of Possible Link Between Different Forms Of Epilepsy - Submit Site

DirectoryMix Web Resources » Article Details

Discovery Of Possible Link Between Different Forms Of Epilepsy - Read More

Date Added: June 20, 2008 10:04:02 AM

Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have identified what may be the first known common denominator underlying inherited and sporadic epilepsy - a disruption in an ion channel called the BK channel. Although BK channels have been linked to a rare, familial form of epilepsy, their involvement in other types of seizure disorders has never been demonstrated.

Category: Arts & Humanities » Institutes

No comments are posted yet

Knowledge Economic City Al-Madinah

27 June 2008 MADINAH - The Knowledge Economic City Al-Madinah (KEC) Knowledge Economic City Al-Madinah (KEC) this week signed a number of agreements with Saudi and Malaysian universities.

NIH EUREKA award funds research at WPI aimed at turning adult skin cells into stem-like cells

( Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) A team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a three-year, $900,000 award from the National Institutes of Health (one of only 38 awarded through the new EUREKA program) for a project aimed at developing a nove

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Scottish Heritage Service Sun, Apr 6, 11:00 am. There'll be bagpipes and lots of plaid in view as the congregation hosts a Scottish Heritage Service and Kirkin' o' the Tartans in observance of National Tartan Day. Fondren Pressbyterian Church (3220 Old

Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body

( Carnegie Mellon University ) MRI isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon, MRI can be used to visualize -- with "exquisite" specificity -- cell populations

USF Overhauls Departments To Counter Budget Cuts

University of South Florida leaders have swept through their various colleges and reworked the way they will deliver a higher education to meet the grim budget realities they now face.