A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of brain cells.

Scientists are testing a strikingly simple idea for calming some of the brain’s most stubborn seizures: remove the aging ...

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Clearing out “aged” brain cells dramatically reduced seizures and restored memory in a new epilepsy study.