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Socioeconomic factors, unpredictability complicate diagnosis of episodic disabilities, like epilepsy

New research focuses on diagnostic delays experienced by people with epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by unpredictable seizures that affects over 3 million people in the United States and 50 million worldwide.

How the brain balances risk and reward in making decisions

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions.

Study suggests drunk witnesses are less likely to remember a suspect's face

Researchers have tested whether intoxicated people can be reliable witnesses when it comes to identifying a suspect's face after a crime is committed.

Using light to activate treatments in the right place

Acting in the right place at the right time is the key to effective medical treatment with minimal side effects. However, this feat remains difficult to achieve. Biologists and chemists have now succeeded in developing a tool that controls the location at which a molecule is activated by a simple pulse of light lasting only a few seconds. Tested on a protein essential for cell division, this system could be applied to other molecules. The potential applications are vast, both in basic research and in improving existing medical treatments, such as those for skin cancer.

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Socioeconomic factors, unpredictability complicate diagnosis of episodic disabilities, like epilepsy

How the brain balances risk and reward in making decisions

Study suggests drunk witnesses are less likely to remember a suspect's face

Using light to activate treatments in the right place

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