UAB researchers make discovery for treating seizure disorders

UAB researchers have made a discovery in seizure and epilepsy diseases in the brain.   The researchers found that inducing a biochemical alteration in proteins located in the brain though a dietary supplement glucosamine, is able to rapidly dampen pathological hyperexcitability in rat and mouse models. The protein, named O-GlcNAcylation, was heavily researched. It was discovered the protein has a regulating effect in treating pathological hyperexcitablility in the brain.  Pathological hyperexcitablility…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - Category: American Health Authors: Source Type: news