Monday, 13 February 2017

Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial

Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial

“Bench-to-bedside” describes research that has progressed from basic science in animal models that has led to therapies used in patients. Now, a study in the journal Brain describes what could be considered a direct “aquarium-to-bedside” approach, taking a drug discovered in a genetic zebrafish model of epilepsy and testing it, with promising results, in a small number of children with the disease. The study was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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