Brain study uncovers vital clue in bid to beat epilepsy - role played by protein BDNF identified

People with epilepsy could be helped by new research into the way a key molecule controls brain activity during a seizure. Researchers have identified the role played by a protein - called BDNF - and say the discovery could lead to new drugs that calm the symptoms of epileptic seizures. Scientists analysed the way cells communicate when the brain is most active - such as in epileptic seizures - when electrical signalling by the brain's neurons is increased...