Epileptic seizures nearly vanish after people receive experimental gene therapy
Posted by ersinesen 1 day ago
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Comment by shermantanktop 1 day ago
“people” = 3 people with treatment resistant epilepsy
“nearly vanish” = 90% reduction. 10% is still a lot
Interesting, but early.
Comment by convivialdingo 23 hours ago
The way I read it is the genetic treatment improved the effectiveness of the drug, so it's great but not a cure.
Comment by ersinesen 19 hours ago
The real breakthrough isn't just seizure reduction. It's demonstrating the feasibility of installing a new, externally controllable interface into human neural circuits.
Comment by ersinesen 19 hours ago
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Comment by AndrewKemendo 1 day ago
Thanks for posting
I have managed epilepsy so it’s good to see progress on treatments even if they aren’t directly applicable