Zebrafish Research May Hold Cure for Seizure Disorder

Zebra fish may hold cure for seizure disorder according to a research study published by scientists at University of California, San Francisco. Adult female zebrafish Dr. Scott Baraban lead a team that tested 320 already approved drugs in zebrafish embryos that have the same genetic defect that causes Dravet syndrome, an condition of intractable seizures in infants. The researchers found that the antihistamine clemizole stopped the seizures within 10 minutes after the zebrafish were exposed to it. The post Zebrafish Research May Hold Cure for Seizure Disorder appeared first on InsideSurgery Medical Information Blog.
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