Stem Cell-Based “Epilepsy in a Dish” Research May Yield Novel Treatments, Findings

Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered that a new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy offers insight into what causes one type of the disease. The technique, called “Epilepsy in a Dish”, turns the skin cells of epilepsy patients into stem cells which are then turned into neurons. This method creates a small testing ground for epilepsy, one that may aid in the discovery of novel treatments for many kinds of seizure disorders. Click here to read the full story.