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New research could lead to better treatment for epilepsy
Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better indicator of disease progression and treatment outcomes for people with brain disorders such as epilepsy.
Many brain diseases lead to cell death and the removal of connections within the brain. In a new study, published in Human Brain Mapping, a group of scientists, led by Dr Marcus Kaiser from the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, looked at epilepsy patients undergoing surgery.
They found that changes in the local network within brain regions can be a better predictor of disease progression, and also whether surgery will be successful or not.
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Local officials on Wednesday identified the other churches besides St. Peter s Anglican Cathedral that were vandalized this week in red spray-painted coded messages and threats.
All four are on Thomasville Road in northeast Tallahassee: The others are Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Freedom Church and Thomasville Road Baptist Church, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.
St. Peter’s received thick, red spray-paint on its entrance door, sidewalk and pillars, said Marcus Kaiser, the dean of the cathedral.
The only legible messages were angry was the wicked every day and blood on your hands.
Less than a mile south, the statue of St. Francis outside Good Shepherd was doused in red spray paint forming a large X on his chest that went up his head and across his shoulder, said Russell Rieder, the church s director of operations.