(Source: The University of Manchester) A revolutionary new approach developed by University of Manchester scientists has for the first time shown that epilepsy could be preventable. Professor Richard Baines and Dr Carlo Giachello used a genetically-altered fruit fly to show that when nervous system activity is suppressed by shining yellow light through its embryo, it will not go on to develop symptoms of the disease when it gets older. Though the procedure has only been used on flies, the team...
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