Scientists tame seizures and heal injured brains with gut chemical (IMAGE)
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Visual representation of Dr. Samba Reddy’s research on epileptogenesis following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). His work investigates whether early intervention can interrupt the cascade of inflammation and brain changes that can lead to post-traumatic epilepsy. At the center is sodium butyrate, a naturally occurring gut chemical that, in Dr. Reddy’s studies, made seizures both harder to trigger and rarer while also promoting the growth of new brain cells and improving memory and learning.
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Dr. Samba Reddy/Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
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