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Brain Damage
High-fat diet may protect newborn brain cells from seizure damage, study says
March 31st, 2003
Medical advice rarely supports a high-fat diet, but a team of UC-Irvine researchers has found that such a diet protects newborn brain cells from damage caused by prolonged seizures. New findings from a study on infant rats suggest that the high-fat diet of newborns, and the related increased production of a specific protein, protects their brain cells from damage that otherwise may accompany prolonged seizures. The finding may lead to new strategies to prevent brain injury in adults. Seizures affect 1 in every 25 infants and children and over 1% of all adults, where they may be associated with progressive loss of brain volume. ...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2003-03-31)
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