Ebola drugs | Epilepsy treatments | Wound healing

December 10, 2019 Edition Two drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola Two experimental drugs each reduced the risk of death from Ebola when tested in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Drugs equally effective for severe seizure disorder Three commonly prescribed anti-seizure drugs worked equally well for seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy, called refractory status epilepticus, who didn’t respond to benzodiazepines. Newly identified oral stem cell key to wound healing Researchers found a unique population of stem cells in the roof of the mouth that quickly respond to stress from chewing and injury. Popular Stories High-salt diet triggers changes in mouse brains Some melanomas may start in hair follicles Targeting gut bacteria to treat alcoholic hepatitis How brown fat improves metabolism Gene variation may protect against Alzheimer’s disease