New gene therapy for epilepsy provides on-demand release of endogenous substance

Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Medical University of Innsbruck have developed a new therapeutic concept for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy. It represents a gene therapy capable of suppressing seizures at their site of origin on demand. Having been shown to be effective in an animal model, the new method will now be optimized for clinical use. Results from this […]

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Nikki Reed on Raising a Daughter Who's a Picky Eater: I Felt 'Deflated by the Cooking Process'

When Nikki Reed‘s daughter started solids, the actress quickly realized she had a picky eater on her hands. “I was finding myself feeling deflated by the cooking process,” the 31-year-old tells PEOPLE. “Before she was born, I had this vision of cooking everything, sourcing it all from the farmers market, giving her plenty of greens … then you quickly realize […]

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L’Oréal Outpaces Sales Forecasts for Q3

PARIS — L’Oréal’s third-quarter sales sped past financial analysts’ expectations, propelled by business in Asia and the group’s luxury and active cosmetics activities. The world’s largest beauty company said on Tuesday evening after the close of the Paris bourse that its sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 came to 7.18 billion euros, up 11 percent in reported terms […]

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Can’t stop putting your hand in the candy dish? Scientists may have found why

A national team of scientists has identified a circuit in the brain that appears to be associated with psychiatric disorders ranging from overeating to gambling, drug abuse and even Parkinson’s disease. “We discovered the brain connections that keep impulsivity in check,” said Scott Kanoski, a neuroscientist and associate professor at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. “The key […]

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Pete Wentz Doesn't 'Have all the Answers' Coparenting With Ashlee Simpson

Pete Wentz has been raising his 10-year-old son, Bronx, with his ex-wife, Ashlee Simpson, since their 2011 divorce, but doesn’t “have all the answers” to coparenting. “Telling somebody what the key to [coparenting] is would be insane,” the Fall Out Boy member, 40, recently told Us Weekly exclusively at the Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos grand opening. “I think it’s […]

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