Research at Cain
Memory loss following a single generalized seizure is transient and reversible
12/14/2017
A study shows that structural alterations in neurons and the resulting memory deficits that arise after a single generalized seizure can be reversed by inhibiting the Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt kinase/mechanistic target of rapamycin (i.e. PI3K/Akt/mTOR) signaling pathway.
New study reveals how repeated early-life seizures alter microanatomy of neurons
08/24/2017
A recent study published in eNeuro from the laboratory of Dr. John Swann, director of the Gordon and Mary Cain Pediatric Neurology Research Foundation Laboratories at Texas Children’s Hospital shows how frequent seizures alter the microanatomy of neurons in the brain and that the activity of a specific enzyme may contribute to the cognitive and behavioral deficits observed in children with epileptic encephalopathies.
The Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics features Dr. Anne Anderson's research
06/20/2016
Dr. Anne Anderson, epileptologist at Texas Children's Hospital and investigator at the Cain Labs and Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute. Read the blog posted on the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics website that describes Dr. Anderson's latest research findings on Angelman syndrome.