UCI Health earns NAEC Level 4 Epilepsy Center certification

• May 14, 2026

Gut–Brain Axis Modulation by Short-Chain Fatty Acids Exerts Disease-Modifying Effects in a Murine Model of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

• by Akash A. Bera, Rossella Di Sapia, Greta Volpedo, Sneha Anand, Eray Sahin, Pasquale Baldassarre, Francesca Buffelli, Andrea Petretto, Chiara Lavarello, James D. Mills, Gabriele Cattaneo, Ilaria Craparotta, Eleonora Aronica, Antonella Riva, Pasquale Striano, Annamaria Vezzani, Teresa Ravizza

• June 20, 2026

Baptist Health Foundation Presents Endowed Chair Ceremony for Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D.

Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health Brain and Spine Care, was installed as the Esernia Endowed Chair in Surgical Treatment of Adult Epilepsy and Movement Disorders.

• May 21, 2026

• 5 min

FDA approves first therapy for Alexander disease

The antisense oligonucleotide reduces production of the abnormal protein that accumulates in supportive cells in the brain.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• September 4, 2026

• 2 min