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TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review in PLOS One found that ketogenic diet therapies were linked to more 50% seizure reductions in drug-resistant epilepsy, with clearer evidence in children and more uncertainty for near-complete seizure control, side effects, adher…
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TL;DR: A 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis in Neurological Sciences found that ketogenic diet (KD), a very-low-carbohydrate diet designed to raise ketone fuel use, looked feasible and generally safe as an add-on strategy in glioblastoma (GBM), but the s…
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TL;DR: A 2026 mouse study in Nature Neuroscience found that glucose signaling through ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY), an enzyme that links sugar metabolism to gene regulation, helped oligodendrocyte progenitor cells multiply before they matured into myelin-forming c…
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Gut microbiota may influence epilepsy, but the exact mechanisms and involved microbiota are unclear, with potential treatments including ketogenic diets, probiotics, and fecal microbiota transplants being explored. Highlights: Approximately 33% of epilepsy pat…
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