Gene therapy for epilepsy, and beastly botany

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In the news this week, the novel gene therapy for epilepsy which reduces side effects, how birdsong can provide listeners with a mental health boost, we take a terrifying tour of Cambridge University's Botanic Garden, and hear about how Aluminium formate could bring carbon capture to the masses... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:04.0	running.
0:05.0	I'm so genius.
0:06.0	Welcome.
0:07.0	This is the show where we bring you science.
0:09.0	What that essentially means is discovery is
0:11.0	advances, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:14.7	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:18.6	Hello and welcome to the naked scientist,
0:20.8	the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and
0:24.4	medicine. I'm James Titco. Coming up this week a new treatment for epilepsy that
0:28.9	switches itself on inside the brain when needed. We hear about the cheap material making carbon capture
0:34.9	less resource intensive and we're a bit late but you won't want to miss our special
0:40.0	Halloween-themed tour of Cambridge University's Botanic Garden.
0:43.2	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by scientists at UCL.
1:03.2	Epileptic seizures or fits occur when a group of neurons in one region of the brain
1:07.6	begin to fight inappropriate salvos of nerve impulses.
1:11.5	These spill over into other regions of the brain disrupting normal activity,
1:15.4	often causing unconsciousness until the abnormal activity subsides. The condition can be controlled
1:21.1	by drugs that damp down the activity to prevent fits occurring,
1:25.0	but they can make users feel sleepy and have them struggling to concentrate.
1:29.0	Now, Dimitri Coleman, having identified where in the brain seizures are originating is adding to those
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