Neural Drug Delivery Device Could Stop Epileptic Seizures

Epilepsy affects just 1.2 percent of the US population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however the unpredictable seizures it causes are serious and must be managed using antiepileptic drugs. Now, research teams in the UK and France have developed an electronic device capable of detecting seizure activity and releasing a drug in response, which can be implanted into the brain.