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Two drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola; drugs equally effective for severe seizure disorder; oral stem cell key to wound healing

December 10, 2019 Edition Two drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola Two experimental drugs each reduced the risk of death from Ebola when tested in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Drugs equally effective for severe seizure disorder Three commonly prescribed anti-seizure drugs worked equally well for seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy, called refractory status epilepticus, who didn't respond to benzodiazepines. Newly identified oral stem cell key to wound healing Researchers found a unique population of stem cells in the roof of the mouth that quickly respond to stress from chewing and injury. Popular Stories High-salt diet triggers changes in mouse brains Some melanomas may start in hair follicles Targeting gut bacteria to treat alcoholic hepatitis How brown fat improves metabolism Gene variation may protect against Alzheimer's disease Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to ymilov@gmail.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612