Virginia Tech: Brain Has a Brake Against Seizures - Parasite Turns It Off
July 10, 2026
July 10, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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The brain has a brake against seizures. A parasite turns it off
By Andrew Mann
Ira Blader was looking for an enzyme inside samples of infected brain tissue. It should have been everywhere.
It seemingly vanished.
The enzyme produces gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, the chemical that helps keep neurons from firing out of control and helps p . . .
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The brain has a brake against seizures. A parasite turns it off
By Andrew Mann
Ira Blader was looking for an enzyme inside samples of infected brain tissue. It should have been everywhere.
It seemingly vanished.
The enzyme produces gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, the chemical that helps keep neurons from firing out of control and helps p . . .