Epilepsy facilities given go-ahead
A major refurbishment at the National Society for Epilepsy in London has been given the green light, it has emerged.
Proposals had been put forward to replace the Dearmer, Kitchener and Stanley Maude houses on the site, which the staff claimed were outdated, reports thisislocallondon.co.uk.
The proposals for the new buildings – which will provide accommodation for 20 people – have now been passed, despite the fact that the centre is situated on green belt land.
Councillor Julie Burton said there were "special circumstances" which allowed the plans to go-ahead.
Meanwhile, scientists from Italy and the US recently discovered that that a faulty immune reaction could be responsible for the development of epilepsy.
Studies in mice linked epileptic seizures to immune cells which were found to be sticking inside their blood vessels.
Professor Matthew Walker, a neuroscientist from University College London and a member of Epilepsy Research UK’s scientific advisory board, deemed the research "interesting and exciting".
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