Epilepsy: you've heard of it, you likely know people who have it, but do you know the science behind it? This month, Kade and Matt are joined by Dr Lauren Bleakley to find out just that. Stick around to the end of the episode for our listener question looking at the surprising benefits of chocolate milk!

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References:

https://florey.edu.au/researcher/lauren-bleakley/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/epi.17447

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/33822003/

https://florey.edu.au/news/2024/05/ferns-story-proves-florey-research-is-life-changing/

https://florey.edu.au/news/2021/09/meet-the-florey-researchers-working-to-give-4-year-old-ebony-and-other-children-with-rare-genetic-epilepsies-a-better-life-through-world-first-research/

Listener Question:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16676705/ https://theconversation.com/is-chocolate-milk-a-good-recovery-drink-after-a-workout-a-dietitian-reviews-the-evidence-236685