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The Fourth International Symposium For Diet Therapies
Matthew’s Friend’s Symposium – Liverpool UK 2014 By Sybille Kraft Bellamy A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend one of my favorite scientific symposiums: The 4th Global Symposium Ketogenic Dietary therapies for Epilepsy and other Neurological disorders. Over 27 countries were present sending the most eminent neurologists, researchers scientists in epilepsy, cancer, molecular biology and nutrition. They presented their clinical trials and laboratory results in the field of the Ketogenic diet. Angelman syndrome was represented by Dr. Elizabeth Thiele the neurologist from Mass General hospital in Boston who received the John Freeman award from Nancy Abraham (Co-founder of The Charlie Foundation) for her outstanding work in the…