A team of neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found, in animal models, that they can “switch off” epileptic seizures. The findings, published online in Proceedings o... Read more
Implantable device curbs seizures and improves cognition in epileptic rats A protein-secreting device implanted into the hippocampus of epileptic rats reduces seizures by 93 percent in three... Read more
Researchers have successfully demonstrated how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop and even prevent epileptic seizures. These thin, organic films do minim... Read more
Scientists have uncovered a method for improving short-term working memory, by stimulating the brain with electricity to synchronise brain waves. Researchers at Imperial College London found... Read more
Many potentially efficient drugs have been created to treat neurological disorders, but they cannot be used in practice. Typically, for a condition such as epilepsy, it is essential to act a... Read more
For those most severely affected, treating epilepsy means drilling through the skull deep into the brain to destroy the small area where the seizures originate – invasive, dangerous and with... Read more
A new treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy with the potential to suppress seizures ‘on demand’ with a pill, similar to how you might take painkillers when you feel a headache coming on, has... Read more
UC San Francisco Cell Therapy Raises Hope for Severe Human Forms Epilepsy that does not respond to drugs can be halted in adult mice by transplanting a specific type of cell into the brain,... Read more
A small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted epilepsy seizures in humans in a world-first study led by Professor Mark Cook, Chair of Medicine at the University of Melbourn... Read more
New research in The FASEB Journal shows that toxins taken from the venom of sea anemones could be the next wave of insecticides and may even be used to treat pain, cardiac disorders and othe... Read more
An innovative new study merges engineering and clinical expertise to develop a revolutionary method to diagnose and treat epilepsy patients. Researchers from the University of Minnesota and... Read more
Electrical stimulation, brain “cooling” and drug-delivery devices are all being developed as antiseizure tools Epilepsy affects some 2.7 million Americans—more than Parkinson’s d... Read more
Simple wrist sensors let neurologists collect better data about patients with epilepsy — and could alert patients that they need to seek medical care. In this week’s issue of the journal Neu... Read more
They found about 25 per cent of cases could be diagnosed straight away A GROUP of scientists says a breakthrough in gene technology offers fresh hope to people suffering from some potentiall... Read more
