Epilepsy Research News

Posted December 3, 2007:

• Genetic Testing May Help People With Severe Type Of Migraine

Posted November 29, 2007:

• Separating The Therapeutic Benefits Of Cannabis From Its Mood-Altering Side-Effects

Posted November 28, 2007:

• Monitoring Of A Common Epilepsy Drug During Pregnancy Reduces Seizure Risk

Posted November 19, 2007:

• New Guideline For How To Treat A Person's First Unprovoked Seizure

Posted November 12, 2007:

• Reports Of Seizure Frequency May Be Inaccurate In Patients With Focal Epilepsy

Posted November 4, 2007:

• Epilepsy Genes May Cancel Each Other

Posted October 29, 2007:

• New Guideline Recommends When To Use CT Scans In ER For Seizures
• Epilepsy-Induced Brain Cell Damage Prevented In The Laboratory
• Quality Of Life Study Examines Burden Of Epilepsy

Posted October 25, 2007:

• 'Where Do I Know You From?' Recognition Shows Distinct Memory Processes
• Epilepsy Drugs May Cause Sexual Disorders

Posted October 23, 2007:

• Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones Pinpointed

Posted October 22, 2007:

• Childhood Epilepsy Research Offers New Hope For Seizure Control

Posted October 21, 2007:

• Accumulation Of Sugar In Neurons May Explain Origin Of Several Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted October 20, 2007:

• New Fatal Genetic Heart Disease Discovered

Posted October 16, 2007:

• Blood May Help Us Think

Posted October 15, 2007:

• Once-a-Day Epilepsy Drug Is Effective For Partial Seizures, Study Suggests

Posted October 3, 2007:

• How Genetic Mutation Causes Epilepsy In Infants

Posted September 11, 2007:

• A Child's IQ Could Be Affected By Maternal Epilepsy

Posted September 10, 2007:

• Implantable Device Designed To Detect, Stop Seizures Under Study

Posted August 20, 2007:

• Experiencing Auras? You May Be A Good Candidate For Epilepsy Surgery

Posted August 12, 2007:

• A Woman Who Heard Voices With Speech Impairments

Posted August 7, 2007:

• Miniature Implanted Devices Could Treat Epilepsy, Glaucoma

Posted August 5, 2007:

• Discovery Of Novel Nerve Cell Modulator Offers Potential For Mood Disorders, Epilepsy Treatments

Posted July 31, 2007:

• For The First Time, Patterns Of Excitation Waves Found In Brain's Visual Processing Center

Posted July 30, 2007:

• Interactive 3-D Map Can Guide Neurological Surgeons Through The Brain During Procedure

Posted July 26, 2007:

• Brain Implant Could Predict And Stop Epilepsy Seizures

Posted July 24, 2007:

• The Future Of Medicine: Insert Chip, Cure Disease?

Posted July 19, 2007:

• New Mechanism Found For Memory Storage In Brain

Posted July 16, 2007:

• Evidence Found For Novel Brain Cell Communication

Posted July 6, 2007:

• Epilepsy Means Three Times Higher Risk Of Committing Suicide, Study Suggests

Posted July 3, 2007:

• Damping The Odds That Fireworks Will Spark Seizures

Posted June 8, 2007:

• Millions Of Children With Epilepsy Denied Drug That Costs Less Than $3 A Year

Posted June 7, 2007:

• Experts Call For Urgent Research Into Antiepileptic Drugs Given To Children

Posted June 4, 2007:

• After Epilepsy Surgery, Quality Of Life Related More To Seizures Than Memory

Posted June 1, 2007:

• Brain Surgery Guided By 3-D Imaging Of Tiny Structures Reduce Risk For Patients With Epilepsy, Cancer And More

Posted May 30, 2007:

• How Brain Pacemakers Erase Diseased Messages

Posted May 28, 2007:

• Human Herpes Virus 6B Is Associated With Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Posted May 25, 2007:

• Insects' Nervous Systems May Provide Clues On Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted May 9, 2007:

• New Research Sheds Light On Memory By Erasing It

Posted May 7, 2007:

• SUMO Wrestling In The Brain

Posted May 3, 2007:

• Epilepsy Drug Valproate Used During Pregnancy Linked To Lower IQ in Children, According To Study

Posted April 30, 2007:

• Epileptic Seizures Affected By Estrogen

Posted April 27, 2007:

• Anti-Dandruff Compound May Help Fight Epilepsy

Posted April 25, 2007:

• Children With Epilepsy Seizures May Benefit From New Animal Model Of Disease

Posted April 23, 2007:

• New Genes Identified In Childhood Fever-Related Seizures

Posted April 9, 2007:

• Epilepsy Drug With New Method Of Action Is Safe, Effective, Study Shows

Posted April 5, 2007:

• New Drug Shows Promise For Treating Epileptic Seizures

Posted March 27, 2007:

• Pulsing Light Silences Overactive Neurons

Posted March 14, 2007:

• Anti-Epileptic Drugs May Help Prevent And Treat Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

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