Epilepsy News

Posted August 18, 2003:

• Modifier Gene Controls Severity Of Neurological Disease In Mice; Also Found In Humans Could Explain Why Some Get Sicker Than Others

Posted August 11, 2003:

• Dual Discoveries In Genetic Processing Improve Accuracy Of Genome Information

Posted July 25, 2003:

• Study Points To New Gene Therapy Tool In Preventing Epileptic Seizures

Posted June 17, 2003:

• Inherited Gene May Place Some At Higher Risk Of Post-Traumatic Injury Seizures

Posted March 3, 2003:

• High-Fat Diet Protects Newborn Brain From Seizure Damage, Study Suggests

Posted January 28, 2003:

• Drug-Resistant Seizures Often Take Years To Develop

Posted December 11, 2002:

• Hemispherectomy Ends Seizures In Many Older Children With Rare Seizure Disorder

Posted November 11, 2002:

• Hopkins Researchers Find Postoperative Fevers Common Following Hemispherectomy

Posted September 26, 2002:

• New Research Adds To Understanding Of Conscious Awareness

Posted July 19, 2002:

• Mouse Model Mimics Natural Development Of Epilepsy

Posted June 20, 2002:

• Scientists' Manipulation Of Chemical Waves Holds Promise For Medical Research

Posted June 7, 2002:

• Hebrew University Student Developing Drug To Treat Epilepsy, Migraines, Chronic Pain

Posted June 5, 2002:

• New, Non-Invasive Surgical Procedure To Eliminate Epileptic Seizures

Posted April 24, 2002:

• Anticonvulsant Drugs Found To Impact On Epileptic Children's Ability To Recall Information

Posted March 11, 2002:

• Researchers Identify Gene Involved In Both Intellectual Disability And Epilepsy

Posted February 19, 2002:

• Neural Stem Cells Move To Damaged Areas Of Brain After Injury; Adult Mammalian Brain Has Potential To Heal Itself, Says Scientist

Posted January 4, 2002:

• Individual Neurons Reveal Complexity Of Memory Within The Brain

Posted October 1, 2001:

• Ketogenic Diet Reduces Seizures In Many Children, Hopkins Researchers Find

Posted August 30, 2001:

• New Epilepsy Gene Identified In Mice

Posted August 29, 2001:

• Substitution Of Generic Drugs May Cause Problems For Epilepsy Patients

Posted July 30, 2001:

• NYU Study Assesses Whether Yoga Can Reduce Epileptic Seizures

Posted June 12, 2001:

• Study Helps Predict Children With Difficult-To-Treat Epilepsy

Posted May 28, 2001:

• An Off Switch For Epilepsy?

Posted April 27, 2001:

• Scientists At Penn Track Epileptic Seizures

Posted January 11, 2001:

• National Study To Assess Impact Of Anti-Seizure Medications On Unborn Children

Posted December 28, 2000:

• University Of Iowa Study Investigates Human Emotion Processing At The Level Of Individual Brain Cells

Posted December 27, 2000:

• Emory University Researcher Studies Effects Of Temporal Lobectomy On Seizures

Posted November 29, 2000:

• "Brain Pacemaker" For Epilepsy May Affect Breathing During Sleep

Posted November 7, 2000:

• Experimental "Brain Pacemaker" Alleviates Seizures In Rats

Posted October 12, 2000:

• One Third Of Epilepsy Patients Found To Have Sleep Apnea

Posted September 21, 2000:

• Children’s Brain Tumors, Other Nervous System Disorders Frequently Treatable

Posted March 29, 2000:

• University Of Michigan Scientists Find Genetic Mutations Associated With Epilepsy

Posted February 25, 2000:

• Jefferson Neuroscientists Develop Oral Vaccine Against Epilepsy And Stroke
• Tumor-Like Mass Can Make You Want To Laugh

Posted December 8, 1999:

• "Chaos" Theory Empowers VA And University Of Florida Researchers To Predict Epileptic Seizures

Posted November 5, 1999:

• Cerebral Cortex Cells May Pulse Electrical Rhythm Through The Brain

Posted August 9, 1999:

• Blocking The Binge: UF Researchers Explore Use Of Epilepsy Medication To Treat Eating Disorder

Posted July 27, 1999:

• Thunderstorms Shed Light In Mystery Of Epileptic Seizures

Posted June 25, 1999:

• Scientists At Children's Hospital And Brandeis Use Video Games To Unlock Secrets Of The Brain's Sense Of Direction

Posted June 1, 1999:

• Color Changes In TV Cartoons Cause Seizures

Posted April 14, 1999:

• Neurolab Team To Discuss Results, Potential Health Benefits

Posted January 4, 1999:

• Human Brain Cell Transplantation Study Aims To Reverse Nerve And Brain Damage

Posted December 2, 1998:

• Researchers Externally Regulate Gene Implanted In Brain

Posted October 20, 1998:

• Simple Gesture -- Nose Wiping -- Identifies Origin Of Epileptic Seizure

Posted September 29, 1998:

• Scientists Find Gene For Severe Form Of Epilepsy

Posted August 14, 1998:

• Epilepsy Drug Found To Stop Cocaine's Effects In Animals

Posted July 28, 1998:

• Stargazer Gene Provides New Clues To Calcium Channel Defects In Absence Epilepsy

Posted July 22, 1998:

• Epilepsy Drugs Useful To Treat Alzheimer's, Studies Find

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