June 23, 2017June 23, 2017
ZX008 Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status for Treatment of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
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Zogenix’s ZX008 (low-dose fenfluramine) has been granted Orphan Drug designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a ... Read more
June 21, 2017
Epilepsy Patients More Likely to Have Been Abused as Children, Study Finds
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Childhood abuse, both sexual and emotional, is more frequently reported in epilepsy patients when compared to the general population, ... Read more
June 19, 2017
A Chronic Childhood Illness Like Epilepsy Could Increase Risk of Adult Depression, Study Reports
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Chronic childhood illnesses such as epilepsy could increase the risk that a person will develop clinical depression as an ... Read more
June 16, 2017June 16, 2017
Researchers Identify New Link Between Gene Expression and Brain Memory Processing
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Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have discovered that more than 100 genes are linked to ... Read more
June 14, 2017June 14, 2017
Aequus, Canada’s CDRD to Study Cannabinoid-based Therapeutics for Epilepsy, Other Disorders
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Aequus Pharmaceuticals and the Canadian Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) are collaborating in preclinical studies evaluating the ... Read more
June 12, 2017June 12, 2017
Epileptics, Others with Brain Damage Find Faces Looking Sideways More Memorable, U.K. Study Shows
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Epilepsy patients and others with damage in a part of the brain called the amygdala fail to recognize facial ... Read more
June 9, 2017
Net Gains May Support Cost-effectiveness of Epilepsy Self-management Program, Study Suggests
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A multicomponent self-management intervention for adults with epilepsy did not significantly improve disease-related quality of life or other disease-related ... Read more
June 7, 2017June 7, 2017
MicroRNA-211 Protects Brain from Epilepsy-like Seizures, Israeli Mouse Study Shows
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A small molecule called microRNA-211 protects the brain from epileptic seizures in mice, Israeli researchers have found. Their study, ... Read more
June 5, 2017
Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation Can Become Reality, Mouse Study Shows
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Researchers have, for the first time, showed that it is possible to stimulate structures deep within the brain without ... Read more
June 2, 2017
Three Epilepsy-device Inventors Share $200,000 in Shark Tank Competition
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A portable electroencephalogram recorder, a sound-based seizure detection system, and a device that can predict seizures have won the Epilepsy ... Read more
May 31, 2017
Special Magazine Issue Focuses on Cannabis and Cannabinoids Use for Epilepsy Disorders
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In the past few years the scientific community has been addressing the potential benefits of cannabinoids — compounds extracted ... Read more
May 26, 2017May 26, 2017
Modified-Release Lacosamide, ADS-4101, Seen as Safe and Well-Tolerated in Phase 1 Study
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Results of an early clinical trial found that a partial-onset seizure treatment, ADS-4101 (modified-release lacosamide) tablets, are safe and well-tolerated when ... Read more

ZX008 Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status for Treatment of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome

Zogenix’s ZX008 (low-dose fenfluramine) has been granted Orphan Drug designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a potential treatment for Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a severe childhood form ... Read more

June 21, 2017

Epilepsy Patients More Likely to Have Been Abused as Children, Study Finds

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Childhood abuse, both sexual and emotional, is more frequently reported in epilepsy patients when compared to the general population, according to the results of a German study. These findings ... Read more

June 19, 2017

A Chronic Childhood Illness Like Epilepsy Could Increase Risk of Adult Depression, Study Reports

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Chronic childhood illnesses such as epilepsy could increase the risk that a person will develop clinical depression as an adult, according to new research. The study, “Research Review: Childhood ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Researchers Identify New Link Between Gene Expression and Brain Memory Processing

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Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have discovered that more than 100 genes are linked to memory processing in the brain. The discovery could lead to ... Read more

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

Aequus, Canada’s CDRD to Study Cannabinoid-based Therapeutics for Epilepsy, Other Disorders

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Aequus Pharmaceuticals and the Canadian Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) are collaborating in preclinical studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of cannabinoid-based products for epilepsy as well ... Read more

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Epileptics, Others with Brain Damage Find Faces Looking Sideways More Memorable, U.K. Study Shows

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Epilepsy patients and others with damage in a part of the brain called the amygdala fail to recognize facial emotions, though they find faces looking sideways more memorable, a ... Read more

June 9, 2017

Net Gains May Support Cost-effectiveness of Epilepsy Self-management Program, Study Suggests

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A multicomponent self-management intervention for adults with epilepsy did not significantly improve disease-related quality of life or other disease-related measures compared to usual care in a clinical trial. Nevertheless, ... Read more

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

MicroRNA-211 Protects Brain from Epilepsy-like Seizures, Israeli Mouse Study Shows

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A small molecule called microRNA-211 protects the brain from epileptic seizures in mice, Israeli researchers have found. Their study, “Dynamic changes in murine forebrain miR-211 expression associate with cholinergic ... Read more

June 5, 2017

Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation Can Become Reality, Mouse Study Shows

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Researchers have, for the first time, showed that it is possible to stimulate structures deep within the brain without the need for implanted electrodes — opening the possibility that epilepsy patients ... Read more

June 2, 2017

Three Epilepsy-device Inventors Share $200,000 in Shark Tank Competition

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A portable electroencephalogram recorder, a sound-based seizure detection system, and a device that can predict seizures have won the Epilepsy Foundation’s Shark Tank Competition for epilepsy innovations. The winners will share $200,000 ... Read more

May 31, 2017

Special Magazine Issue Focuses on Cannabis and Cannabinoids Use for Epilepsy Disorders

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In the past few years the scientific community has been addressing the potential benefits of cannabinoids — compounds extracted from the cannabis plant — to treat several medical conditions, ... Read more

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017

Modified-Release Lacosamide, ADS-4101, Seen as Safe and Well-Tolerated in Phase 1 Study

News

Results of an early clinical trial found that a partial-onset seizure treatment, ADS-4101 (modified-release lacosamide) tablets, are safe and well-tolerated when compared to Vimpat, an approved but immediate-release version of the ... Read more