Posts by: Alice Melao

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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 chronic ... 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 the ... 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, including ... Read more

May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

Investigational Epilepsy Therapy for Children Shows Targeted Potential in Early Testing

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Preclinical studies on The Cell Factory’s lead investigational biologic drug (CF-MEV-117) for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in children has been shown to have dose-dependent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity. These ... Read more

April 17, 2017

Eisai Presentation to Include Possible Use of Epilepsy Therapy Fycompa in Children

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Eisai Inc. will make a presentation in Boston this month on its epilepsy treatment Fycompa CIII‘s effectiveness against a range of seizure types. Company researchers involved in the presentation at the annual meeting of the ... Read more

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplements Can Benefit Epilepsy Patients on AED Therapy, Study Shows

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Research from the First People’s Hospital of Xuzhou in China shows that long-term use of anti-epileptic drugs leads to reduced levels of necessary folic acid and vitamin B12, which likely increases the risk ... Read more

October 7, 2016

First Clinical Trial to Treat Epilepsy Using Focused Ultrasound Is Underway

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Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) started the first clinical trial to test focused ultrasound as a therapy for patients with epilepsy. The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation are supporting ... Read more