Posts by: Carolina Henriques

Carolina Henriques

Carolina holds a BSc in Anthropology and a MSc in Urban Studies., and brings her interdisciplinary skills to her writing on a range of different topics in science, research and advocacy news.

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017

Good News for Kids: Medicines That Help Epileptic Adults Also Work in Children, Study Finds

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Epileptic children could benefit from the same drugs that are generating positive results in trials for adults, suggests a new meta-analysis to be presented April 22–28 at the 69th annual ... Read more

March 10, 2017

Epileptics Turn to Cannabis when Standard Treatments Lose Effect, Australian Survey Shows

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About 14 percent of epilepsy patients in Australia say they use cannabis products to manage difficult seizures and are pleased with their effectiveness, according to results of an online nationwide survey. Almost half ... Read more

March 1, 2017

Modified Atkins Diet Helps Children with Doose Syndrome, Study Reports

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Children with Doose syndrome, a rare condition found in 1 to 2 percent of children with epilepsy, benefited from a modified Atkins Diet, according to a study. The research, “Modified Atkins ... Read more

February 24, 2017

Research Grant will be Used to Study Genetic Cause of Epilepsy

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Researchers from the University of Liverpool have been awarded a £390,000 grant ($487,740) from the Medical Research Council to study how genetic mutations can cause epilepsy. This research project will ... Read more

February 22, 2017

Obama’s BRAIN Initiative Spawns 3 New Tech Products for Epilepsy, Other Treatments

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Researchers involved in former President Barack Obama’s 2013 BRAIN initiative have developed three new imaging techniques that let scientists explore the brain in much more detail than ever before possible. This may lead ... Read more

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

Older Americans with Epilepsy Aren’t Getting the Care They Need, Study Says

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Many older Americans who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy are receiving outdated anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), and only half of these patients initiate treatment in a timely manner following diagnosis, a new report found. It suggests ... Read more

February 8, 2017

Children and Teens with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy May Be More Prone to Depression

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Children and teenagers who have temporal lobe epilepsy are more prone to depression than those with different types of epilepsy, new research suggests. The study, “The relationship of seizure focus ... Read more

February 6, 2017

Professor Wins Excellence in Epilepsy Award for Lifetime Achievements

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Phillip Patsalos, a professor and member of the Epilepsy Society, was granted the 2016 Excellence in Epilepsy Award for his lifetime achievements in the field of epilepsy. The accolade was ... Read more

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

NIH Extends $21M to Research Group Studying Epilepsy in Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Better ways of preventing epilepsy in people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) is the goal to the initiative funded by a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The research ... Read more

February 1, 2017

Biscayne Closes on $3M in Financing to Advance Antiepileptic Agent into Clinical Trial

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Biscayne Neurotherapeutics, created by Biscayne Pharmaceuticals to develop drug therapies to treat neurological diseases like epilepsy, has closed on $3 million in financing to advance a novel antiepileptic compound into ... Read more