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.

January 27, 2017

Epilepsy Patients Taking Fycompa at Higher Risk of Falling, Study Suggests

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People with epilepsy who are taking Fycompa (perampanel) should be closely monitored against the risk of falls, a new analysis suggests. The study reviewed the incidence of falls in 1,480 people ... Read more

January 18, 2017

New UVA Brain Institute a National Research Hub, Treatment Center

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A new cross-disciplinary Brain Institute that opened last spring at the University of Virginia last spring has already begun positioning the university as a national and state reference for brain research and education ... Read more

December 19, 2016

PAUSE Program Helps to Bring Personalized Care to Epilepsy Patients

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People with epilepsy who want to learn how to better manage their symptoms can now receive personalized information via a tablet computer through a research project at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The ... Read more

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Fasting May Help to Prevent Seizures by Calming Nervous System, Early Study Suggests

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Reducing calorie intake, or fasting, may help decrease the frequency of seizures in people with epilepsy by calming overexcited neurons in the brain, early research suggests. “Our findings suggest that one of the reasons that ... Read more

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

Epileptic Seizures While Driving and the Risk of Crashes Are Research Focus

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Epilepsy patients taking part in a simulated driving experiment confirmed that longer seizures are linked to a greater risk of a car crash. Hal Blumenfeld, PhD, director of the Yale Clinical ... Read more

December 5, 2016

Link Established Between Mothers with RA and Children with Epilepsy

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Researchers have published results suggesting a newly found link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in mothers of babies who later develop epilepsy. The research paper is available online in the latest ... Read more

December 2, 2016

Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Epilepsy Have Much Higher Mortality Risk, Study Finds

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U.S. war veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and who also have epilepsy, have a mortality risk twice that of veterans without epilepsy, according to recent research. The study ... Read more

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016

Electronic Diary Seen to Improve Adherence to Epilepsy Medications

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Irody has announced that the results of a long-term study, conduced in women with epilepsy trying to become pregnant, showing that electronic diaries help them adhere to treatment schedules. The observational study, “Medication adherence in women with ... Read more

November 14, 2016

UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program Rewards 40 Individuals

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UCB announced the 40 winners of the 2016 UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments by individuals who have been touched by epilepsy and who wish to pursue higher education ... Read more

November 11, 2016

Poor Kids with Epilepsy Grow Up to Have Less Favorable Socioeconomic Futures in Canada

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Researchers conducted a population-based study of children with epilepsy from Nova Scotia, Canada, each of whom had access to universal health care. The findings suggest that those who came from poorer economic ... Read more