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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 20, 2017

Medtronic Tests Visualase as Potential Treatment for Drug-Resistant Form of Epilepsy

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Scientists could be a step closer to treating drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Physicians at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently performed the first procedure testing an MRI-guided laser ablation technology ... Read more

February 17, 2017

Belviq Reduces Epileptic Seizures in Study of Children with Dravet Syndrome

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Belviq (lorcaserin) may be a promising anti-epileptic drug for patients resistant to other therapies, according to results of a new study that tested the compound in children with Dravet syndrome, ... Read more

February 15, 2017

Participants in OB-GYN Clinical Trials Achieve Better Health Outcomes, Review Finds

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Women participating in OB-GYN clinical trials experienced better outcomes in their health than those outside trials, regardless of whether the treatment is found to be effective in the trial, a ... Read more

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

Abnormal Gene Copy Numbers May Cause Epilepsy, Other Disorders

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Certain genes must be present in cells in a very precise amount, and variations to this “rule” may lead to developmental diseases like epilepsy, schizophrenia or autism spectrum disorders, according to a new report. ... 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Many older Americans who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy are receiving outdated anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), and only half of these patients initiate treatment in a timely manner following diagnosis, a new report found.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