Seizure News and Research

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Discovery may lead to the development of early warning system for seizures

A new study has found a pattern of molecules that appear in the blood before a seizure happens. This discovery may lead to the development of an early warning system, which would enable people with epilepsy to know when they are at risk of having a seizure.

10 Jun 2019

Synthetic CBD alternative effectively treats seizures in rats

A synthetic, non-intoxicating analogue of cannabidiol is effective in treating seizures in rats, according to research by chemists at the University of California, Davis.

28 May 2019

New drug could open up avenues for treatment of neonatal epilepsy

A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns.

15 May 2019

Rutgers study: Depression increases hospital use and mortality in children

Children with depression admitted to the hospital for other illnesses like pneumonia, appendicitis or seizure disorders, stay longer, pay more and are at greater risk of death, a Rutgers New Jersey Medical School study finds.

2 May 2019

Study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy

A new study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and new fundamental insights into the relationship between neurons and their glial "helper" cells.

30 Apr 2019

New study aims to determine underlying etiology of seizures and reduce morbidities in children

A new study aims to determine the underlying etiology of seizures and help to target therapy, improve control of seizures, and potentially reduce morbidities in children.

27 Apr 2019

Gene repair improves seizure and memory in adult mouse models of autism

A new study challenges the presumption that people born with developmental brain disorders such as severe autism will benefit from medical interventions only if treated during a narrow window in infancy or early childhood.

27 Apr 2019

Scientists discover trigger region for absence epileptic seizures

Scientists have discovered a neurological origin for absence seizures--a type of seizure characterized by very short periods of lost consciousness in which people appear to stare blankly at nothing.

25 Apr 2019

Febrile seizures following vaccination are self-resolving and not dangerous

New research from the University of Sydney has found the severity of febrile seizures following vaccination is no different to febrile seizures from another cause, such as from a virus, and that the majority of seizures are short-lived, self-resolving and don't require ongoing treatment.

24 Apr 2019

Emergency medicine doctors find better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children

Emergency medicine doctors now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to a New Zealand-Australian study.

19 Apr 2019

Keto diet - for the military, aging and epilepsy

Ketogenic diet or keto diet has been in the news as a trending diet option for weight watchers and those who wish to lose those extra pounds.

17 Apr 2019

Researchers develop novel recombinant vaccine against Nipah virus

Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus transmitted from animals to humans. The infection causes severe respiratory illness and symptoms including cough, headache and fever, which can progress into encephalitis, seizure and coma.

15 Apr 2019

FDA issues safety labeling changes for female sexual dysfunction treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a safety labeling change order to Sprout Pharmaceuticals for their drug, Addyi (flibanserin), that requires the company to revise important safety information that women and their health care professionals need to have when considering use of the drug.

12 Apr 2019

Understanding imbalance in key neural pathway to help treat psychiatric disorders

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the first time an imbalance in a key neural pathway that explains how some people reactivate negative emotional memories.

10 Apr 2019

$Reformulated epileptic drug reaches first clinical trial for medically refractory epilepsy$

Reformulated epileptic drug reaches first clinical trial for medically refractory epilepsy

A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus professor and is currently being used in a clinical trial in Australia for medically refractory epilepsy.

4 Apr 2019

Dogs’ sense of smell could help to predict epileptic seizures

Researchers have shown for the first time that dogs can recognize the scent given off when a person is having an epileptic seizure.

29 Mar 2019

FDA warns marketer of unapproved products claiming to treat addiction, chronic pain

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted a warning letter to Nutra Pharma Corp. for illegally marketing unapproved products labeled as homeopathic with claims about their ability to treat addiction and chronic pain, including pain associated with cancer, diabetes, shingles, fibromyalgia and other serious conditions.

19 Mar 2019

Minimally invasive procedure helps surgeons to pinpoint epilepsy patients for brain surgery

A minimally invasive procedure to determine whether patients with drug-resistant epilepsy are candidates for brain surgery is safer, more efficient, and leads to better outcomes than the traditional method, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

8 Mar 2019

Lawmakers united against high drug prices bare partisan teeth

While the high cost of prescription drug prices seems to be a universally agreed-upon trouble spot in the American health system, a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing Thursday showed that Democrats and Republicans are still miles apart on what to do about it.

8 Mar 2019

Researchers solve major gap in scientific literature with mobile software technology

Researchers at the University of New Mexico recently solved a major gap in scientific literature by using mobile software technology to measure the real-time effects of actual cannabis-based products used by millions of people every day.

27 Feb 2019