Rapid advances in genomics mean that more people with epilepsy may benefit
Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Centre have shown how quickly rapid advancements [...]
How Biomarkers will Transform epilepsy care in the 2020s
We asked Professor Deb Pal, from King's College London, who was awarded an ERUK pilot gran [...]
A closer look at ……..SYNAPTIC VESICLES
In order to conduct the millions of tasks the human brain completes every day, nerve cells [...]
Improving epilepsy care through brain modelling
Researchers from France are trialling the use of brain modelling to improve epilepsy care [...]
Personal experience and scientific evidence – what does it feel like to have a seizure?
What does it feel like to have a seizure? Whilst neurologists will say that a seizure is c [...]
Brain tumours and epilepsy in children
Compared with the effects of brain tumours in adults, brain tumours in children cause addi [...]
Seizure cycles follow a natural rhythm
In the largest study of its kind, researchers at Melbourne University found that up to 80% [...]
Implant in brain detects, stops and prevents seizures
Researchers led by the University of Cambridge have successfully used an implanted device [...]
Protein increases number of inhibitory synapses in the brain and reduces seizures
Researchers at Brandeis University have used a protein called Semaphorin 4D (Sema4D) to in [...]
Structure of brain receptor implicated in epilepsy has been made clear for the first time
A receptor in the brain for a chemical messenger, called GABA, has long been implicated in [...]
What is consciousness? Epilepsy patients being assessed for surgery bring us a step closer to understanding
Epilepsy patients being assessed for possible surgery have electrodes implanted in the bra [...]
Subtle differences found in the brains of people diagnosed with epilepsy
New research led by University College London Hospital (UCLH) and the Keck School of Medic [...]
The link between CLOCK and epilepsy
A Lack of a protein called ‘CLOCK’, which (unsurprisingly) helps to set our body clock, ma [...]
Exciting data about seizure spread
New findings from the Universities of Twente (in the Netherlands) and Chicago have shown t [...]
Common parasite linked to epilepsy and other brain disorders
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a very common parasite that is often associated with cats [...]
Temporal lobe epilepsy: a step closer to more effective treatments
“I'm still uncontrolled. It completely changes your life. I now can no longer work and hav [...]
Using maths to detect the source of seizures
Researchers in Exeter are using mathematics to identify the areas of the brain that contri [...]
An exciting breakthrough for epilepsy diagnosis
What would it mean if epilepsy could be diagnosed much earlier? More rapid treatment and f [...]
Is a micro-gene a factor in epileptic seizures?
Seizures in epilepsy can be caused by genetic factors or they can be triggered by injury. [...]
The Hippocampus: What is it?
When learning about the human brain, it's helpful to remember that even the most powerful [...]