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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Brian Neville, Emeritus P [...]

Thank you to everyone who supported our 25th Anniversary Gala Ball which took place on Sat [...]

The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre is a new jointly-funded project based a [...]

An Epilepsy Research UK-funded study has shown that taking the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)  [...]

PROJECT GRANT £98,160 over 18 months Awarded in 2014 SCIENTIFIC TITLE Sensitivity of [...]

This article is for awareness and is not intended to raise alarm.Antiepileptic drugs may i [...]

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BackgroundElectroencephalography (EEG) is widely used in the diagnosis of epilepsy, but it [...]

The British 10K London Run took place on Sunday 10th July 2016 and what an incredible day [...]

The American Epilepsy Society (AES) has announced its commitment to support 19 new fellows [...]

Prime Minister David Cameron was a very welcome guest at Epilepsy Research UK’s annual sup [...]

Thanks to generous funding from its Vice-President, Mr Paul Newman, Epilepsy Research UK h [...]

Grant Announcements 2016: “Individuals who carry mutations in genes that encode receptors activated by the excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, can suffer from a variety of disorders, many of which are associated with epilepsy. While our previous research has focused on studying glutamate receptors and their role in neuronal communication, the project funded by ERUK allows us to extend our work to a pre-clinical model that is a direct correlate of epileptic encephalopathy.” Professor David Wyllie

Grant Announcements 2016: “Forward-thinking strategies for the most difficult-to-treat types of epilepsy are desperately needed. I will test whether controlling the activity of entire seizure-generating networks, as opposed to just the seizure foci, can be a more effective treatment to block seizures. To do so, I will use the technology of optogenetics, which has the potential to be translated to the clinic in the coming years, but can also “shine a light” on novel cellular targets to efficiently block seizures for other forms of clinical interventions.” Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser

Grant Announcements 2016: “This is an exciting project that will give significant insights into the feasibility of cell transplantation for treating seizures and cognitive problems in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.” Professor Liam Gray

Grant Announcements 2016: "We are really grateful to Epilepsy Research UK for offering us the possibility of exploring this exciting approach. If the new PET-MRI scanner methods help us find where these patients’ seizures come from, many more patients will be able to undergo surgery in the future.” Professor Alexander Hammers

Grant Announcements 2016: "Our data will indicate whether offering a standard sleep assessment using sleep diaries or actigraphy for newly diagnosed infants would be a low-cost and effective way to avoid cascading consequences of early sleep problems on subsequent socio-cognitive development. Since sleep is a modifiable risk factor, sleep problems could be addressed if picked up early, which could reduce seizure incidence, lead to an increased quality of life of families and save costs.We also aim to communicate the results of our study to caregivers and clinicians as quickly as possible in order to draw their attention onto the importance of sleep in early onset epilepsy." Dr Manuela Pisch

Taken directly from RCPCH:The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has pu [...]

BackgroundFocal epilepsies that originate in a specific part of the brain cortex are often [...]

Hope for HH UK is organising a one-day international symposium on hypothalamic hamartoma, [...]