Category: "Research"

Baylor Genetics Announces Epilepsy Panel

Baylor Genetics Announces Epilepsy Panel

Latest Panel Analyzes 397 Genes Associated with Several Epilepsy Conditions, Offering an Analysis of Well-studied, Actionable Genes Related to Many Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Epileptic Disorders Baylor Genetics, a clinical diagnostic laboratory at the forefront of genetic testing and precision medicine, today announced the availability of an Epilepsy Panel and a STAT Epilepsy Panel – with the latter intended for […]

Dravet rat model captures seizure disorder’s early features

Dravet rat model captures seizure disorder’s early features

New version may be more suited for long-term research than other models. Researchers have created a new rat model of Dravet syndrome that captures early features of the disease that may make it more suitable for long-term studies than other models. The study, “A novel rat model of Dravet syndrome recapitulates clinical hallmarks,” was published in Neurobiology of […]

New groundbreaking epilepsy treatment performed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

New groundbreaking epilepsy treatment performed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Only three hospitals in the UK currently offer this procedure, which aims to help patients with epilepsy become seizure free. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has recently performed its first procedure using technology that enables clinicians to pinpoint and destroy an area of the brain where seizures are arising from in people with epilepsy. The […]

60 diseases and conditions linked to drinking alcohol like beer and wine – from cancer to epilepsy

60 diseases and conditions linked to drinking alcohol like beer and wine – from cancer to epilepsy

Researchers have analyzed data identifying that alcohol increases the risk of around 61 diseases and conditions – some of which were never previously linked to boozing Drinking alcohol can put you at risk of developing 60 diseases and conditions, including many which were never previously linked boozing – a recent study has found. The consumption […]

Kendal man to walk entire length of Hadrian’s Wall in memory of partner who died from epilepsy

Kendal man to walk entire length of Hadrian’s Wall in memory of partner who died from epilepsy

A Kendal man is walking the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall in memory of his partner who died from epilepsy. Ewan Duff is walking 84 miles without stopping to raise money for SUDEP, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, Action. His partner Rachel Morgan died despite having no formal diagnosis for epilepsy. In January had a […]

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