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Avicanna collaborates with University of Toronto to expand its epilepsy research program
The commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company said Dr Mac Burnham’s team will explore efficacy of Avicanna’s drug candidates and its proprietary combination of cannabinoids in a pre-clinical model for seizures Avicanna Inc (TSX:AVCN, OTCQX:AVCNF) announced that it...
Super-fit Derbyshire mechanic, 34, just never woke up, investigation finds
He went to CrossFit around five times a week The brother of a Derbyshire man, who suffered from epilepsy, told an inquest into his death that they knew something wasn't right when he failed to turn up for work at the family business. Lee Ben Richards, 34, was later...
Microneedle technology for low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos
Instead of sitting in a tattoo chair for hours enduring painful punctures, imagine getting tattooed by a skin patch containing microscopic needles. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos that can be...
Tips to Be Fit: Get a little help from a canine service friend
Most people are familiar with guide dogs that assist people who are blind or have partial vision loss. There a variety of service dogs that also help those impacted by hearing loss, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, psychiatric illnesses, diabetes...
How healthy is your brain? Improving nation’s brain health is focus of new AAN plan
Introducing September 15, 2022, “National Brain Health Day” Improving brain health at every stage of life, from a person’s earliest years of development to their oldest years, is the focus of a new national effort by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the...
Temporally ordered associations between type 2 diabetes and brain disorders
Key Takeaways Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is co-morbid with or a risk factor for psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. The current study showed that T2DM is most highly associated with eating, schizophrenic spectrum, and inflammatory brain disorders, and...
COVID-19 and people with epilepsy: The latest on infection risk and vaccines
When the pandemic began in March 2020, clinicians and people with epilepsy were concerned about potential risks or complications of COVID-19 infection. The neurological symptoms raised further questions about whether COVID-19 could worsen seizures in people with...
The patient perspective of the financial journey in healthcare
Derra Howard, founder and patient advocate for Saving Grace Epilepsy Foundation, will be part of a panel on navigating the financial journey in healthcare at INVEST Digital Health in Dallas on September 28. Register today! Patient and consumer satisfaction isn’t only...
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17th Annual Dream for Kids Rally is Saturday In Ottertail
OTTERTAIL, MN (KDLM) – The 17th Annual Dreams for Kids Rally is this Saturday at the Woodshed Bar and Grill in Ottertail, which helps raise money to grand local children’s wishes. This year’s rally will benefit Anna Warner, a third-grader at New York Mills Elementary...
Why does fasting reduce seizures?
Calorie restriction has long been associated with reduced seizures in epilepsy. New research from Boston Children's Hospital helps explain how fasting affects neurons in the brain and could lead the way to new approaches that would avoid the need for fasting or...
A tribute to our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen
Her Majesty The Queen during a visit to the Epilepsy Society in 1985 For seven decades, we have been proud and privileged to have Her Majesty The Queen as Patron of the Epilepsy Society. We know that epilepsy was a cause that was very close to her heart. The Queen's...
Epilepsy rescue therapy significantly increases time between seizure clusters
Newly published data indicates a significant increase in time between seizure clusters (SEIVAL) treated with Neurelis’s Valtoco® CIV. “The most exciting finding of the study is the robustness of the signal in the cluster-interval data,” noted co-author and Assistant...
When Is It OK to Drive If You Have Epilepsy?
If you have epilepsy, you may wonder whether you can drive. The answer to this question is unique to each person. Depending on your specific medical situation and the laws in your state, you may be able to drive if you have epilepsy. Communication with your healthcare...
ADHD and Epilepsy Often Co-Occur — Here’s What Experts Know About the Link
Around 1.2% of people in the United States live with epilepsy, a neurological condition that causes recurring seizures. If you number among those 3.4 million people, you might be much more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than the general...
Rafa receives FDA approval for autoinjector to treat status epilepticus in adults
Rafa Laboratories announced the FDA has granted approval for its 10 mg midazolam autoinjector to treat status epilepticus in adults. According to a release issued by Rafa, the midazolam injector was created in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint...
A nasal spray to treat epilepsy
Early results for an anti-seizure drug administered as a nasal spray show a more targeted approach to helping get seizures under control. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia. Besides memory loss and other cognitive disabilities, patients...
Study trains AI to predict optimal anti-seizure meds for new epilepsy patients
The AI model still has a modest prediction accuracy and is slated for a wider clinical trial soon. An international study led by Monash University has done what could be the world's first demonstration of an AI model that can predict the optimal anti-seizure...
Seizure Frequency in Pregnancy More Likely With Focal Epilepsy
Women with focal epilepsy experienced the greatest risk for increased seizure activity in pregnancy and may require closer monitoring in pregnancy and the postpartum period. “During pregnancy, seizures affect not only the woman with epilepsy, but also her unborn...
Yale neuroscientists say what makes us human may also make us mentally ill
Brain cells that are unique to humans are also linked to autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, according to new research published in the journal Science. Scientists and philosophers have long debated what sets humans apart from animals. Now researchers at Yale have...
