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Mozart may reduce seizure frequency in people with epilepsy
A new clinical research study by Dr. Marjan Rafiee and Dr. Taufik Valiante of the Krembil Brain Institute at Toronto Western Hospital, part of University Health Network, has found that a Mozart composition may reduce seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy. The...
Most Adult Epilepsy-Related Deaths Could Be Avoided
Almost 80% of epilepsy deaths among adults are potentially avoidable, results of a new study from Scotland suggest. Dr Gashirai Mbizvo The research shows that such avoidable deaths "remain common and have not declined over time, despite advances in treatment,"...
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Reduces Impact Of Dissociative Seizures
Dissociative seizures or functional or non-epileptic seizures, look similar in appearance to epileptic seizures or fainting but are related to a different type of involuntary blackout that is typically distressing and disabling for patients and their caretakers....
Reducing Suicide Risk in People With Epilepsy
About 12% of people with epilepsy experience suicidal thoughts at some point in their life. Among children and teens, the rate is as high as 20%. Compared with the general population, people with epilepsy are more likely to attempt suicide, and they are also more...
Tips on depression management in lockdown: Coping with COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown are taking a toll on almost every aspect of contemporary life, including mental health and well-being. This public health crisis may have a particularly significant effect on people living with depression. The stresses of...
A wearable device may help prevent unexpected death in epilepsy
More than one-third of the people in the United States who have epilepsy are at risk for a deadly complication called “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.” That means 1.2 million people are at risk for the complication each year – and it will kill about 4,000 of...
The Link Between the Electrical Activity in the Living Body and the Electrical Field in the Atmosphere
Scientists from Tel Aviv University have discovered a direct link between the low frequency electrical activity occurring in the body of living things and the electric field in the atmosphere. The electrical activities occurring in the body of vertebrates and...
COVID-19: How Neurologists Are Defining Those ‘Essential’ – Epilepsy
Neurologists around the country—from migraine specialists to epileptologists—are overhauling the way they deliver their patient care during the COVID-19 outbreak, mostly transitioning from face-to-face visits to video or telephone visits. They also face decisions on...
Increased mental health visits help stem suicide
In children/adolescents with epilepsy The continuing uptick in suicide trends in children and adolescents is cause for alarm and has led to many questions about how to reverse this trend. A new study in JAMA Pediatrics indicates that one potential way...
Treating Epilepsy with Stimulated Seizures
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects 65 million people around the world. Despite being so common, it is generally not well understood and around one-third of those afflicted cannot control their condition with medication. One of the emerging ways to...
In epilepsy, seizures are often frightening. What happens afterward can be worse.
Seizure control is the primary driver of epilepsy treatment. For many people with epilepsy, however, the seizures themselves are secondary; it’s the after-effects of the seizures that dramatically affect their lives. More than 70% of people with epilepsy report...
Neuroscience research: 6 fascinating findings
In this feature, we discuss six studies that uncover new and unexpected truths about the organ we hold in our skulls. Neuroscience is never easy, but the resulting intrigue is worth the effort. The brain is the pivotal hub of our central nervous system. Through this...
CBD Levels In Products May Not Be What They Say, New Digital Citizens Alliance Research Finds
WASHINGTON: As millions of Americans increasingly rely on cannabidiol (CBD) products - to the tune of more than USD 1 billion in sales -- to help with pain, depression, anxiety and even cancer, new Digital Citizens Alliance (Digital Citizens) research shows that CBD...
Martin Marietta Materials : Federal Court In North Carolina Rules Regarding Reasonable Accommodations
On February 24, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued an opinion in Brown v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. regarding disability discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and retaliation...
High Dynamic Range TV dangerous to persons with epilepsy?
TV viewers will be all-too familiar with advice given by news broadcasters that “the following images might contain flashing lights”. But now research suggests that High Dynamic Range (HDR) transmissions might not help matters. TV technology journalist, Pete Putman,...
Scientists pinpoint a brain region that stops breathing in pediatric epilepsy
University of Iowa neuroscientists have identified a specific area of the brain involved in the loss of breathing that occurs during a seizure. The findings, published in JCI Insight on March 12, could have important implications for predicting, or even...
Probing the genes that organize early brain development
A new study finds how a specific gene can impact neurodevelopment and lead to macrocephaly and autism spectrum disorder When brains begin developing, there are a lot of moving parts -- and when mutations happen in early neurodevelopment, it can lead to disorders like...
Could the ancient remedy of magnolia bark treat drug-resistant epilepsy?
Researchers have published a paper which suggests the ancient Chinese remedy of magnolia bark could help treat drug-resistant epilepsy. Researchers have published a paper in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience that states they have found a potential new treatment...
Types of Anxiety linked to epilepsy
One in three people with epilepsy will at some point in their lives have a psychiatric disorder,” said Dr. Kanner, citing a population-based study of 36,984 subjects that compared people with and without epilepsy. Anxiety is a core emotion that many people experience...
Calls for CBD regulation following inaccurate CBD levels on products
The Digital Citizens Alliance is calling on Congress for CBD regulation as new research has highlighted the inaccuracy of CBD potency levels listed on products. The Digital Citizens Alliance (Digital Citizens) are calling for CBD regulation after it conducted research...
