Posts Tagged ‘epilepsy’
Epilepsy belt alerts caregivers of kid’s seizure
RICE (US) — Engineering students have designed a belt that monitors signs of epileptic seizures and sends information via Bluetooth to a caregiver’s computer or smart phone. Continue…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:37 - 74 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 3, 2013 9:25 - 1 Comment
Tiny implant sends seizure alert
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A small device implanted in the brain accurately predicts epilepsy seizures in humans, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 28, 2013 12:41 - 0 Comments
Existing drugs treat seizures in zebrafish
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Screening a collection of 2,000 biologically active compounds with two-day-old epileptic zebrafish has revealed 46 potential options for future epilepsy treatment. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2013 11:36 - 0 Comments
Peer groups may relieve epilepsy’s stigma
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Support groups could help fight the stigma surrounding epilepsy in much of the developing world, according to new research conducted in Zambia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 12:20 - 0 Comments
Fiber-optic implants stop seizures
UC IRVINE (US) — Neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures in mice with fiber-optic light signals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 31, 2012 12:53 - 1 Comment
After injury, fewer seizures in ‘chilled’ brain
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Mild cooling of the brain after a head injury prevents the development of epileptic seizures later, a new animal study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2012 12:09 - 1 Comment
To check out seizures, ‘knock-in’ genes
BROWN (US) — Scientists have created fruit flies with a gene mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people—a first in genetic engineering. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 21, 2012 15:44 - 1 Comment
Faulty cell ‘skeleton’ at root of rare epilepsy
MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists have discovered the cause of an inherited form of epilepsy—lack of teamwork among proteins necessary to build brain cell cytoskeletons. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 14, 2012 10:50 - 1 Comment
First drug reaction may predict epilepsy seizures
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — How well people newly diagnosed with epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment may signal their likelihood of having continued uncontrolled seizures. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 8:58 - 7 Comments
‘Pseudo-epilepsy’ is actually stress
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Increasing numbers of patients admitted to an epilepsy unit with intractable seizures suffer from stress rather than a true seizure disorder, mental health providers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 14:28 - 2 Comments
Detect epilepsy seizures with fewer false alarms
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — New brain implant software can more accurately detect imminent epileptic seizures, which should significantly cut false alarms and unneeded electrical jolts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 13:42 - 1 Comment
Early surgery controls epilepsy’s seizures
U. ROCHESTER (US) — The vast majority of patients with previously uncontrolled temporal lobe epilepsy who have surgery early in the course of their disease remain seizure free two years later, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 27, 2012 14:45 - 0 Comments
Gene ‘typo’ explains severe epilepsy
U. ARIZONA (US) — A previously unknown mutation in a sodium channel protein likely causes a severe form of epilepsy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2012 13:26 - 1 Comment
Drug-free therapy limits epilepsy seizures
FLORIDA (US) — Sparking production of a hormone that the brains of people with epilepsy often lack could prevent debilitating seizures. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 19, 2012 9:46 - 0 Comments
Gene to blame for infant epilepsy
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have identified the genetic cause of a rare seizure disorder that affects infants. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2012 11:24 - 3 Comments
How-to guide for risky HIV/epilepsy drugs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — New guidelines will help doctors avoid fatal interactions among HIV/AIDS and epilepsy drugs, and prevent anti-HIV drugs from losing effectiveness. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:39 - 0 Comments
Sensor brings epileptic brain into focus
NYU / U. ILLINOIS / U. PENN (US) — A flexible sensor is expected to offer unprecedented views of brain activity during epileptic seizures—as much as 400 times current levels—with minimal wiring. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 7, 2011 14:16 - 2 Comments
Molecule shields brain from seizure
BROWN (US) — The presence of a molecule in the brain following an epileptic seizure appears to exist solely to protect the brain from further seizures down the road. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2010 11:58 - 2 Comments
Flexible implant maps heart’s electrical activity
U. PENN (US)—Researchers have created and tested a new type of implantable device for measuring the heart’s electrical output. The device represents the first use of flexible silicon technology for a medical application. (more…)
