University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have used an advanced gene-editing technique to correct the underlying cause of a severe form of epilepsy in lab mice. This breakthrough could one ...

Biopharmaceutical researchers are working to create a future where patients get the right medicines the first time. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, one-third of people with epilepsy live with ...

Epilepsy affects one in every 100 people—1 million in Japan and 50 million worldwide. It is the third most common brain disease after stroke and dementia. In Japan, its incidence and prevalence have ...

Suicidality at the time of focal epilepsy diagnosis is associated with a more than 2-fold increased risk for future antiseizure medication resistance.

The National Institutes of Health awarded a group of Garden State and fellow researchers a $2.8 million grant to improve implantable devices for patients with epilepsy. RWJBarnabas Health announced ...

1 to 1.5 million children in India are living with epilepsy, which is a brain condition that is caused by unusual electrical activity. The symptoms of epilepsy include brief staring spells, confusion, ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 out of 10 people will have a seizure during their lifetime. Most of these seizures will be epileptic seizures, which are ...

Share on Pinterest A new drug reduced seizures in subjects with treatment resistant epilepsy in a recent clinical trial. The Good Brigade/Getty Images Researchers say a new medication may potentially ...

ATLANTA — Depression shapes the course of epilepsy at multiple stages — raising the risk of developing the disorder by about twofold and, once epilepsy is present, increases the chance of early ...