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The parents of a severely disabled Newport toddler face an anxious wait after applying for their son to have a major operation to help him eat. Casey Hard, 20 months, who was born with severe epilepsy, cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia faces at least a six month wait to be... read more →

Silk has walked straight off the runway and into the lab. According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, silk implants placed in the brain of laboratory animals and designed to release a specific chemical, adenosine, may help stop the progression of epilepsy. READ MORE

What many take for granted, William Gates of Hamburg has been wanting to do for years. And for about four years Gates has been fighting an uphill battle. "I've been wanting to drive all my life," he said. "Yes it makes me mad, a little bit because here I'm trying... read more →

A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease, and may help in the search for better medicines to treat all kinds of seizure disorders. The findings, reported by a team of scientists from the University of Michigan... read more →

A mystery man has made a stunning donation to the Hartlepool Mail Callum’s Dream Appeal – by writing a check for £2,500. "Thanks to his generous offer, we’ve smashed past the halfway mark in our bid to raise £5,000 for brave Hartlepool youngster Callum Smith. In fact, the appeal has now... read more →

Women with epilepsy who take anti-seizure medication while they are pregnant are more likely to later report delays in their child's development and autism symptoms, according to a new study from Norway. READ MORE

When 25-year-old Katie Nolan started working, she had one notable decision to make; whether or not to disclose her epilepsy to her employers. "Legally you don't have to disclose a condition but I thought it was more fair to," the Longford native explains. "Once I had a seizure in the... read more →

Adults who have long-standing epilepsy often have many social difficulties to contend with regardless of whether their childhood seizures have remitted or not, according to a 30-year longitudinal study. The outcomes of adults who had three different types of childhood epilepsies were "amazingly similar," with high rates of social and... read more →

Researchers have dramatically reduced the occurrence of seizures in a small group of children with epilepsy, using an existing cancer drug they think might be able to treat up to 1.5 million people with intractable forms of the disease. In a new study, Texas Children’s Hospital neurologists found that children... read more →

Competitive $1.7 million grant from National Institutes of Health to UC Riverside will support investigation of hyperexcitability in the brain. Ten percent of Americans experience a seizure in their lifetime, with three million diagnosed with epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder. Anticonvulsant medications can mitigate the hyperactivity of neurons that leads to... read more →