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The "patch" has long been an aid for people who are trying to kick the habit. But now, it is also helping a girl with a rare genetic disorder. A 5-year-old girl with a rare form of epilepsy is now living virtually seizure-free, thanks to an unusual treatment. After exhausting... read more →

From her seat in her wheelchair, Jessica Bello tried to sneak a peek at a giant check with her name on it. When members of the Bluffton Township Fire District turned the check so it faced the 12-year-old, her mouth fell open. Jessica saw the district's 10th Annual Boston Butts Fundraiser... read more →

A single dad from Hull has said he almost lost his home after being forced to wait seven months for a government payment when he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Simon Brown, 43, said he was forced to resort to a diet of baked beans as he waited for the Personal Independent... read more →

A musician with epilepsy is releasing a new EP to raise money for a charity which helps people with his condition. Mathew Goodman, 33, is a music technician, graphic designer and video editor who has set up his own company Sound Soldier Productions. The dad of one, of Bedford Road, Macclesfield,... read more →

An online contest for data scientists has produced a great leap forward in efforts to predict when someone with epilepsy is going to have a seizure. The winning team used data on electrical activity in the brain to develop an algorithm that predicted seizures 82 percent of the time. That... read more →

Case Western Reserve University, along with the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, is leading a five-year research project designed to identify the causes – as well as to develop and test potential treatments -- of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, or SUDEP. The project, the Center Without Walls for... read more →

When Bonni Goldstein, MD, medical director of Canna-Centers, a group of medical marijuana practices in California, prescribes cannabidiol — a compound extracted from marijuana — to children with epilepsy, she always clarifies to their parents that the long-term risks of the compound are unknown. “It wasn’t available 30 years ago,”... read more →

Ryan Watson and his sister Emma saved their mother's life when she collapsed by calmly calling for an ambulance and putting her in the recovery position. Debbie, 27, who lives with epilepsy, was under the weather when she fell unconscious and had a seizure in their home in Thornley, County Durham. Seven-year-old Ryan... read more →

47-year-old John Canada never thought he would be a runner...much less a marathon runner. "It seemed like heat was a trigger for my seizures. When I started running, I was afraid that was going to happen," said John Canada. John lived most of his life with epilepsy. He never knew... read more →

While advances in medication and implantable devices have helped those all around the world living with epilepsy, the ability to better detect and even predict when they will have debilitating seizures would be a significant improvement in their everyday lives. Imagine, for example, if a person knew with reasonable certainty that... read more →