Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have uncovered how problems in cortical microcircuits in the brain can trigger epileptic seizures. The researchers say that targeting the ...

If your loved one has died as a result of their seizure disorder, you can help these investigators by consenting to the transfer of a blood sample or small piece of fresh/frozen tissue from the ...

Jon Kleen, MD, PhD, UC San Francisco neurologist, epileptologist and neuroscientist, has been named the 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award recipient by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). He is ...

“Dr. Faught was and continues to be a nationally and internationally recognized epilepsy research leader and a role model for many young epileptologists – it seems not a long time ago I was one of ...

But the Medical Research Future Fund won’t reach its promised $1 billion in investments for another four years.

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineer Sri Sarma is developing new technologies to pinpoint the exact origin of seizures in the brain—life-changing work for the roughly 21 million epilepsy patients ...

People in dangerous jobs don’t usually sleep well. New research is investigating if their susceptibility to concussions and poor sleep could put them at greater risk of developing epilepsy. The ...

The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy, including scientists from FutureNeuro at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has ...

It’s estimated that 3.4 million people in the United States are living with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition affecting the brain that can cause seizures throughout your life. Whether you or a loved ...