Adult epilepsy treatment is also safe and effective for kids

A surgical treatment for adults with epilepsy involving a brain implant works to reduce seizures in kids as young as 3, researchers report.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 6, 2022 ~4 min

Adult epilepsy treatment is also safe and effective for kids

A surgical treatment for adults with epilepsy involving a brain implant works to reduce seizures in kids as young as 3, researchers report.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 6, 2022 ~4 min


EEG helps predict if treatment will benefit people with epilepsy

A new diagnostic model that combines EEG with clinical observation can determine if patients with epilepsy will respond to treatment with 80% accuracy.

Emily Everson Layden-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 29, 2021 ~6 min

Brain’s THC equivalent can quell seizures but there’s a catch

A THC-like compound in the brain calms epileptic seizures but also increases memory loss, research with mice indicates.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 12, 2021 ~9 min

Tool that shoots light through the skull may reveal new treatments

A tiny wireless optogenetic device takes researchers one step closer to new treatments for chronic pain, depression, epilepsy, and more.

Emily Dieckman-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 3, 2021 ~5 min

Sexual satisfaction may boost self-care for people with epilepsy

When people with epilepsy are satisfied with their sexual relationships, they are more likely to better manage their condition, a new study shows.

Mary Keck-Indiana • futurity
May 5, 2021 ~5 min

Sugary brain implant is the softest ever made

Researchers used silicone and sugar to make the softest brain implant ever—with a thickness of sewing thread and the consistency of soft pudding.

Shawn Hayward-McGill • futurity
May 5, 2021 ~6 min

People with 1 kind of epilepsy have higher sleep apnea risk

People with generalized epilepsy who have simultaneous seizures on both sides of the brain have a higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea, researchers say.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 25, 2020 ~4 min


Finding links periods and some drug-resistant epilepsy

"We found a surprising association between women's menstrual cycle and those with drug-resistant genetic generalized epilepsy."

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 1, 2020 ~5 min

Stuff in capers activates key proteins in brain and heart

A compound in pickled capers called quercetin can directly regulate proteins required for heartbeat, thought, muscular contraction, and more.

Anne Warde-UC Irvine • futurity
July 13, 2020 ~4 min

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