HMS researcher receives $130,000 to conduct epilepsy study
A researcher from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School is receiving $130,000 to conduct further research on memory dysfunction in epilepsypatients through the Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship. The research grant is funded by the America [...]
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HMS researcher receives $130,000 to conduct epilepsy study
A researcher from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School is receiving $130,000 to conduct further research on memory dysfunction in epilepsypatients through the Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship. The research grant is funded by the America [...]
Discovery Of Key Protein Responsible ...
A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage duringheart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol and published in Nature Neuroscience and PNAS, could lead to novel new t [...]
Brain Surgery For Epilepsy Underutili...
Ten years ago, a landmark clinical trial in Canada demonstrated the unequivocal effectiveness of brain surgeries for treating uncontrolled epilepsy, but since then the procedure has not been widely adopted – in fact, it is dramatically underutilized according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
The st [...]
AANF changes name to American Brain F...
The American Academy of Neurology Foundation is now the American Brain Foundation. The name change is part of an overall re-branding campaign as the organization repositions itself to become the world’s leader in raising money for research to cure brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, auti [...]
Veteran PGA Tour Player, Jeff Klauk, ...
Jeff Klauk fires a tee shot during the 2009 Players Championship.
Jeff Klauk is preparing for a challenge far more serious than any golf tournament he’s played.
The 11-year professional, who graduated from Nease and lives in St. Augustine, will undergo as many as three brain surgeries over the next few months at Emory University Hospita [...]
EACF History Update
Did you know that seatbelt violations help to pay for Epilepsy Services in Florida?
In1989 CSHB 229, known as the Seat Belt Surcharge Act, authored by Jim Hinson, establishes the Epilepsy Services Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 385.207, for the care and assistance of persons with epilepsy; establishment of programs in epilepsy control, is amende [...]
High Prevalence of Major Neurological...
There are few epidemiological studies on neurological disorders in Albania. Methods: A door-to-door survey was undertaken in two geographical areas (Tirana and Saranda) with different socioeconomic backgrounds. Two random samples of the local population underwent a structured interview to ascertain headache, epilepsy, dementia, parkinsonism, [...]
Perampanel drug may significantly red...
Do you take Perampanel? What do you think of it? Let us know in the comments!
A new type of anti-epilepsy medication that selectively targets proteins in the brain that control excitability may significantly reduce seizure frequency in people whose recurrent seizures have been resistant to even the latest medications, new Johns Hopkins-led re [...]
FDA Puts 16 Drugs on Watch Lis
April 17, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued its latest quarterly list of drugs to monitor after having identified potential signs of serious risks or new safety information in the agency’s Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) database during the last 3 months of 2011.
The 16 drugs on the list include milnaci [...]
Wake Forest Offers Free Epilepsy Supp...
Since 1979, Wake Forest College has operated an Epilepsy Support Hotline. Here is a short question and answer from Dr. Gibson of Wake Forest to Dr. Donahue, medical columnist, about the hotline.
The Epilepsy Information Service, [has operated] since 1979. We have taken more than half a million calls during this time and are available 8 a.m. t [...]
1 in 26
Landmark study shows 1 in 26 may develop epilepsy at some point in life.
A landmark study from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports that your chance of developing epilepsy at some point in your life is one in 26. Onset is highest in children and older adults. But epilepsy knows no boundaries—it can strike at any age and across all socio-ec [...]
New genes may explain individual diff...
In the world’s largest brain study to date, a team of more than 200 scientists from 100 institutions worldwide collaborated to map the human genes that boost or sabotage the brain’s resistance to a variety of mental illnesses and Alzheimer’s disease. Published April 15 in the advance online edition of Nature Genetics, the st [...]
Vitamin D’s Brain Benefits May Not Em...
April 12, 2012 — Higher serum vitamin D levels do not boost academic performance in childhood, according to new research from the United Kingdom.
The null findings from the UK study are in line with 2 other studies using data from the Third US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), published in 2007and 2011, which foun [...]
Arnold Palmer Hospital Reaches Highes...
EpiliepsyU would like to congratulate Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children for achieving the highest level of care and innovation in the treatment of epilepsy!
Hospital Becomes the First and Only Level-4 Epilepsy Center in Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 12, 2012) – Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been named a Level-4 Epilepsy Cen [...]
