Stem cells implanted into the brain stop epilepsy seizures in rats - The technique involves taking some of a patient’s own skin cells and turning them into embryonic-like stem cells in the lab

Add-On Cannabidiol Reduces Seizure Frequency in Treatment-Refractory Epilepsy

Women with epilepsy are about 20% more likely to experience unplanned pregnancy, often because interactions between anti-epileptic drugs and hormonal contraceptions pose health risks

Federal chokehold on marijuana stymies studies on epilepsy, autism

Seizure-prediction tools work for only some of the 65 million people with epilepsy

The cannabidol non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana drugs may have positive effects for children with severe epilepsy where other medications for the major neurological disorder are not effective…

Study of community use of medicinal cannabis to treat childhood epilepsy found most samples contained some THC and little CBD, contrary to parents' expectations, and a majority (75%) were reported as reducing seizures, suggesting potential role for other cannabinoids in treatment-resistant epilepsy.

FDA approves first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy.

Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high”, was shown in a new large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

One third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy

Epilepsy linked to changes in structural patterns of the brain in largest MRI study to date

Scientists have tracked brain activity tied to seizures in people with epilepsy, finding cycles that last days to weeks

Medical cannabinoids may benefit children undergoing chemotherapy and those who have epilepsy

Parasite Linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases, Epilepsy, and Cancer

Cannabidiol reduces seizures in kids with severe form of epilepsy, trial shows

Cannabidiol slashes seizures in kids with rare epilepsy, study finds

Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says

A study in mice and humans suggests that bacteria in the gut can influence the structure of the brain’s blood vessels, and may be responsible for producing malformations that can lead to stroke or epilepsy

Epilepsy seizures successfully managed with medicinal cannabis, survey shows

Epilepsy drug discovered in fish model shows promise in small pediatric clinical trial

The discovery of a new mechanism that controls the way nerve cells in the brain communicate with each other to regulate our learning and long-term memory could have major benefits to understanding how the brain works and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disorders such as epilepsy and dementia.

Company Raises the Price of a Drug That Fights Infant Epilepsy by 85,000%

Autism Researchers Discover Genetic ‘Rosetta Stone’. Opposing Defects in a Single Neuronal Protein Lead Either to Epilepsy in Infancy or to Autism

Nabokov and Epilepsy

Marijuana extract reduced seizures in kids with epilepsy: study

Marijuana derivative reduces seizures in people with treatment-resistant epilepsy

Marijuana Derivative Reduces Seizures in Children & Young Adults With Treatment Resistant Epilepsy

Infants with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are at an increased risk for developing epilepsy later in life

New ResearchKit apps to study autism, epilepsy and melanoma

The FDA just approved the world's first 3D-printed medication for people with epilepsy

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