Epilepsy Foundation Goes After Users Who Tweeted Seizure-Triggering Messages

Epilepsy Foundation Goes After Users Who Tweeted Seizure-Triggering Messages

Criminal complaints poster after avalanche of messages

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2015
Doctors Find Man's Missing Denture Stuck in His Esophagus

Doctors Find Man's Missing Denture Stuck in His Esophagus

He swallowed it in his sleep, had no memory of it

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 16th, 2015
Julius Caesar Likely Suffered a Series of Strokes in His Later Years

Julius Caesar Likely Suffered a Series of Strokes in His Later Years

Although not severe, these episodes are believed to have changed his personality, even triggered his depression

Liquid Marijuana Could Treat Severe Epilepsy, Study Finds

Liquid Marijuana Could Treat Severe Epilepsy, Study Finds

When administered to volunteers, a medicinal form of liquid marijuana reduced the rate of seizures by over 50%

Skydiver Has a Seizure in Midair, Is Rescued by His Instructor

Skydiver Has a Seizure in Midair, Is Rescued by His Instructor

22-year-old Christopher Jones says the experience was without a doubt the scariest moment of his life

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2014
Robot Pokes Its Way Through the Cheek, Enters the Brain and Operates on It

Robot Pokes Its Way Through the Cheek, Enters the Brain and Operates on It

The innovative surgical robot is the brainchild of a team of researchers with the US' Vanderbilt University

Microsoft Uses Kinect to Create Epilepsy Night Seizure Monitor

Microsoft Uses Kinect to Create Epilepsy Night Seizure Monitor

The Kinect for Windows v2 sensor was used to track a child's movement during night

Some Anti-Epilepsy Drugs Promote Brain Inflammation

Some Anti-Epilepsy Drugs Promote Brain Inflammation

Inflammation may play a role in triggering epilepsy, scientists say

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2013
New Medical Implant Treats Epilepsy Seizures Before They Occur

New Medical Implant Treats Epilepsy Seizures Before They Occur

The device has to be inserted in patients' brains in order to be effective

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 5th, 2013
Vigorous Exercise Greatly Reduces Epilepsy Risk

Vigorous Exercise Greatly Reduces Epilepsy Risk

Men who exercise regularly are 79% less likely to get epilepsy than those who don't

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 8th, 2013
Marijuana Stops 6-Year-Old Girl's Seizures, Helps Improve Her Cognitive Functions

Marijuana Stops 6-Year-Old Girl's Seizures, Helps Improve Her Cognitive Functions

Charlotte Figi is now leading a normal life, her parents couldn't be more thrilled

Mice Point to New Way of Addressing Neurological Disorders

Mice Point to New Way of Addressing Neurological Disorders

Conditions such as epilepsy could at least be tamed, if not cured

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 27th, 2012
Device Measures Severity of Epilepsy Seizures

Device Measures Severity of Epilepsy Seizures

The instrument can be worn as a wrist band, its creators say

New Protein Controlling Brain Function Identified

New Protein Controlling Brain Function Identified

It may soon set the foundation for new therapies against epilepsy and stroke

Neural Transplants Can Address Brain Diseases

Neural Transplants Can Address Brain Diseases

Numerous severe conditions could be treated this way

Neural Implants Could Treat Epilepsy and Chronic Pain

Neural Implants Could Treat Epilepsy and Chronic Pain

New generations of such implants now feature fewer side-effects

 
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