Every November since 1969, organizations across the country have sought to break the stigma surrounding epilepsy by celebrating Epilepsy Awareness Month. Throughout the month, advocates aim to provide ...

Service dogs have a long history of helping humans safely navigate the world. Those that can assist their owners with certain ...

One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality. “Epilepsy can result from structural issues in the brain, such as brain tumors, brain injuries, brain infections or ...

Witnessing someone have a seizure can be frightening. There are many causes of seizures − epilepsy and other diseases or infections, abnormal blood sugars, withdrawal from drugs or alcohol and even ...

The first seizure clinic model enabled rapid diagnosis and treatment for children with epilepsy, according to data presented ...

In her new memoir "Running Uphill: Confronting a Life with Epilepsy," author Stacia Kalinoski details living with epilepsy, including undergoing brain surgery. NINA MOINI: Well, more than 55,000 ...

Optogenetics employs a harmless virus to deliver light-sensitive genes to a particular set of neurons in the brain that can then be switched on and off with pulses of light. In a first, UC researchers ...