Epilepsy Genetics Program News Today

Benefits of genetic testing in adults with unexplained epilepsy include enrollment in a clinical trial of a relevant gene therapy, connection to families with a similar diagnosis, and peace of mind.

Calorie restriction has long been associated with reduced seizures in epilepsy. New research from Boston Children's Hospital helps explain how fasting affects neurons in the brain and could lead the way to new approaches that would avoid the need for fasting or restrictive diets. The findings were published August 30 in the journal Cell Reports.

Calorie restriction has long been linked to fewer seizures in people with epilepsy

Cerebral palsy, or CP, has widely been viewed as the result of perinatal oxygen deprivation or other birth-related factors like prematurity. By NANCY

Cerebral palsy, a non-progressing motor impairment that begins in early childhood, has widely been viewed as the result of oxygen deprivation during

Cerebral palsy is a non-progressing motor impairment that begins in early childhood

Cerebral palsy, a non-progressing motor impairment that begins in early childhood, has widely been viewed as the result of oxygen deprivation during birth or other birth-related factors such as prematurity.

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may

TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may