16-03-10 Doctors have long characterized epilepsy as a brain disorder, but researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that part of the autonomic nervous system functions differently in epilepsy during the absence of seizures. This connection t...

15-12-08 Around the globe there is high interest in the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a type of cannabinoid, for the treatment of people with epilepsy, especially children who have treatment-resistant forms of the disorder such as Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) a...

15-04-14 A medicinal liquid form of marijuana may show promise as a treatment for children with severe epilepsy that is not responding to other treatments, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 67th...

13-09-04 People with epilepsy（癫痫） could be helped by new research into the way a key molecule controls brain activity during a seizure. Researchers have identified the role played by of a protein -- called BDNF -- and say the discovery could lead to new...

13-02-03 There is something sinister（阴险的） about epilepsy: the disease affects the very core of our being, our brain. Epileptic attacks can lead to seizures throughout the body or in parts of it. Clouding of consciousness or memory lapses are also possib...

12-09-28 Epilepsy is twice as common in low and middle-income countries as it is in the developed world, according to an international team of researchers. 一个国际研究小组发现，中低收入国家癫痫的发病率是发达国家的两倍。 They say the higher incidence is link...

12-09-07 An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy（癫痫） that may potentially be treatable with a common nutrit...

09-08-04 Scientists have prevented epilepsy caused by a faulty gene from being passed down the generations in mice. 科学家阻止了由错误基因导致的癫痫症在老鼠世代之间的传承。 Myshkin mice can develop severe seizures The key gene, Atp1a3, regulates levels of ch...