Since 1975, the ADD program has been testing and identifying antiseizure drugs for the nearly one-third of people with epilepsy that is refractory to current medications. The University of Utah ...

Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of seizure disorders, medical use became prohibited in the 20th century. However, with the loosening of laws regarding medical ...

The overall goals, as in anyone with epilepsy, are the maintenance of seizure freedom without medication side effects and the maintenance of a normal lifestyle with unchanged or improved quality of ...

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 24, 2017 - Although cannabis had been used for many centuries for treatment of seizure disorders, medical use became prohibited in the 20th century. However, with the ...

Research from pharmacologists at the University of Sydney provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy. The study for the first time reports that three acidic ...

A new study shows a direct link between metabolism in brain cells and their ability to signal information. The research may explain why the seizures of many epilepsy patients can be controlled by a ...

Untreated obese mice have many large, white droplets of fat in their liver cells (left) compared to obese mice treated with valproic acid (right).--Courtesy of Lindsay Avery and Namandjé Bumpus A ...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals acquired a potassium channel modulator XEN1101 (formerly 1OP2198) for the potential treatment of epilepsy from 1st Order Pharmaceuticals to expand its neurology pipeline. The ...

A team of WashU Medicine researchers has discovered a promising new use for Prozac, which is the brand name of the antidepressant fluoxetine, in the treatment of children with rare forms of epilepsy.

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuventra Pharma Sciences is pleased to announce the addition of Iftekhar Mahmood, Ph.D., to its growing team of experienced consultants. Dr. Mahmood has more than 25 ...

Instead they often have to estimate a safe and effective dose based on the age and the size of the child. Lead author Professor Ian Wong, from the Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research in London, ...