epilepsy

Febrile convulsions and seizures

Febrile convulsions are incredibly common in babies and small children. Fits or seizures are triggered by a rise in their…

What is a seizure? A seizure is the medical term for a fit or convulsion. One in twenty people will…

New insights on why epilepsy develops, potential treatments in world’s largest genetic study: Specific changes in our DNA that increase…

Researchers from the University of Glasgow are part of a cross-Europe project which is aiming to develop a revolutionary new…

A film to raise awareness of how to support a person having an epileptic seizure is receiving positive media attention…

The prospect of a cure for a type of epilepsy could be one step closer following breakthrough research on materials…

Microbot development could help treat seizures: University of Glasgow researchers are part of a new project which is setting out…

New epilepsy research reveals brain wiring differences: Children with epilepsy have brains that are wired differently from those without the…

One in two of us will faint at some time in our life and think nothing of it; for others…

Seizure study first step towards revealing which children are at risk of developing epilepsy: Findings from an international genetic study…

An 'astounding' find reveals a rare cause of epilepsy: Researchers at The University of Queensland, working to gain a better…

Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better…