A North Carolina State University researcher has helped to locate and identify a gene responsible for a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects American Staffordshire terriersThis same gene may be responsible for a similar rare, fatal disease in humans. Its discovery will lead to improved scr

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A group of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has presented a new algorithm that uses a new method to analyse the information obtained from electroencephalograms to detect neurodegenerative diseases, such as epilepsy, using the bioelectric signals of the brainThe research pro

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MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. today announced an agreement with Ikano Therapeutics, Inc. to obtain exclusive global rights to ITI-111, Ikano's nasal midazolamUnder terms of the agreement, Upsher-Smith will assume all further development, testing and clinical study of nasal

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UNION CITY, Calif. -- Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOR) today announced that it has received notification from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that the PDUFA date for Questcor's supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to approve Acthar for the treatment of infantile The

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A study conducted by researchers in The Netherlands confirmed that children with idiopathic new-onset epilepsy have a significantly higher rate of remission than those with remote symptomatic epilepsyResults of this study are now available online in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwel

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A mother has told of her heartache after her son was diagnosed with a rare conditionMadeline and Craig Henaghan’s lives were turned upside down when three-year-old Kian was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that has left him unable to take his first steps or speakNow his devoted mum is

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Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy run the risk of gradual deterioration in their cognitive abilitiesSurgical treatment generally puts an end to seizures but can have a negative effect on memory. However, there is no further deterioration in memory, and some patients may even recover some of th

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Children with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can suffer from many developmental problemsNew findings show a very high prevalence of epilepsy/seizures in the FASD populationFirst-trimester drinking, and drinking during all three trimesters, were the predominant forms of fetal alcohol e

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A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulationThis multi-center clinical trial determined that the benefits of stimulation of the anterior nuclei of tha

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Houston -- The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics.

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