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Spider venom-derived medicine promising for epilepsy
Kami Kountcheva | Experts at the University of Queensland have developed medicine based on spider venom which could help treat some forms of genetic epilepsy.
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Centre for Global Epilepsy launched to address global challenges
Kami Kountcheva | The University of Oxford is launching a new global epilepsy hub led by consultant neurologist Prof Arjune Sen.
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Health inequalities: more epilepsy education and specialists needed
Kami Kountcheva | The UK needs more epilepsy nurses, better social care and empowerment of patients to help address health inequalities, say researchers.
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Tiny folding implants improve epilepsy surgery and diagnosis
Kami Kountcheva | Tiny folding implants could make epilepsy surgery safer and improve diagnosis, say UK researchers.
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Climate change harms epilepsy and mental health, study finds
Kami Kountcheva | Climate change can worsen neurological conditions like epilepsy, and mental health conditions, says a new study from University College London.
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Sleep apnoea linked to late-onset epilepsy, study says
Kami Kountcheva | Sleep apnoea and low oxygen levels during sleep are linked to late-onset epilepsy, US study suggests.
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Covid no more likely than flu to lead to epilepsy
Grace Wood | The study compared patients who were hopsitalised with Covid-19 to patients who were admitted with flu
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Neurological conditions leading cause of illness – study
Grace Wood | According the to the study, in 2021 3.4 billion people had a neurological condition
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Swansea University study shows impact of Covid and epilepsy
Grace Wood | The research into Covid and epilepsy was supported by Epilepsy Action
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