Mercaptor Introduces Powerful CAPTON ™️ Platform for Precision Neurology
New Technology Addresses Brain Trauma Including Alzheimer's, TBI, and Epilepsy SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercaptor Inc, a privately held pharmaceutical company, today announced a breakthrough platform for the CNS. The pivotal technology overcomes challenges that... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Epilepsy drug shows promise in slowing joint degeneration in osteoarthritis
Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate the joint breakdown associated with the debilitating condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Why This Biotech Catapulted 316%, Leading An Industrywide Rally
Biotech stock Longboard Pharmaceuticals (LBPH) launched to a record high Tuesday, catapulting as much as 326%, after the company announced promising test results for a seizure treatment. The company is working on a treatment for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. These are epileptic…#lbph #pacific #longboard #marketsmithcom #ibddigital #ibd #allisongatlin #ibdagatlin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Neurology-Focused Longboard Pharmaceuticals' Stock Soars Over 200% Today - Here's Why
Longboard Pharmaceuticals Inc LBPH released topline data from the PACIFIC Phase 1b/2a study evaluating bexicaserin (LP352) for seizures associated with a broad range of Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs). In the study, 52 participants were enrolled to evaluate the safety,…#lbph #pacificphase #lp352 #tid #n35 #ds #lgs #deeother #bexicaserin #pacificstudy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Parents ask for medical cannabis to treat children with severe epilepsy - but are offered brain surgery by the NHS first
Several families have told the Mail their children were offered the 'insanely invasive procedure' which involves detaching one side of the brain from the other and can cause sight loss. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Brain surgery teen to have first seizure-free Christmas
Angus Bain, 17, has suffered debilitating epileptic fits every week throughout his childhood. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New gene-altering jab offers hope to children with drug-resistant epilepsy developed by researchers at University College London
Some 600,000 people in the UK have epilepsy. Seizures are the most common symptom and occur when electrical impulses that ferry messages between cells in the brain get disrupted. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Zydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod to sell generic anti-epileptic medication
Zydus Lifesciences has received approval from the US FDA to market Lacosamide Tablets, a generic anti-epileptic medication used to treat partial-onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The product will be manufactured at the company's manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - December 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The keto diet protects against epileptic seizures. Scientists are uncovering why
The high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet is more than just a trendy weight-loss tactic. It has also been known to help control seizures in children with epilepsy, particularly those who don ’t respond to first-line anti-seizure medications.In a new UCLA study published in the journalCell Reports, researchers demonstrate that the changes the diet causes in the human gut microbiome — the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the digestive tract — can confer protection against seizures in mice.Understanding how the function of the microbiome is altered by the diet could aid in the development ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Keto Diet on Par With Further Medication for Infants With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
(MedPage Today) -- A ketogenic diet was similar in efficacy and tolerability to further anti-seizure medication for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy, a randomized clinical trial in the U.K. found. On the study's primary outcome, the median... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - December 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

More Evidence Modified Atkins Diet Lowers Seizures in Adults More Evidence Modified Atkins Diet Lowers Seizures in Adults
Older patients with epilepsy who are resistant to antiseizure medication might benefit from adding this diet to their treatment regimen.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Anticoagulants Safe With Enzyme-Inducing Meds for Epilepsy Anticoagulants Safe With Enzyme-Inducing Meds for Epilepsy
Co-prescription of enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications is not associated with alteration in direct-acting oral anticoagulant efficacy or safety.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

TheraSpecs ® Announces Groundbreaking New Product Lines to Tackle Brain Injuries, Epilepsy, and More
TheraSpecs® Company lights the way to a revolution in therapeutic eyewear solutions for your health, unveiling a comprehensive range of innovative lenses that offer relief for migraines, brain injuries, epilepsy, insomnia, and diverse light-related challenges. PHOENIX, Dec. 7, 2023... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Epilepsy Linked to Earlier, More Rapid, Cognitive Decline Epilepsy Linked to Earlier, More Rapid, Cognitive Decline
People with epilepsy convert from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment and from mild cognitive impairment to dementia faster than did those without epilepsyMedscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - December 6, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Spotting Epilepsy in Kids Isn't Always Easy: Know the Signs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 -- Neurologist Dr. Deborah Holder says she often has parents come to her with kids who ' ve experienced what they call " funny spells. " “Sometimes I start talking to a parent and find out the parent has [also] had... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news