09 December 2024
30 April 2024 Findings provide further insight into the complex relationship between sleep disorders and epilepsy. Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in Sleep.Read More…
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09 December 2024
06 August 2024 The Hon Ged Kearney MP, Assistant Minister Health and Aged Care, and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health, has visited Monash University’s Parkville campus to meet the team of researchers behind the end-to-end development of the world’s first smart wearable drug delivery system designed to transport epilepsy drugs through the skin. The team,Read More…
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09 December 2024
07 November 2024 In a recent study published in the eBioMedicine, a group of researchers investigated the associations between gut microbiota, serum metabolome, and seizure reduction in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (neurological disorder) following three months on a ketogenic diet (KD) (a high fat, sufficient protein, and low carbohydrate diet). Background Epilepsy is impacting over 50 millionRead More…
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03 December 2024
12 November 2024 Nine-year-old Aisha has become the first child in the country to undergo a revolutionary new MRI laser procedure to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. The Australian-first procedure, known as laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), uses a laser MRI to dissolve the brain tissue causing the seizures and through a specialised computer program, is ableRead More…
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03 December 2024
30 November 2024 In short: Georgia had her first seizure when she was 10 years old. Seven years later, thanks to a small dose of medication and the help of her favourite songs, she is seizure-free. What’s next? Music therapist Adie Perry says stories like Georgia’s are becoming increasingly common, as she encourages all AustraliansRead More…
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