The Healing Power of Gratitude: Enhancing Wellbeing for Epilepsy Patients and Their Carers

27 February 2025

Expressing gratitude towards carers and loved ones of individuals with serious illnesses, such as epilepsy, has profound benefits for both parties involved. Scientific research underscores the positive impact of acknowledging the efforts of caregivers, highlighting improvements in psychological wellbeing and the overall quality of life for both caregivers and patients. The Role of Gratitude inRead More…

14 February 2025

27 January 2025 A new international study has unveiled critical insights in understanding post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), a condition that can develop following traumatic brain injury. Led by researchers at FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Science and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and published in Theranostics, the study highlights the important roleRead More…

14 February 2025

22 January 2025 Researchers from the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University in Finland and the University of Wisconsin in the United States demonstrated that individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an increased accumulation of brain amyloid later in life, potentially predisposing them to late-onset brain amyloid disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. The accumulationRead More…

14 February 2025

22 January 2025 Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate epilepsy predictors, a Johns Hopkins University study has found. By uncovering hidden epilepsy signatures in seemingly normal EEGs, the tool could significantly reduce false positivesRead More…