Optogenetics employs a harmless virus to deliver light-sensitive genes to a particular set of neurons in the brain that can then be switched on and off with pulses of light. In a first, UC researchers ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A seizure can strike at a moment’s notice and can cause ...

Seizures are very serious, and there are many things that you need to know about how to keep somebody safe during one. "So they talk about the three S's and the three C's," said Medical Director for ...

Study finds early surgery can cure epilepsy in children. March 12, 2013— -- Tom Parrent was home alone with his son 3-year-old Sam -- better known as "Spike" -- when after lunch the boy told his ...

Whitney Henry suffered from 30 to 50 seizures a day before brain surgery. Feb. 24, 2011— -- It was a stunt that happened before her junior year of high school that Whitney Henry would never ...

Seizures can affect your daily life and well-being. Certain medicines can help lower the risk of having seizures, which can help manage your condition. Fycompa is a medicine used to manage ...

Strokes and seizures are both serious neurological events that significantly impact brain function, yet they differ in their underlying causes, symptoms, and long-term effects. A stroke occurs when ...

In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons. In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, ...

In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons. The ...