Epilepsy
300 epilepsy related deaths each year in Australia
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is where a person living with epilepsy dies without warning and the post-mortem fails......
Largest ever genetic study conducted on Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring, unprovoked seizures affecting over 50 million people worldwide. Now a global team......
Child Epilepsy – Treatment Breakthrough
Research into dementia at Macquarie University has had some other beneficial applications. The discovery that gene therapy that can stop......
New project to personalise treatments for epilepsy
A new research project from The Florey Institute called Australian Epilepsy Project was launched today in Melbourne to find better......
Epilepsy will be diagnosed faster with AI
More than 200,000 Australians live with epilepsy, and support services are essential to have a quality of life. A new......
Australia to be purple for epilepsy awareness
With around 250,00 Australians with epilepsy and more than 40 types of the condition, Epilepsy Action Australia will host the......
A new nurse helpline available to Australians with epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects people of all ages, and there are 250,000 Australians with......
Purple Day for Epilepsy
Today is international Purple Day, a day to increase awareness of epilepsy. It can occur at any time in peoples......
Medicinal cannabis – inadequate supply leaves many in pain
Many people suffering rare diseases are finding that accessing medicinal cannabis is a real struggle. Some forms are not on......