A recently released large-scale study has provided details on the genetics that underpin epilepsy, arguably one of the most common and most complex conditions in the neurological spectrum. The work, ...

Researh groups from the University of Helsinki, the LMU Munich and the University of Guelph have described in collaboration a novel myoclonic epilepsy in dogs and identified its genetic cause. The ...

Recent research led by UTHealth Houston scientists has uncovered two genes associated with variants linked to epilepsy, which showed specific traits that make them promising diagnostic biomarkers. The ...

Genomic analysis of specific and shared causal variants between bipolar disorder I (BD-I) and epilepsy. (A) Venn plot shows the number of specific and shared causal variants between BD-I and epilepsy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A limited understanding of non-European DNA may hinder genetic testing interpretations, leading to disparities ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers said common risk variants help explain why epilepsy occurs in some family members and not others.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists have identified the mutated gene responsible for development of a type of epilepsy called childhood absence epilepsy, or CAE. The condition is associated with ...

Citrate is essential for the metabolism and development of neurons. A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 plays a central role in this process and has previously been linked to a particularly ...

Dravet syndrome is a severe and progressive genetic epilepsy characterized by frequent, prolonged and refractory seizures, beginning within the first year of life. Dravet syndrome is difficult to ...

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