This 3D illustration shows color-coded basal ganglia structures. These subcortical brain regions are located beneath the cerebrum's outermost layer of gray matter known as the cerebral cortex. Source: ...

Epilepsy affects one in every 100 people—1 million in Japan and 50 million worldwide. It is the third most common brain disease after stroke and dementia. In Japan, its incidence and prevalence have ...

Epilepsy is best known for seizures, but many people with the condition also experience much more frequent and subtler disruptions. These brief bursts of abnormal brain activity, called interictal ...

What was achieved: Researchers corrected SCN1A mutations in mice using prime or base editing, reducing seizures and improving survival. Why it matters: These are the first demonstrations of directly ...

This long-term, international study supports the theory that with treatment, patients with focal epilepsy improve over time. BOWIE, Md., Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Epilepsy Foundation of ...

The FDA has slapped a clinical hold on Praxis Precision Medicines’ PRAX-222, a drug aimed at treating early-onset epilepsy and one of the biotech’s three product candidates set to enter clinical-stage ...