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    Understanding the Possible Connections Between Epilepsy and Schizophrenia

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJune 2, 2025

    People with epilepsy seem to have an increased chance of schizophrenia. In addition, people with schizophrenia seem to have an increased likelihood of epilepsy. Read the article.

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    Growing Evidence for the Healing Power of ‘Forest Therapy’

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJune 1, 2025

    More than half of the world’s population lives in urban environments, where managing stress and maintaining a positive mindset during crises can be difficult. Read the article.

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    Epilepsy and the heart: Intersecting pathways of neurologic and cardiovascular risk

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJune 1, 2025

    Though neurology and cardiology are separate specialties, the brain and heart have many things in common: specialized cells, electrical signaling, mechanisms of self-regulation, and high energy demands. Read the article.

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    Language models reveal concerns of people with epilepsy in online discussions

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJune 1, 2025

    Using large-language models to analyze more than 55,000 social media posts, researchers identified the most popular topics discussed in an online epilepsy community. Listen here.

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    New Strategy for Screening Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy Patients, Study Shows

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMay 21, 2025

    A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows an improvement in screening rates for anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients with the implementation of an…

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    All-cause mortality higher with sleep deprivation in seniors with epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMay 19, 2025

    Older adults with sleep deprivation and epilepsy have an elevated risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online April 23 in Healthcare. Read the article.

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    The Brain and Climate Change

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMay 18, 2025

    How is climate change affecting our brains? This powerful short film from the FutureNeuro Research Ireland Centre and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, produced by Chocolate Films in…

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    Bill seeking support for Epilepsy patients heads to Gov. Stitt’s desk

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMay 16, 2025

    The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 2013, or Dylan’s Law, on Thursday, May 15. The bill, from Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton), looks to improve education in Sudden Unexpected Death…

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    Defining Rapid and Early Seizure Termination (REST) in Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMay 16, 2025

    A panelist discusses how REST empowers patients and caregivers to intervene at seizure onset with fast-acting rescue therapies, preventing escalation, reducing emergency care, and improving long-term outcomes and quality of…

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    Air pollution may increase epilepsy risk, new study suggests

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMay 14, 2025

    A new study reveals air pollution may contribute to the development of epilepsy, a brain condition that causes seizures. Published in Epilepsia, researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and…

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      • History
      • Stories of Hope
      • Request a Presentation
      • Board Applicant Form
    • About Epilepsy
      • Column 1
        • What is Epilepsy?
        • Seizure First Aid
        • Epilepsy Research
        • Prognosis
        • Treatment
        • HOBSCOTCH: Home Based Self-Management & Cognitive Training Changes Lives
      • Column 2
        • Epilepsy and Education
        • Epilepsy and Employment
        • Epilepsy and the Law
        • Epilepsy and Nutrition
        • Epilepsy and Tobacco Use
      • Column 3
        • Gender and Epilepsy
        • Mental Health Resources
        • Race, Ethnicity and Epilepsy
        • Stigma, Mental Health and Epilepsy
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        • Color, Light and Epilepsy
        • Famous People with Epilepsy
        • Driving with Epilepsy in Florida
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