Author Archives: BJ Iacino

Marijuana-like brain substance calms seizures but increases aftereffects, study finds

A marijuana-like chemical in the brain, mirroring its plant-based counterpart, packs both ups and downs.  Epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of a substance mimicked by marijuana’s most…

Breath test to determine correct treatment for epilepsy

Epilepsy affects some 50 million people worldwide and pharmaceutical treatment of the disease is a tightrope walk, as the dose must be tailored precisely to the individual patient: “Slightly too…

3-D ‘Heat Map’ Animation Shows How Seizures Spread in the Brains of Patients with Epilepsy

For 29 years, from the time she was 12, Rashetta Higgins had been wracked by epileptic seizures – as many as 10 a week – in her sleep, at school…

When It Comes to People Like My Daughter, One Size Does Not Fit All

The following article is an opinion piece which was published in the New York Times on July 4th, 2021. The author is Mr. David Axelrod, the senior strategist for Barack…

‘Mozart effect’: Listening to composer’s Sonata For Two Pianos K448 can prevent epileptic seizures

Researchers say listening to Mozart can lead to a decrease in epileptiform discharges, the brain waves that can cause seizures. Researchers at the Hospital St Anne and CEITEC Masaryk University…