seizures

Brain implant ‘can forecast epileptic seizures days beforehand’

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Brain implant that monitors neural activity can forecast epilepsy seizures several days in advance – allowing patients to avoid triggers Device sits on the skull and underneath the scalp and connects to an electrode  Researchers studied ten years of brain activity data from 18 patients Fund their seizures were often preceded with unusual brain activity  By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more

Middle-class cocaine users earning over £52,000 help fuel 20% surge in UK drug seizures

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Middle-class cocaine users earning more than £52,000 a year helped fuel a 20 per cent surge in drug seizures, the latest figures reveal. Figures from the Home Office reveal drug seizures across England and Wales increased by 20 per cent in a year, with 183,068 taking place in the year to March.  Seizures by Border … Read more

Family of soldier with PTSD so severe that innocent sounds can trigger seizures is raising funds

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 The family of a soldier whose PTSD is so severe the sound of a Christmas cracker or party popper can trigger an attack are raising funds for pioneering new treatment. Father-of-two Neil Edwards, 40, has suffered with regular seizures for years since a tour of Afghanistan left him struggling with flashbacks. Corporal Edwards, who also … Read more

Drugs gangs go digital to boost trade during Covid pandemic as cocaine seizures hit European high

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Cocaine seizures are at an all-time high in Europe and heroin intercepts have doubled on the continent in the last year. The purity of drugs such as cocaine, MDMA and heroin has increased vastly in recent years, as has the strength of psychoactive compounds in cannabis and hash. As the product on offer has improved, … Read more

Sheridan Smith reveals she was rushed to hospital and had five seizures

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Sheridan Smith has revealed she was rushed to hospital and had five seizures after she stopped taking anti-anxiety medication in a new documentary about her journey to motherhood. The actress, 39, will appear on the ITV special Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, to tell the intimate story of her pregnancy and mental health struggles.    The West End … Read more

Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos can help to reduce the number of seizures in patients with epilepsy

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Listening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos once a day can help to reduce the number of seizures in patients with epilepsy, study shows Researchers from Canada tested the piece on 13 volunteers over three months They then repeated the experiment with a ‘shuffled’ version of the 1781 sonata Only the original composition had the seizure-reducing, … Read more