A woman claims her life imitates rom-com 50 First Dates due to a rare condition that causes her to repeatedly forget her partner, who has to write a diary to remind her of their relationship. Megan Jackson, 21, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, says that she suffers from memory-wiping seizures whenever she feels too happy after developing functional … Read more
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 more than £52,000 a year helped fuel a 20 per cent surge in drug seizures, the latest figures reveal. Home Office data shows drug seizures soared by a fifth in a year across England and Wales, as the total number of Brits taking illegal substances hit 3.2million. London had the highest … Read more
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
Sheridan Smith has revealed she was rushed to hospital and had five seizures after she stopped taking anti-anxiety medication back in 2016. The actress, 39, made the revelation on the yet to air ITV special Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, which tells the intimate story of her journey to motherhood and mental health struggles. The West … Read more
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