epilepsy

Mayo Clinic and Medtronic have developed a device that uses electrodes implanted in the brain to detect oncoming seizures. The first to try out the[...]

By In the Loop • April 18, 2019

Jaren Berg had seizures for three years before he was diagnosed with Long QT syndrome. Thanks to a recommendation by his care team, the young[...]

By In the Loop • August 30, 2018

Chris White had dealt with epileptic seizures since birth and feared he would never experience the parts of life many of us take for granted.[...]

By In the Loop • June 19, 2018

Matt Derechin was diagnosed with epilepsy at 19. The seizures that accompany the disorder have often disrupted his life, but a new treatment plan has[...]

By In the Loop • November 28, 2017

When Sarah Clark was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2001, she assumed she was destined for a lifetime of taking medications to control the seizures caused[...]

By In the Loop • October 11, 2016

“Shane Jones, junior senator from Colorado, lay in his hospital bed in the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, staring in disbelief at the barrage of[...]

By In the Loop • September 8, 2016

Two minutes and 50 seconds. It doesn't sound like much time. But imagine your child wasn't breathing. Every second would feel like an eternity. Sarah[...]

By In the Loop • December 10, 2015

For the past nine years, Sheri Finstad has lived with uncertainty. Prone to epileptic seizures, Sheri never knew when she would have another seizure or[...]

By In the Loop • February 3, 2015

While it may not be quite the same thing as the "computational challenge" issued by Netflix in 2009 to find the "best collaborative filtering algorithm"[...]

By In the Loop • August 5, 2014