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Study: Children with severe form of epilepsy should receive flu vaccine due to high risk after influenza infection
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Study: Children with severe form of epilepsy should receive flu vaccine due to high risk after influenza infection

by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children with a severe form of epilepsy should be vaccinated against the flu due to the high risk of seizures being triggered by an influenza infection, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne, found...

Research boosts case for new gene therapy to treat severe form of epilepsy
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Research boosts case for new gene therapy to treat severe form of epilepsy

by Josh Barney, University of Virginia Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the condition. The gene therapy, developed by Stoke Therapeutics, is now in clinical...