For parents facing the heart-wrenching uncertainty of infantile epilepsy, a beacon of hope has emerged. An international breakthrough study, published in The Lancet Neurology, unveils the remarkable potential of rapid genome sequencing in transforming the lives of babies battling epilepsy. Imagine the ordeal of witnessing your newborn's...
Claire Audibert grew up in picturesque Normandy, France before moving to Australia in her mid-twenties for love and a new adventure. In 2014, Claire and her husband Cedric were overjoyed when they fell pregnant with their first child whilst living in Sydney. Moments after their little...
Every 33 minutes a life is turned upside down by epilepsy and this month, Epilepsy Queensland is calling on Australians to Make March Purple for the 65 million people globally who live with the condition, like 2-year-old Gold Coast child Sofi Garcia. Sofi experienced her first...
A new study has found cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioural problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability. The pilot study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, recorded a...
