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New drug offers relief for treatment-resistant epilepsy patients

In cases where standard therapies fail, a medication called XEN1101 reduces seizure frequency by more than 50% in some patients and sometimes eliminates them altogether, a new study shows. Unlike several treatments that must be started at low doses and slowly ramped up, the new drug can safety be taken at its most effective dose from the start, the authors say.

Soccer goalies process the world differently, muti-sensory integration tests show

In the game of soccer (association football), goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information to stop their opponents from scoring a goal. Now researchers have some of the first solid scientific evidence that goalkeepers show fundamental differences in the way they perceive the world and process multi-sensory information.

Weight-loss drug approved for use by NHS Scotland

A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy.

Wegovy, which is delivered via injection, makes people feel fuller and more satisfied so they eat less.

Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby girl is dying, judge told

A doctor tells a High Court judge of the "terrible reality" facing seven-month-old Indi Gregory.

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New drug offers relief for treatment-resistant epilepsy patients

Soccer goalies process the world differently, muti-sensory integration tests show

Weight-loss drug approved for use by NHS Scotland

Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby girl is dying, judge told

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