Working with medically trained service dogs is associated with a 31% reduction in seizures compared with usual care in treatment-resistant epilepsy, a new study showed. Investigators speculate that ...

Seizures can affect humans and animals, but if that animal is a beloved family dog, it can be especially alarming. When it happens for the very first time, the episode usually triggers a whirlwind of ...

For the more than three million people in the U.S. who are living with epilepsy, the uncertainty of the next seizure's appearance can create dangerous situations. Now, for many people with the ...

Service dogs have a long history of helping humans safely navigate the world. Those that can assist their owners with certain ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Alyssa Howes was 4, she lost her sight and started having seizures — up to 20 a day. For years, her grandmother stayed in the girl’s room at night, watching for an attack. That ...

Lompoc Health neurologist Dr. Philip Ente has received a two-year grant to scientifically prove that dogs can tell when a seizure will occur. Dr. Ente, a clinical professor and a diplomate of the ...

Dogs at metro Atlanta's Canine Assistants are inspiring research into a device that can alert to oncoming epileptic seizures. Researchers looked at how dogs were able to smell oncoming seizures to ...

WITNESSING A seizure in a pet, especially for the first time, can be quite dramatic. With no way to assist while the dog convulses, one feels truly helpless. This scenario was thrust upon Melissa as ...

If you’re a pet parent, you might have noticed your dog twitching in their sleep. Firstly, it’s important to note that for the most part, twitching is not uncommon. However, while these involuntary ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Alyssa Howes was 4, she lost her sight and started having seizures -- up to 20 a day. For years, her grandmother stayed in the girl's room at night, watching for an attack.