Epilepsy Research Institute becomes an affiliate charity of Our Future Health
Our affiliate charities are sharing their expertise in the prevention, early detection and treatment of disease with Our Future Health. By joining forces, the charities are also able to shape the programme to ensure it is fit to serve the research needs of a range of health conditions and diseases.
Epilepsy Research Institute
The Epilepsy Research Institute aims to transform research into epilepsy and its associated conditions. They work to fund research, raise awareness and create partnerships across healthcare, industry and the epilepsy community, so that epilepsy research gets the attention and investment it deserves. Their vision is for a life free from epilepsy.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions in the world. It causes excessive electrical activity within the brain, which causes temporary disruptions in brain function and recurring, unprovoked seizures.
1 in 100 people live with epilepsy. In the UK, 633,000 people live with the condition, and 600 more are diagnosed each week. Epilepsy can affect people at any age but is most commonly diagnosed in childhood and people over 60 years old.
Over 30% of people with epilepsy live with uncontrolled seizures that don’t response to medication. There is currently no cure for epilepsy, but the Epilepsy Research Institute is focused on driving forward research in this area.
Affiliate charities
Our Future Health is joining with many of the UK’s leading health research charities who are providing valuable support and expertise to help develop Our Future Health. They will make a big impact in allowing us to ultimately change the way we prevent, detect and treat diseases.
Rosemarie Pardington, Chief Executive of the Epilepsy Research Institute, said, “Sadly, currently too many people receive a diagnosis of epilepsy at some point during their lifetime, and many live with uncontrolled seizures and have very limited treatment options. By joining Our Future Health as an affiliate charity partner, we have a powerful opportunity to make a positive change. This collaboration will help ensure epilepsy is more visible in large-scale health research and bring us closer to our vision of a life free from epilepsy.”
Dr Raghib Ali, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Our Future Health, said, “We’re proud to welcome the Epilepsy Research Institute as our newest affiliate charity partner. As the UK’s largest health research programme, we want to ensure all conditions are represented in our cohort, and this partnership will help us to enable research into preventing, detecting and treating conditions like epilepsy.”
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