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Epilepsy Society launched If I Can, You Can this Purple Day, 26 March 2026. The campaign is all about shining a light on the power of sharing stories, starting conversations, and helping more people understand what living with epilepsy really means. We are asking people to share their own experiences to demonstrate how epilepsy affects someone so individually but also to encourage more awareness and understanding of the condition. 

Research identifies a gene linked to focal cortical dysplasia, a common cause of drug-resistant epilepsy.

The Epilepsy Society has welcomed a new experimental treatment for children with Dravet syndrome which researchers say is safe and can help reduce seizures dramatically.  

As climate change results in more frequent and intense heat waves, new research at the Epilepsy Society suggests that rising temperatures could have unexpected effects on human health — particularly for people with certain rare genetic conditions including some epilepsies.

On Wednesday 25 March, Epilepsy Society is holding a parliamentary drop-in session for all members of parliament to learn seizure first aid, ahead of Purple Day. We need your help to make sure that all 650 MPs come and visit us.

The latest news article from The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) outlines how they protect members of the public with photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) from adverts containing visual effects or techniques which could adversely affect them.