Cork-based researchers' breakthrough could reduce seizures for those with epilepsy 

Vagus nerve stimulation applies electrical current pulses to the nerve like a pacemaker does to the heart.

Researchers in Ireland have announced a technology breakthrough that will help people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

The team at IPIC, the SFI Research Centre for Photonics at the Tyndall National Institute at UCC in Cork, has partnered with Belgium-based preclinical medical device company, Synergia Medical, to develop new technology that could significantly reduce seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy.