Epilepsy remains one of the most common neurological disorders globally. Firstpost brings out experts’ views on signs, developmental impact, rural-urban treatment gaps and how AI and precision ...

A positive newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is currently considered a medical emergency. Without early treatment, severe disability or death in infancy are likely. However, research ...

When Josh woke up one morning, his left arm jerking uncontrollably, he didn’t realize his life was about to change forever. “I just assumed it was a vitamin deficiency or a muscle cramp,” the ...

The FDA has told the makers of six flu vaccines that they need to add a notification to the label of their shots, warning of the risk of febrile seizures, which can occur after childhood vaccinations ...

A "unique" AI-powered headset that can predict epileptic seizures minutes before they occur has been developed by scientists in Scotland. The Glasgow Caledonian University team behind the research say ...

The U.S. seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker threatened new pressure on the “shadow fleet” that has helped prop up President Vladimir Putin’s economy. The American operation to take over the Bella ...

A long-running debate over Tamiflu’s safety in children may finally be settled. Researchers found that influenza, not the antiviral medication, was linked to serious neuropsychiatric events like ...

There's a good chance you spend more time talking to your phone's virtual assistant, or dictating text with your voice, instead of actually calling people these days. But, as convenient as voice input ...

A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...

Intermountain Children’s Health is expanding its neuro NICU telehealth program to serve hospitals in Colorado and Montana, with future plans to expand to Idaho. The telehealth program allows neonatal ...

The implementation of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) hypoglycaemia management framework reduced term neonatal unit admissions for hypoglycaemia by one third without increasing ...

Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now officially advises women who test negative for the virus to consult health care ...