Have you ever noticed your eyelid suddenly fluttering? Some people chalk it up to superstition, believing it signals a good or bad omen. But beyond these cultural beliefs, could it actually mean ...

Yesterday was a rough one for a lot of people in the metal and hardcore world, as news spread that HardLore co-host and Harm’s Way guitarist Bo Lueders died of suicide at the age of 38. Far too young ...

A pioneering gene therapy could help treat a rare seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, according to new clinical trial results. The drug, called zorevunersen, holds promise, especially for people ...

You’re relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it’s a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm – sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A dedicated pediatric First Seizure Clinic (FSC) provided specialist evaluation in less than a week and enabled an epilepsy diagnosis at the initial visit for more than 1 in 5 children. The findings ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A woman who experienced her first seizure last year said the condition ...

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

CLEVELAND — November marks National Epilepsy Awareness Month, drawing attention to a neurological condition that affects almost 3 million adults and nearly half a million children across the United ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...