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Medtronic plc received the greenlight from the U.S. FDA for its latest deep brain stimulation system, the Percept RC. The rechargeable neurostimulator includes the company’s sensing technology which captures data from brain signals and allows for more personalized therapy.

Angharad Elliott didn’t just come back from the dead after suffering appalling injuries – the fall is thought to have altered the part of her brain that causes her epilepsy

Precautionary measures from the European Medicines Agency aim to prevent neurodevelopmental disorders in children born to men treated with valproate prior to conception.

Medtronic receives FDA approval for Percept RC neurostimulator with exclusive BrainSense technology, expanding treatment options for movement disorders.;

"We understand the immense physical and emotional toll that frequent seizures can have on patients and their families," Akumentis Executive Director Kanishk Jain said. This is the driving force behind our commitment to developing novel solutions that effectively relieves the complexities of these disorders, he added.

More than 100,000 children with special educational needs and disabilities are missing out on the equivalent of £570 a year of financial help.

Akumentis Healthcare said its new drug is effective in reducing seizures especially where conventional antiseizure medications have proven ineffective

The street drug bromazolam, an illicit benzodiazepine, is tied to seizures and coma and is showing up with increasing frequency in the US illicit drug supply.

Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington Univer

The “Joey’s Song” concert and epilepsy research funding benefit returned to The Sylvee with new music and merchandise.