Drae Mead-Strong was just 17-weeks-old back in June 2022, when he was diagnosed with a rare neurogenetic disorder called TBCK. He is the only person in the world with the diagnosis, as doctors ...

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson sparked fierce debate after an involuntary outburst of offensive language at the BAFTAs as a result of coprolalia, a rare, misunderstood symptom of Tourette syndrom ...

In retinal disease screenings, artificial intelligence can help deliver diagnoses earlier, giving physicians more time to preserve vision.

NYU Langone neuroscientists identified the brain region likely responsible for recognizing images after seeing them once, ...

A skin condition tied to delusions is posing a riddle for doctors: What to do when a diagnosis causes offense?

Scientists may have new answers to why pop-ups or notifications grab our attention. Turns out our attention is on a cycle, shifting seven to ten times per second.

Q: Why is everyone making such a big deal about the health of Americans these days? Our life expectancy has increased to an all-time high. — Carl P., Salt Lake ...

A controversial moment involving a racial slur at the British Academy Film Awards has prompted an apology by the BBC and put a spotlight on a symptom of Tourette syndrome known as coprolalia ...

Mental shortcuts used to interpret helping situations can cause well-meaning sighted people to assume they know more about the capabilities of blind people than they actually do.

Understanding how a healthy brain works can provide insight into how it fails, too. Scientists hope that studying organoids derived from humans with neurodevelopmental disorders — particularly ...

Introduction Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus affecting millions predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa. Robust epidemiological ...