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A study has indicated that mothers who experience somatisation – mental suffering expressed through physical pain – may pass on the post-traumatic pain to their children.

A new study has found that women’s health research remains disproportionately focused on the reproductive years - particularly on pregnancy – with few articles on the major causes of illness and death in women.

Findings describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy received by patients with impaired walking abilities.

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with reductions in brain volume in areas involved in pain processing, reports a new study.

New research shows that distinct bacteria and metabolomes in the gut are associated with different personality traits.

A series of genetic mutations have been identified as risk factors for the development of rare brain blood vessel malformations that increase the risk of strokes and seizures.

According to a preliminary study, children and teens with Tourette syndrome who are treated with an experimental drug called ecopipam may have improved scores on tests of tic severity three months later.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects as many as 30,000 people in the United States. However, researchers have found a possible window of opportunity during ALS treatment.

A study has discovered that spiders use their webs as extended auditory arrays to capture sounds, possibly giving them advanced warning of incoming prey or predators.

A study has shown that there is a link between brain size and lifespan in parrots.