Category: 6. Health

About one-third of patients with focal epilepsy, a common form of the neurological disorder, are believed to respond poorly to available therapies. Yet they, too, may eventually see improvement, if not total relief, from their seizures, a…

Introduction

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by systemic symmetrical polyarticular swelling, pain, and stiffness.¹ Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic rheumatic disorder that manifests as widespread…

Often referred to as “liquid gold,” breast milk supports not only for children’s physical health but also for their emotional well-being. It has been linked to greater protection against infections, a lower risk of overweight and type 2…

Recruitment of endometriosis patients took place during March 2013–March 2017, and February 2022–March 2023 at the Department of Gynecology at Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. Exclusion criteria were multiple or severe somatic or…

Introduction

Breast cancer remains a global health challenge, with over 2.3 million new cases diagnosed annually, underscoring the need for effective early detection and accurate diagnosis methods.^1,2 Traditional screening methods, such as…

How do mammals manage to eat in situations that cause anxiety, step into exposed spaces, or slow down when anxiety drives them to keep moving? A new study pinpoints a leptin-sensitive circuit in the lateral hypothalamus that helps…

New evidence confirms a long-held theory that people with schizophrenia hear ‘voices’ in their heads by misattributing inner speech as external.

“This idea’s been around for 50 years, but it’s been very difficult to test because inner speech…