Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New tools for back pain prevention

European researchers and clinicians are working hand in hand to unveil the mechanisms leading to back pain, likely the most widespread chronic pathology among humans. Until recently, it was assumed that disc degeneration ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Making a connection between bullying and health problems

Over the last decade, the subject of bullying has become a topic of academic interest, as scientists and social scientists delve into the psychological and physiological effects for both the bullied and the bully.

Neuroscience

Understanding pain: Can the brain provide all the answers?

We now know that there's much more to pain than simply what is happening in the painful body part, and attention has turned to the role of the brain. But not even this mysterious organ can tell us everything we need to know ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study aims to ease the burden of lower back pain

The University of South Australia is set to begin a new study into lower back pain, a condition which affects up to 80 per cent of Australian men and women at some stage in their lifetime.

Medical research

Researchers trial potential hemophilia treatment

A global study involving McMaster University researchers has trialed a potential new treatment that could be a game-changer for people living with hemophilia A, a life-threatening genetic blood disorder.

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