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A new study reveals how genetic variants in the SCN2A gene influence the severity and type of neurological impairments, including epilepsy and autism.

Children with childhood dementia progressively lose all previously acquired skills and abilities, such as talking, walking, learning, remembering a...

In a new study, we spoke to young adults about navigating sexual consent during sexual encounters. Here’s what they told us.

With so many people grieving, the notion of doing so in public was seen as tasteless and vulgar. Funerals became smaller, people put on a brave fac...

One in 20 Australians has ADHD. But some people call the condition ADD. What’s the difference?

The animal studies are promising but early research in humans show mixed results. Here’s what we know so far.

Menstruation is a normal part of life but only a minority of workplaces have policies supporting workers who experience pain and discomfort as a re...

Musk has recommended people experiencing severe neck and back pain should consider disc replacement surgery. Here’s what the research says.

We now have a sensible pathway to improve access to health care, using the skills of nurses, pharmacists and GPs appropriately.

Structuring the NDIS around principles of choice and control recognised that not having those things puts people with disability in more vulnerable...

Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be ab...

Nitazenes can be up to 50 times stronger than fentanyl. They’re not yet common in Australia so now is the time to implement policies to reduce thei...