Stimming – short for "self-stimulatory behaviour" – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people.

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving ...

A vaccine for shingles could protect against dementia according to a new study that took advantage of a quirk in Wales' ...

Getting a headache during or after exercise can be seriously frustrating – especially if you have kept hydrated to try and ...

The damage climate change will inflict on the world's economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to ...

Could microbes survive in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) of the Moon? This is what a recent study presented at ...

Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that nourished lush green savannas.

Older adults with ADHD are at higher risk of age-related dementias like Alzheimer's disease, and an international team of ...

The measles outbreak that began in west Texas in late January 2025 continues to grow, with 400 confirmed cases in Texas and ...

Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way ...

Nearly two decades after suffering a brainstem stroke at the age of 30 that left her unable to speak, a woman in the US ...

Floating about in microgravity might seem like a blissful reprieve for the human body's weight-bearing skeleton, but when ...