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UK: a trial on managing endometriosis pain

30/09/2026 — The University of Aberdeen is preparing a five-year, £2.3 million trial of a personalised twelve-week programme (medication, physiotherapy, psychological support) for women whose pain remains poorly relieved. Recruitment has not started and no results are known yet.

Endometriosis: a lead on why some lesions hurt

10/09/2026 — Yale researchers compared lesions from 19 women with or without pain: nearly 900 genes are expressed differently, and an inflammatory molecule, IL16, is linked to the intensity of pain. This is basic research on a small group: no test or treatment results from it yet.

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Ghosting: the one who disappears feels worse than we think

31/08/2026 — Three studies by researchers at Berkeley and Cambridge (more than 1,100 participants) show that people who are ghosted underestimate how uncomfortable the other person feels, especially when the silence was not intended. A very short reply such as “sorry, can’t talk” is enough to reduce the misunderstanding.

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