University of Bergen

A large study into the effectiveness of migraine medications has found that some well-established, cheaper medications are just as effective at preventing migraines as the first-line treatment or newer, more expensive drugs.

A new study has discovered that irritable bowel syndrome and some psychiatric disorders share common genes. The findings shed more light on the interaction between the gut and the brain and may lead to new treatments for the intestinal condition.

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest human-made drawings ever found. Discovered in a cave in South Africa, the cross-hatch pattern was drawn in red ochre and found to date back over 70,000 years, making the image more than 30,000 years older than the previous reigning champion.