Why do some children with autism communicate more easily than others, even when they hear the same words? New research suggests the answer may lie in the brain’s electrical activity. 

A study led by IR Sant Pau and published in Human Reproduction analyzes data from more than 22,000 women and identifies four distinct clinical profiles. One in five women experiences the most severe form, with pain, digestive problems, and impaired mental health occurring at the same time. This group has a poorer quality of life across all areas, including more pain, worse overall health, greater social isolation, and more difficulty accessing medical care. Endometriosis is not only pelvic pain: nearly 30% of patients have a “neurological-psychological” profile. Anxiety, depression, and migraine are often the first symptoms recorded in these patients, who receive psychiatric diagnoses before gynecological ones. Adenomyosis is more severe than previously thought: women with both endometriosis and adenomyosis fall into two groups with severe symptoms, with none in the asymptomatic group.