A previously undescribed tissue connection may provide an explanation for some forms of tension headache. It also proves that common beliefs aboutanatomical research reaching its limits are unfounded.
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Thompson, V. Anatomical research lives!. Nat Med 1, 297–298 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0495-297
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