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Giving birth aged 23 to 32 cuts risk of some congenital conditions

A baby's chance of having certain medical issues, collectively known as non-chromosomal anomalies, is higher either side of a window of optimum maternal age, a Hungarian study has found

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Eating at night could boost your muscles and help you run for longer

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How new fetal therapies are treating genetic conditions in the womb

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

Culture

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Life

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Health

Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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A brown plaque formed in a human brain produced by the virus-like prion that causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Health

Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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A group of Bonobos

Life

Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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Earth

Why is China drilling a hole more than 10,000 metres deep?

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A pregnant woman walking in Hong Kong in March 2020

Health

Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?

The coronavirus has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, but vaccines help to keep mothers and babies safe

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Life

Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

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The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong

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Environment

14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico

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Health

Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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