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Cognitive impairment in premature babies not permanent

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Cognitive impairment in premature babies not permanent

Babies born preterm often have a smaller cortex – but they still retain a healthy number of brain cells. With the right care, they may escape cognitive impairment

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See ya, latex: Reinventing the condom

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See ya, latex: Reinventing the condom

Features

Call off the pregnancy police – women want the truth

Health

Call off the pregnancy police – women want the truth

Opinion

Fetal healing: Curing congenital diseases in the womb

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Fetal healing: Curing congenital diseases in the womb

Features

When is a baby too premature to save?

Health

When is a baby too premature to save?

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Health

Cut premature births, save $3 billion

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Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

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Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

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First non-hormonal male 'pill' prevents pregnancy

Health

First non-hormonal male 'pill' prevents pregnancy

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Whole fetal genome sequenced before birth

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Whole fetal genome sequenced before birth

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Unborn twins caught on video MRI for the first time

Health

Unborn twins caught on video MRI for the first time

They might share the same DNA and womb but – as this recently developed type of imaging shows – the development of twin fetuses is anything but identical

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Health

Premature babies may have increased risk of psychosis

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Life

Thank grandmothers for lower incidence of cancer

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Life

How to defuse sub-Saharan Africa's population bomb

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'Miracle baby': Vital signs may have been overlooked

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