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BSE and vCJD

Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

Health

Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

The placenta is an incredible organ that we grow for a short period of time, yet it has a surprising long-term influence on our health. Researchers are now developing tools to spot placenta problems and improve the lives of future babies

Features

Health

Giving birth at an older age is linked to a longer life in women

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

Culture

Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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A pregnant woman

Health

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

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Health

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

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Health

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

Transferring a mother's vaginal fluid to a baby born by Caesarean section was linked to their development being more advanced at 6 months

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Health

Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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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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Health

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

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