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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

Health

Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

Some patterns of gene expression in umbilical cord blood are associated with childhood obesity, suggesting that these markers could identify newborns at risk of developing the condition

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West Coast of Vancouver Island near a proposed site for carbon storage

Environment

Could pumping CO2 under Canada's coast cause earthquakes?

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Someone having their blood tested for HIV in Kampala, Uganda, in December 2022

Health

Gene variant that seems to protect against HIV may lead to new drugs

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Is geological hydrogen a green solution to our energy needs?

Environment

Is geological hydrogen a green solution to our energy needs?

Analysis

Cannabis is increasingly being legalised

Health

Cannabis poisoning cases quadruple in children after legalisation

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

Health

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

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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Humans

Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

An evolutionary analysis of behavioural traits across primate species may shed light on the question of whether humans are violent by nature

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Health

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

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Life

Orangutans can make two sounds at once like a beatboxer

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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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