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A baby having its umbilical cord cut

Health

Umbilical blood cells kill cancer quicker than adult cells

Blood cells from donated umbilical cords fight leukaemia far better than adult blood, suggesting we've underestimated the power of the fetal immune response

News

Environment

Pic-scanning AI estimates city air pollution from mass of photos

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Women drinking a toast

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‘Ditch booze’ advice to sexually active US women is step too far

Opinion
A drug used for opioid addictions

Health

Tiny doses of opioid could be first fast anti-suicide drug

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Illustration of Zika virus in blood

Health

Zika virus outbreak: What you need to know

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Baby boys

Health

Three-parent babies may get US go-ahead, but only for sons

News
Generic lab mouse

Health

Mice live 25 per cent longer when worn-out cells are cleared

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Kids

Health

Happy talk: How your language shapes your brain and personality

Features
Flavour

Health

The flavour factory: Hijacking our senses to tailor tastes

Features
Woman hands out a leaflet on Zika prevention

Health

Person catches Zika via sex in US 鈥� here’s what you need to know

A case of Zika in the US was contracted via sex, a development that could prompt new travel advice for partners of pregnant women and those trying to conceive

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Health

Obama’s billion-dollar ‘moonshot’ aims to double cancer progress

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Health

7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

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Health

Zika virus declared a global health emergency by WHO

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Health

What will life be like for Brazil鈥檚 generation of Zika babies?

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