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An MRI scan of a section through the chest and heart of someone who had a heart attack showing damage and swelling (yellow, centre)

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Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

After noticing that some heart problems resolve during pregnancy, researchers have shown cells in the placenta can turn into functioning heart cells in the lab

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Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

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

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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

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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?

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Is geological hydrogen a green solution to our energy needs?

Analysis

Cannabis is increasingly being legalised

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Cannabis poisoning cases quadruple in children after legalisation

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

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

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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

This intriguing extract is taken from Pod by Laline Paull, a novel told from the perspective of a spinner dolphin which is the latest pick for the �鶹��ý Book Club

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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

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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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