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Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

As more babies born early enter adulthood, the lifelong effects are finally becoming clear. But there are ways to make up for that lost time

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Zika virus is carried by mosquitoes

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Whole Zika genome recovered from brain of baby with microcephaly

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

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Zika virus outbreak: What you need to know

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

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7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

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7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

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

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Boost C-section babies by giving them vaginal bacteria

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4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

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4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

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Feedback: Bluetooth pregnancy test is not immaculate conception

Plus $2m price tag for brain training apps, Shield deflect criticisms of their tinfoil hat, 2016 is a palindrome, floating trains, and more

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Did Zika’s recent mutations let it explode as a global threat?

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Busting the baby brain myth: Why motherhood makes minds sharper

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Baby due date could be predicted more precisely with cervix test

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Birth month affects risk of developing dementia later in life

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