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Catching the coronavirus after the 34th week of pregnancy may raise the risk of a premature birth seven-fold

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Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold

Testing positive for the coronavirus in the last three months of pregnancy may double the risk of a premature birth, rising to a seven-fold increased risk if infected after 34 weeks

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What lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ are revealing about this mysterious organ

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Hormone replacement therapy may be safe after breast cancer treatment

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Polarised light micrograph of serotonin crystals

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No link between depression and serotonin, finds major analysis

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A person takes samples from Marseille sewage water near a retirement home in France to detect covid-19 traces in December 2020

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Sewage surveillance spots new covid-19 variants as effectively as PCRs

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Passengers wear masks at the subway during rush hour on June 08, 2021 in New York City. New York City's subways are now operating 24-7 as Covid-19 cases have dropped and more Americans receive the vaccination for Covid-19. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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How to cut your risk of catching the BA.4 and BA.5 covid subvariants

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Why are heatwaves dangerous and how does extreme heat affect the body?

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What we know so far about how covid-19 affects sperm

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Risk of heart failure may increase with age due to Y chromosome loss

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Nader Moazami, MD, (right) surgical director of heart transplantation at the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, and cardiothoracic physician assistant Amanda Merrifield prepare to remove the heart from a recently deceased donor on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York, NY.

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Modified pig hearts transplanted into dead people kept on life support

Researchers at New York University have successfully transplanted two genetically modified pig hearts into recently deceased humans who were kept on ventilators

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Tiny bubbles in semen could contribute to ‘unexplained infertility’

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Men may eat more in summer because sunlight makes them hungrier

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Infertility in some men may be caused by X chromosome mutations

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UK’s latest omicron wave being driven by BA.4 and BA.5 covid variants

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