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Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50

We commonly think that sperm determines the sex of a child, depending on whether it carries an X or Y chromosome, but a study now suggests that a woman's age is also a factor

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Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause

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The world is losing major ground in the fight against measles

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Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes

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Babies made using three people's DNA are free of hereditary disease

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Why you shouldn't worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night

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You don't need to take drugs like Ozempic consistently to lose weight

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Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal 'molecular shield'

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Afrezza, an inhaled form of insulin

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Inhaled insulin may free children with type 1 diabetes from injections

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Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

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Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan

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The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises

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Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less common than we thought

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Exercise helps fight cancer – and we may finally know why

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A youthful brain and immune system may be key to a long life

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