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New research showed that eating a diet with three times the recommended daily intake of linoleic acid might be harmful in pregnancy.

Women undergoing fertility treatment should urgently see their doctor if they have heart failure symptoms, according to a new study. Shortness of breath, swollen legs and waking up in the night to urinate could be warnin...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy or during early life is linked to a reduction in cognitive abilities during child development. Greater fine particulate matter 2.5 exposure between fetal stage and 7 years old w...

Children at higher risk of ASD are less able to distinguish between differences in speech patterns. The findings suggest the biological mechanism of language development is less acquisitive in high-risk infants who are d...

Consuming too much omega 6 during pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental issues in babies and pregnancy complications. In mice who had higher levels of linoleic acid in their diets, research...

GENETICS Gene Therapy Might Have Its First Blockbuster Antonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review “…drug giant Novartis expects to win approval to launch what it says will be the first ‘blockbuster’ gene-replacemen...

Why do people love the taste of garlic, but hate the resulting garlic breath?

The asteroid will pass close enough to Earth that, with some preparation and a decent telescope, amateur astronomers may spot it blotting out the stars.

AIs will need to discover and mine a diamond in four days to win a new competition inside the video game Minecraft