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Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

Health

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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Health

Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old

Features

Health

Women's pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?

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Earth

Could natural hydrogen from underground help the UK get to net zero?

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Health

Cord blood banking is not living up to its promise

Analysis

Health

Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug's entry to brain

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Health

Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth

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Environment

A clean energy source may be lurking beneath mountain ranges

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Life

Best evidence yet that dolphin whistles are like a shared language

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Health

Drugs like Wegovy can be effective at treating fatty liver disease

Semaglutide, a drug commonly taken for weight loss, showed marked benefits for most patients in a trial for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

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Earth

Earthquakes could be an overlooked source of underground hydrogen fuel

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Health

Should your menstrual phase dictate what you eat and how you exercise?

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Health

Doctors need to listen to the evidence about bed rest in pregnancy

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Health

Blood test suggests preeclampsia risk using RNA

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