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Risk of learning difficulties can be predicted earlier in very premature babies — study

Children who are born before 32 weeks are at a high risk of having learning difficulties at school age but it is currently difficult to predict at an individual level who is most at risk

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Alcohol industry 'misleading drinkers over cancer risks'

The alcohol industry is misleading consumers with distorted and distracting health messages that downplay any related risk of cancer, researchers claim.

Fri, 08 Sep, 2017

Traffic noise 'raises obesity risk'

Living next to a busy road could increase the risk of obesity, the first research into the effects of noise pollution on waistlines has found.

Tue, 26 May, 2015

Research confounds antidepressants theory

The use of antidepressants during pregnancy is not linked to a higher overall risk of stillbirth and death in newborns, a study said, confounding a long-held opposing view of such drugs.

Thu, 03 Jan, 2013

Study fools people into thinking they have mannequin's body

People have been “fooled” into perceiving the bodies of mannequins and other individuals as their own in a new scientific experiment, it was revealed today.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2008