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Increased fertility for women with Neanderthal gene
One in three women in Europe inherited the receptor for progesterone from Neandertals, a gene variant associated with increased fertility, fewer bleedings during early pregnancy and fewer miscarriages. This is
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Length of pregnancy alters the child’s DNA
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have, together with an international team, mapped the relationship between length of pregnancy and chemical DNA changes in more than 6,000 newborn babies. For
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Ovarian hormones play genes like a fiddle
Ovarian hormones play genes like a fiddle A complex relationship between genes, hormones and social factors can lead to eating disorders in women. Kelly Klump, an eating disorder expert at
