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First baby conceived with remotely operated 'automated IVF' has been bornPerformed remotely in Mexico by engineers and embryologists in New York, an automated fertility treatment resulted in conception and, more recently, a live birth.
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Are cats and dogs smarter than babies?It's possible to compare some aspects of animal and human intelligence, but not all researchers like to.
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New RSV drug for babies is over 90% effective at preventing hospitalizationIn a new study, the RSV drug nirsevimab was 93% effective at preventing young children from being hospitalized for the respiratory infection.
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Cats are better at word association than human babies are, study findsCats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.
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Which animal can have the most babies at one time?How many offspring an animal can have depends on many factors, such as whether they're aquatic and how they get around.
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Who should get the new RSV vaccines? Here's everything you need to knowThere are now RSV vaccines approved for older adults and for pregnant people, and antibody shots (not vaccines) available for babies. What's the difference?
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Chemicals that make babies smell sweet and teens smell 'goat-like' revealedAroma researchers worked out which chemicals in body odor differ between infants and teens who have hit puberty.
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Why do babies rub their eyes when they're tired?Babies usually rub their eyes when they're tired, but why?
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Undetected brain infections may explain some SIDS casesA new study points to brain infection and inflammation as a possible explanation for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
