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Air pollution found to damage DNA in the womb, according to research

Exposure to air pollution from diesel fumes during the second trimester of pregnancy may have a detrimental effect on the DNA of unborn children, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. A team of health experts at the Hasselt University in Belgium examined a total of 641 pregnant women in the country […]

Babies Start Learning Language While In The Womb

New research reveals that newborn babies are able to tell the difference between their native language and foreign languages within hours of birth. The finding, which will soon be published in the journal Acta Paediatrica, indicates that babies begin picking up language while they are still in the womb. Experts have known for a long […]