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Changes in your sperm reveal if you’ve had a difficult life

Men carry chemical clues to childhood traumas in their sperm, and these might be passed down to their sons – but we don’t know what effects these have yet

News

Young friends can expose you to important microbes

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Babies should mix with other children to lower leukaemia risk

News

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Technology

Don't rely on draconian controls to keep your kids safer online

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Humans

Dad power: The surprising new science of fatherhood

Features

An infant eating fish

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Eating fish as a child seems to protect you from hay fever

News

A teen sat on a wall outside typing on a cellphone

Technology

We should teach kids how to use social media, not scare them off

Analysis

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Beware the voice of your inner child

Features

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Life

How changing families are affecting our children’s well-being

Features

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