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BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice

13 September 2018

We are starting to replace harmful BPA in plastic bottles and food containers, but alternative chemicals might be just as bad

Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

23 November 2017

High levels of the protein have been linked with nausea in pregnant women – a discovery that might lead to new anti-sickness drugs

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