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A team of British and German scientists has managed for the first time to observe what happens in a human embryo between 16 and 19 days after fertilization, during a key stage of its development called gastrulation.

When a baby is born prematurely, its development generally occurs at a different rate than a full-term baby. That is why growth milestones should not be evaluated taking into account their chronological age but rather their corrected age, even up to two years due to the process that takes place during that period of time.

A new study suggests that only 1% of the population tells more than 15 lies a day. Most of us say between 0 and 2.

Type 2 diabetes is a growing global epidemic, with 6% of the world's population suffering from this disease.

According to a new study of 500,000 people, the odds are reduced by up to a third (about 28%).

Ten percent of children born in the world do so prematurely, before the 37th week of gestation. In Spain, the number of premature births is one in 13 births, being one of the European countries with the highest rates of premature births.

Today, November 17, we celebrate World Premature Day, babies who have come into the world too soon. According to data from the INE, 22,858 premature babies were born in our country in 2019 (the last year for which data are available); in other words, one out of every 13 babies is born in Spain before the 37th week of gestation, when a baby is considered full-term. This places Spain as one of the European countries with the highest rate of preterm births.

A new study, carried out in mice, has shown that manipulating neurons can cause inflammation in the body.