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Page last updated at 13:44 GMT, Friday, 12 December 2008

Pregnant woman
Test 'predicts preterm baby risk'
Researchers identify a test which can predict whether a woman is likely to give birth when her waters break early in pregnancy.

Amish boy on horseback Amish gene 'limits heart disease'
A gene mutation which protects the heart against a high-fat diet is discovered in the Amish population.

A confessional box in St Peters, Rome, 23 August, 2007 Vatican denounces embryo research
The Vatican updates its opposition to embryonic stem-cell research, in-vitro fertilisation and human cloning.

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