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Friday 30 November 2012

SIBLING RIVALRY: Video shows twins fighting in the womb... -

SIBLING RIVALRY: Video shows twins fighting in the womb... - 



Striking new MRI images show that for twins, sibling rivalry starts early–even before birth.  Researchers in London were trying to find out more about a rare blood disease that can complicate the pregnancies for women carrying twins, when they captured video of what appears to be two fetuses pushing each other as they try to make more room.
Researchers at London’s Center for Fetal Care were studying a potentially deadly condition called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. It only occurs in identical twins, when the blood supply from one flows into the other. It can cause one twin to become much larger, leaving the smaller with health deficiencies.
The researchers say the study has provided unexpected insight into sibling relationships.

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http://wtvr.com/2012/11/30/sibling-rivalry-video-shows-twins-fighting-in-the-womb/

How long will YOU live? Startling map reveals dramatic differences in life expectancy across the globe -

How long will YOU live? Startling map reveals dramatic differences in life expectancy across the globe - 
How long will you live? This colour coded map shows the average life expectancy in 188 of the world's nations

















This colour-coded map reveals the startling difference in life expectancies across 222 of the world's countries.
The map shows how people are likely to live the longest in developed countries with state-funded healthcare systems like Japan, Canada and the UK, which each have average life expectancies of over 80 years.
The tiny tax haven of Monaco - with its notoriously wealthy inhabitants and compulsory state-funded health service - has the highest life expectancy at an average of 89.68 years, five years higher than anywhere else on earth, according to the CIA World Factbook. The country with the worst life expectancy is the African state of Chad at a shocking 48.69 years.
Life expectancy in America ranks 51st in the CIA's table at 78.49 years - lower than Canada (81.48), Australia (81.90), New Zealand (80.71), Japan (83.91), the UK (80.17) and much of Europe.



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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2240855/How-does-nation-rank-world-map-life-expectancy.html