Countries with populations whose average adult height grew late last century are more likely to have high rates of babies delivered surgically.

The increased risk is slight, but aligns with a longstanding hypothesis that having more cells in one’s body leads to more chances for those cells to become cancerous.

Researchers can now explain more than a quarter of the variability in human stature.

Deleted gene regions may cause some people to be of extremely short stature.

Research suggests that tall women have a greater risk of developing a wide range of cancers.