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Vitamin D May Affect Breast Cancer Survival

Study link is strongest in women who have not entered menopause, researchers report.

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Scientists Restore Leg Movement in Paralyzed Monkeys

Wireless connection allowed brain to send signals to spine, but human trials still a long way off.

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Measles jab saves over 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day

Despite a 79% worldwide decrease in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015, nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, leading health organizations said in a report released on November 10.

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Pneumonia and diarrhoea kill 1.4 million children each year, more than all other childhood illnesses combined – UNICEF

World leaders gathered at COP22 have opportunity to make commitments that will help save the lives of 12.7 million children by 2030

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Felegesi Norman, 36, holds her son Brian at the Balaka district hospital in Malawi.

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Measles jab saves over 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day

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Children are immunised in northern Uganda.

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Research on new, rapid screening test identifies potential therapies against drug-resistant bacteria

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Colorized scanning-electron micrograph showing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae interacting with a human white blood cell.

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Antibody Treatment Shields Fetus From Zika -- in Mice

Human-derived protein shows promise, but must still be tested in human trials.

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Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Bladder Cancer Risk: Study

Researchers say finding might lead to cheap and safe way to prevent the disease.

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Routine School Vaccine Requirements Raise HPV Shot Rates, Too

There may be a 'spillover' effect when kids get other mandated immunizations, study finds.

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Some Primates Have Vision Troubles as They Age

Researchers noticed older bonobos stretched their arms farther to groom.

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