Scientists develop improved, potentially safer Zika vaccine
The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across the Americas. It struck great fear
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New vaccine offers hope for pneumonia treatment
In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million children worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). By 2015, the
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City kids with asthma suffer less if they live near a park
Children with asthma who live in the city may have fewer days with symptoms the closer they live to parks
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Kids exposed to 9/11 ‘dust’ show signs of heart disease
Sixteen years after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers sent a “cloud” of toxic debris across Lower Manhattan,
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7 steps to keep your brain healthy from childhood to old age
A healthy lifestyle benefits your brain as much as the rest of your body – and may lessen the risk
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Yawning – why is it so contagious and why should it matter?
Feeling tired? Even if we aren’t tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of
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Breastfeeding may help prevent children’s asthma later in life
The children who were breastfed during infancy were found to have less intense asthma later in the age. In a
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Long working hours develop the risk of irregular heart rhythm
People who work long hours have an increased risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation, according
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Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows
Zika virus causes a mild, flu-like illness in most people, but to pregnant women the dangers are potentially much worse.
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Diet rich in tomatoes cuts skin cancer in half in mice
Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse, says a study
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