A measles outbreak is growing in Brazil after cases were imported from neighboring Venezuela where health services have collapsed. More than 460 cases of the disease have been confirmed in …
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Britain Trials Virtual Reality Time Travel to Combat Dementia
About 100 dementia sufferers in Britain will take part in government-backed trials using virtual reality to help recall lost memories, the firm behind the technology said on Tuesday. Virtual reality …
your ads here!SpaceX Delivers AI Robot, Ice Cream, Mice to Space Station
The International Space Station got its first robot with artificial intelligence Monday, along with some berries, ice cream and identical brown mice. SpaceX’s capsule reached the station three days …
your ads here!1.3 Million Afghan Children at Risk From Polio
A new round of a polio immunization campaign went into action Monday in Afghanistan amid concerns insurgent bans could possibly deprive hundreds of thousands of children from receiving the vaccine. …
your ads here!HRW: Indonesia’s ‘Unlawful Action’ Contributes to Soaring HIV Rate
A human rights watchdog says Indonesia’s crackdown on its LGBT community is contributing to the country’s soaring HIV rate. Human Rights Watch says Indonesian authorities have taken “unlawful action,” in …
your ads here!Professor Fiona? Famed Baby Hippo an Educational Force
Just call her Professor Fiona. The Cincinnati Zoo’s famous premature baby hippo does more than delight social media fans and help sell a wide range of merchandise. She’s also an …
your ads here!US Suicide Rate is on the Rise
The suicide rate in the U.S. is rising. A new government report shows nearly 45,000 Americans killed themselves in 2016, more than twice the number of homicides. In fact, the …
your ads here!Sharks Return to New York Aquarium
Sharks are the stars of a splashy new exhibit at the New York Aquarium. The new exhibit is a major step in the beachfront facility’s recovery from the devastating impact …
your ads here!Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy, Infancy Tied to Hearing Loss
Kids exposed to tobacco smoke in the womb and early in infancy could have double the odds of developing hearing loss compared with children who were not exposed to tobacco at all, a …
your ads here!Growing Populations, Aging Societies Portend Global Care Crisis
The International Labor Organization (ILO) says urgent action is needed to avert a global crisis as the number of people, including children and elderly, needing care rises, The warning is …
your ads here!Fifth Graders Help Save the Monarch Butterfly
Many elementary schools around the United States have started gardens to give their young students hands-on experience with growing and eating vegetables, learning about nutrition and nature in the process. …
your ads here!Using Polio To Treat Brain Cancer
There’s an exciting new breakthrough in treating deadly brain tumors. Doctors have used a modified polio virus to treat people with brain cancer. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports the results, so …
your ads here!Japan Space Explorer Arrives at Asteroid to Collect Samples
A Japanese space explorer arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after a 3 1/2-year journey and now begins its real work of trying to blow a crater to collect samples to …
your ads here!US Supreme Court Strikes Required Disclosure of Abortion Options
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a California law that required anti-abortion crisis clinics to let patients know about the availability of free state-provided abortions, ruling that it …
your ads here!UN: Global Cocaine, Opium Production Hits Record High
A U.N. report warns the global production of cocaine and opium has reached record-breaking levels as the markets for those and other illicit drugs expand. In its World Drug Report …
your ads here!Malnutrition the ‘Challenge of Our Time,’ Say Award Winners
Malnutrition is the “challenge of our time,” with diet-related disease afflicting almost every country in the world, the winners of a $250,000 prize dubbed the Nobel for agriculture said Monday. …
your ads here!Medical Milestone: US OKs Marijuana-Based Drug for Seizures
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite …
your ads here!Oxfam Field Testing Hand Washing Stands to Cut Risk of Disease
Hand washing is one of the easiest ways to prevent some diseases. But in refugee camps and temporary shelters, providing access to soap, clean water and sanitation can put increased …
your ads here!Bloodless Test Detects Malaria With Light, Wins Prize
Languishing with fever and frustrated by delays in diagnosing his illness, Brian Gitta came up with a bright idea: a malaria test that would not need blood samples or specialized …
your ads here!Swat Team Needed in Volgograd Where Insects Bug Fans & Players
Before it became one of the venues for the World Cup, the city of Volgograd in southwest Russia was famous for an overabundance of small, annoying flies called midges. While …
your ads here!New Smithsonian Exhibit Examines Past and Present Pandemics
Globalization in the 20th century facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas and technology. But it also helped spread deadly germs and viruses around the world. A new exhibit at the …
your ads here!Separation Stress May Permanently Damage Migrant Children
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to keep migrant children with their parents at the southwestern U.S. border, but more than 2,000 children are living in shelters without their …
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