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News feature: The sunshine cure

Could ten minutes of sunlight a day be all that’s needed to fight multiple sclerosis, cancer and tuberculosis? Apoorva Mandavilli discovers the growing interest in vitamin D's many virtues.

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Mandavilli, A. News feature: The sunshine cure. Nat Med 13, 396–397 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0407-396

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