Pioneering placental stem cell operation that may have saved baby’s life

Pioneering placental stem cell operation that may have saved baby’s life

A heart surgeon says he “probably saved the life” of a baby by performing an “unprecedented” operation using stem cells…
Opinion – Psychedelic Turn: Canadian firm advertises ayahuasca in pills

Opinion – Psychedelic Turn: Canadian firm advertises ayahuasca in pills

The company Filament Health, from Canada, stirs up wasp nests by advertising a plant extract with which ayahuasca is prepared.…
Artificial intelligence helps prevent deaths, according to hospitals

Artificial intelligence helps prevent deaths, according to hospitals

Gradually, artificial intelligence advances in Brazilian hospitals. And, according to the institutions that adopt it, the technology helps prevent deaths.…
Mental Health: School creates mental health project and competes for Unesco program

Mental Health: School creates mental health project and competes for Unesco program

In 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic caused students to leave the classrooms, the Centro de Ensino Médio (CEM) Bom Jesus,…
In the Amazon, breastfeeding reduced the risk of malaria in children under 2 years old

In the Amazon, breastfeeding reduced the risk of malaria in children under 2 years old

A study that followed children born between 2015 and 2016 in the city of Cruzeiro do Sul, in Acre, found…
Brazil has the highest average number of deaths from Covid since August 30

Brazil has the highest average number of deaths from Covid since August 30

Brazil reached the highest average number of deaths from Covid since August 30 of this year, when there were 139…
How and Why Contaminated Spinach in Australia Can Cause Hallucinations

How and Why Contaminated Spinach in Australia Can Cause Hallucinations

Delirium. Fever. Hallucinations. Not what you’d expect when adding spinach to a salad, but these are among the alarming symptoms…
2 Years of Covid Vaccines: What We’ve Learned About Outcomes and Side Effects

2 Years of Covid Vaccines: What We’ve Learned About Outcomes and Side Effects

The London Science Museum, in the United Kingdom, has set up a temporary exhibition to mark the epic development and…
Gene therapies can cure diseases, but they can cost BRL 10 million per dose

Gene therapies can cure diseases, but they can cost BRL 10 million per dose

Rob Schroeder has spent most of his life having to have regular injections of blood clotting factor to combat the…
‘Clear death’: people with a high level of consciousness and out-of-body sensations when the heart stops beating

‘Clear death’: people with a high level of consciousness and out-of-body sensations when the heart stops beating

What happens when someone dies? Darkness, the end of pain, going out into the light and then a sense of…