The curious reason the Dutch don’t usually apologize

The curious reason the Dutch don’t usually apologize

Holland is a small country, but known for many things: bicycles, cheese, coffee shops, windmills and the world’s tallest population.…
Average number of deaths from Covid completes a growing week in Brazil

Average number of deaths from Covid completes a growing week in Brazil

The moving average of deaths in Brazil completed a week of growth and now stands at 72 deaths per day,…
Why humans are not ‘programmed’ to exercise, according to scientist

Why humans are not ‘programmed’ to exercise, according to scientist

Mark Twain, who lived to be 75, once said he got all the exercise he needed by acting as a…
Against Omnic, Studies Suggest Boosting Pfizer or Astrazeneca After Coronavac

Against Omnic, Studies Suggest Boosting Pfizer or Astrazeneca After Coronavac

Two new studies bring more evidence in favor of the so-called vaccine mixture (heterologous scheme) in vaccination against Covid. The…
Anvisa extends the validity period of Pfizer’s adult vaccine

Anvisa extends the validity period of Pfizer’s adult vaccine

Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) approved this Monday (10) the extension of the validity period of Pfizer’s adult vaccine from…
Mental Health: Mental health overtakes cancer as a top concern

Mental Health: Mental health overtakes cancer as a top concern

Brazilians care more about mental health than cancer. This was the finding of the survey “Global Health Services Monitor”, carried…
Chlorosis: the curious ‘love disease’ that affected girls and ‘disappeared’ in the 20th century

Chlorosis: the curious ‘love disease’ that affected girls and ‘disappeared’ in the 20th century

In the 17th century, Jan Steen (1626-1679) and other Dutch painters such as Gabriel Metsu and Samuel van Hoogstraten documented…
Playing in rivers, lakes or the sea in childhood can improve mental health, study says

Playing in rivers, lakes or the sea in childhood can improve mental health, study says

The benefits of contact with parks and other green spaces in childhood for relaxation and well-being are already well known.…
The ‘super seniors’ with better memory than people 30 years younger

The ‘super seniors’ with better memory than people 30 years younger

American scientists believe they may be close to answering why there are elderly people who retain rare cognitive abilities compared…
Mosquitoes infected with bacteria reduce the incidence of dengue and chikungunya in RJ

Mosquitoes infected with bacteria reduce the incidence of dengue and chikungunya in RJ

In August 2017, the Sheet reported the release of millions of mosquitoes Aedes aegypti with the bacteria Wolbachia in Rio…