Brazil records 52 deaths from Covid and more than 5,000 cases

Brazil records 52 deaths from Covid and more than 5,000 cases

Brazil recorded 52 deaths from Covid and 5,145 cases of the disease, this Monday (3). As a result, the country…
Therapy proposes that patients relive the past to overcome trauma

Therapy proposes that patients relive the past to overcome trauma

Trauma plunges the mind into a hyperactive state. The brain tries to block out fragments of disastrous memories: a shower…
Uganda tries to contain Ebola outbreak caused by strain for which no vaccine exists

Uganda tries to contain Ebola outbreak caused by strain for which no vaccine exists

An Ebola outbreak in Uganda caused by a strain for which there is no vaccine or drug treatment is raising…
Opinion – Suzana Herculano-Houzel: Evolution is not progress, and progress is not improvement

Opinion – Suzana Herculano-Houzel: Evolution is not progress, and progress is not improvement

This is a happy week for anyone who studies evolution and appreciates the power of comparative studies, which look at…
Post-election stress disorder is most intense after political frustrations;  see how to deal

Post-election stress disorder is most intense after political frustrations; see how to deal

Seeing the chosen candidate lose or be unexpectedly taken to another round – whether due to false expectations or a…
Anvisa releases human trials of Covid vaccine from UFMG

Anvisa releases human trials of Covid vaccine from UFMG

Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) authorized this Monday (3) the start of human trials of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed…
How to protect yourself from sadness, anger and fear after election

How to protect yourself from sadness, anger and fear after election

Heated debates, heated moods, opposing opinions… The presidential election can be a major source of stress — which, in turn,…
‘Pandemic will only come to an end if we have active surveillance’

‘Pandemic will only come to an end if we have active surveillance’

Paraphrasing the writer and playwright from Paraíba Ariano Suassuna (1927-2014), the Pernambuco doctor Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Júnior, 65, elected…
2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to research on human evolution

2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to research on human evolution

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Swedish researcher Svante Pääbo, 67, laureate for unraveling the genomes…
Mental Health: Epilepsy: HC investigates meditation techniques to control seizures

Mental Health: Epilepsy: HC investigates meditation techniques to control seizures

Meditation and nature sounds can be allies for people with epilepsy. To assess the benefits of these techniques on the…