How obesity could cost Brazil almost US$ 220 billion in 2060

How obesity could cost Brazil almost US$ 220 billion in 2060

An analysis of the economic impact of obesity in 161 countries projects that, maintaining current trends, by 2060 Brazil will…
The virus that destroys cancer and could revolutionize treatment of advanced tumors, according to scientists

The virus that destroys cancer and could revolutionize treatment of advanced tumors, according to scientists

A new type of cancer treatment that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing great…
Menopause: what is hormone replacement therapy and what are the risks and benefits

Menopause: what is hormone replacement therapy and what are the risks and benefits

Hot flashes, joint pain, insomnia… The symptoms that can accompany menopause are many, and that’s why some women going through…
Study identifies 75 proteins that may be related to depression in the elderly

Study identifies 75 proteins that may be related to depression in the elderly

A Brazilian study investigated whether proteins could be biological markers of geriatric depression, which affects elderly people without a previous…
Multiple chronic illnesses increase chance of dementia, study suggests

Multiple chronic illnesses increase chance of dementia, study suggests

A study of more than 200,000 Britons linked multimorbidity with an increased risk of dementia. Findings from doctors in the…
Why the Omicron Variant Might Still Be Around

Why the Omicron Variant Might Still Be Around

Where’s the pi? Last year, the WHO (World Health Organization) began assigning Greek letters to new variants of the coronavirus…
Psychologists use virtual reality to treat phobias

Psychologists use virtual reality to treat phobias

Paulistanos have turned to virtual reality to treat phobias, which are the extreme irrational fear of situations, objects, animals or…
Five ways to relieve stress at work, experts say

Five ways to relieve stress at work, experts say

At age 28, Mariane (not her real name, by request) was diagnosed with burnout syndrome. At first, she thought what…
Brazil records 69 deaths from Covid and 7,784 cases of the disease

Brazil records 69 deaths from Covid and 7,784 cases of the disease

Brazil recorded, this Thursday (22), 69 deaths from Covid and 7,784 cases of the disease. As a result, the country…
Opinion – Julio Abramczyk: The importance of polio vaccination

Opinion – Julio Abramczyk: The importance of polio vaccination

Health authorities in the state of New York, in Rockland, detected the polio virus (infantile paralysis) in sewage wastewater in…