Surgery
Venezuela's newest shortage: breast implants
Venezuela's chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job.
Sep 15, 2014
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Health
Scientists use social media to expose global eating habits
People in the UK eat their main meal at dinner time, Brazilians eat theirs at lunchtime, and the population of the US tends to eat more throughout the day, according to research by computer scientists at the University of ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Neuroscience
Celebrities in 'Ice Bucket Challenge' to fight disease
Steven Spielberg, Justin Bieber and Bill Gates are among many celebrities pouring buckets of ice water over their heads and donating to fight Lou Gehrig's disease, in a fundraising effort that has gone viral.
Aug 20, 2014
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Health
New report compares global food traceability regulations and requirements of 21 countries
The Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) just released a new report in the peer-reviewed journal, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, that evaluates and compares the traceability regulations of 21 Organization ...
Aug 20, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
HIV infections rise, thwart Brazil's AIDS efforts
The devastating news didn't make sense to Brazilian Pierre Freitaz. How was it possible that, at age 17, he was infected with HIV if his only boyfriend seemed fit and healthy?
Aug 9, 2014
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Surgery
Brazil overtakes US as cosmetic surgery world capital
Move over Beverly Hills: image-conscious Brazil has overtaken the United States as the world's capital of cosmetic surgery.
Aug 3, 2014
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Health
Eating tree nuts results in 'modest decreases' in blood fats and sugars, survey finds
Eating tree nuts appears to help reduce two of the five markers for metabolic syndrome, a group of factors that raise the risk for heart disease and other health problems such as diabetes and strokes, a new research paper ...
Jul 30, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Remote tribe members enter another village, catch flu
Advocates for indigenous tribes are worried over incidents last month when some members of one of the last uncontacted tribes in the Peru/Brazil region, across borders, left their home in Peru and entered the village across ...
Neuroscience
Neymar's brain on auto-pilot - Japan neurologists
Brazilian superstar Neymar's brain activity while dancing past opponents is less than 10 percent the level of amateur players, suggesting he plays as if on auto-pilot, according to Japanese neurologists.
Jul 25, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research finds working memory is the key to early academic achievement
Working memory in children is linked strongly to reading and academic achievement, a new study from the University of Luxembourg and partner Universities from Brazil has shown. Moreover, this finding holds true regardless ...
Jul 8, 2014
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