The idea came to Danielle Boyer in a toy store. The inspiration? It was Tickle Me Elmo. “Whenever you’d press…

An outbreak of an intestinal illness that causes diarrhea, nausea and fatigue has been detected in 31 states, according to…

As the holiday weekend approaches, large swaths of the Midwest and the Eastern U.S. are under extreme heat warnings or…

Obesity has become the leading health risk factor in Brazil, overtaking hypertension, which had been the top concern for decades.…

In Brian Sanchez’s slice of Astoria, the FIFA World Cup doesn’t begin with the first match. It starts weeks earlier,…

In Brazil, four out of ten students aged 13 to 17 say they have already been victims of bullying, and…

Over the years, excavations at Chagyrskaya Cave in southwestern Siberia have unearthed an assortment of Paleolithic treasures, including heaps of…

Economist Michael Swanson offers a tip for this Mother’s Day: “If you really want to show mom that love and…

In the mid-1970s, more than a decade into her research on chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, the late and…

Chad Bernhard knows the pain of shingles firsthand. The New York City-based audio instructor was in his mid-30s when he…

A study entitled Mapa Autismo Brasil (MAB) – “Brazil’s Autism Map” – the first national sociodemographic profile of people with…

Protein is having a moment. From coffee chains adding it to lattes to food companies marketing protein cookies and snacks,…

So you want to reclaim your time and attention by spending less time on your phone. How do you do…

Like many parents, Michaeleen Doucleff struggled with her young daughter’s screen use. Doucleff, author of the bestselling book Hunt, Gather,…

For English professor Dan Cryer, using generative artificial intelligence to write a college essay is like bringing a forklift to…

Overweight among Brazilians has jumped 20 percentage points in 18 years. In 2024, 62.6 percent of the population were overweight,…

A shooting at a high school in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in the Canadian province of British Columbia,…

Clinical psychologist Steve Orma was in his early 40s when he developed insomnia — difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.…

The risk of having a heart attack or stroke rises during the holiday season, with a spike in cardiac deaths…

It’s a bright Thursday morning in Maceió, in eastern Brazil. Ruty Pereira has no shortage of tasks to keep her…

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return on Thursday for its 99th year, featuring beloved floats, balloons and live performances…

Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or…

The return to “standard time” is better for our health according to sleep scientists, but the time change can be…

Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives.…

Elon Musk announced on Monday (27) the launch of Grokipedia, a new online encyclopedia written by artificial intelligence, which he…

Doctors have long known that antidepressants come with side effects for cardiovascular and metabolic health. But a major analysis from…

For the first time in almost two decades, the number of smokers in Brazil has increased, breaking the country’s historic…

A new study suggests that quitting smoking – even in middle age or beyond – can slow cognitive decline. While…

Uruguay has just become the first country in South America to approve the legalization of euthanasia. The measure, known as…

The federal government, through the Ministry of Tourism, has been expanding efforts to protect children and adolescents from vulnerable situations…

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with…

When new dietary guidelines are unveiled later this month, the Trump administration is expected to upend long-held advice on whole…

The Federal Police (PF) launched, this Wednesday (8), in a joint action with the civil police of 16 states, the…

Nicholas Munkhbaatar started using ChatGPT shortly after the artificial intelligence chatbot was released in late 2022. He was 14 at…

Surgically implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also eavesdrop on their inner monologue. That’s the conclusion of…

The number of reports of explicit material depicting children and adolescents collected by online human rights NGO SaferNet have skyrocketed…

When Sarah and Ben Brewington got married they expected their next life step would be having kids. It just seemed…

On its 75th anniversary in Brazil, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been one of the main partners in…

Brazilian children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heat waves and 2.8 times more floods and crop losses…

A survey by the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), released this week, found that one in nine Brazilian teenagers…

It’s a plush doll. It’s a bag charm. It’s a collectible that recently sold for six figures. But no, this…

In yet another twist for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S., the State Department says it will resume…

Smile! Your face is being filmed, classified, compared, and identified, mainly by public security agencies, most of the time without…

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In April, the Marvelous City celebrated the official opening of Rio de Janeiro as the World Book Capital, a title…

Stress and anxiety have similar symptoms. However, stress tends to be short term and in response to a recognizable threat.…

In the last five years, the volume of disinformation about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has grown by more than 15…

As of February, Texas is experiencing its most significant measles outbreak in nearly three decades, with 146 confirmed cases since…

Orlando, Theme Park Capital of the World and the No. 1 visited destination in the U.S., will debut more than…

As soon as Donald Trump inaugurated his second term in January, one of his first executive measures was to end…

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In the face of the climate emergency, the debate on ways to promote sustainable development in the Amazon is gaining…

Looking to improve your health in 2025 and beyond? Check out these recommendations from the American Medical Association: • Make…

Brazil concluded 2023 with the lowest poverty and extreme poverty levels recorded since the Synthesis of Social Indicators survey began…

Each year, as many as 80,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the…