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GARMI Care Robot from Technical University of Munich Evolves into Universal Assistant
The GARMI assistance robot is becoming increasingly versatile and intelligent. As researchers from TUM's Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) demonstrated at the 2024 International Conference on Robotics and…
USP Project Charts Informal Green Spaces Across São Paulo Metro Region
Among the many green areas in São Paulo, there are those recognized as such – Parque Villa Lobos, Ibirapuera and conservation units – and there are also many others that are not included in the data. That's what a group from the Center for…
Study Reveals Striking Socioeconomic Disparities in Literacy Among Young People and Adults in Brazil
In Brazil, more than 10 million Brazilians aged 15 or over are not literate, according to a survey by the Social Service of Industry (Sesi) based on the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) of 2019. This data is extremely…
Study Suggests Social Development Index May Correlate with Increased Height and Obesity in Children
A study carried out by researchers from Fiocruz, in partnership with the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the University of London, showed that the average height of Brazilian children increased by one centimeter in seven…
British Study Suggests Retinal Mapping Can Predict Alzheimer’s Risk in Advance
Alzheimer's, a type of dementia, is a silent disease. It arrives gradually and, when diagnosed, it may already be in an advanced state. Several fronts of study aim to find ways to identify symptoms as early as possible, thus aiming for more…
Self-Medication May Aggravate Headaches and Increase Frequency, Study Warns
Next May 19th is National Day to Combat Headaches and the Maio Bordô Campaign raises awareness of headaches, a medical term used to designate these pains. Experts warn that more than three pains in this location per month is a warning and…
University of São Paulo: Expansion of Messenger RNA Use in Treatments Marks Advancements in Science
The use of messenger RNA in science represented one of the biggest signs of hope against Covid-19, as the technology was used in the production of some vaccines. Despite having been studied for decades, the application of this technology…
University of São Paulo: Untreated Botulism Can Lead to Organ Paralysis
Common in the United States, canned foods such as sausage and meat are not a tradition in Brazil, but the sale of artisanal palm hearts and other products that may contain botulinum toxin, which appears in cases of poorly stored or…
University of São Paulo: Women Spend 9.6 Hours More on Household Chores Compared to Men on Average
Balancing work outside the home and domestic care of the home and dependent people, such as children or elderly family members, still falls almost exclusively to women. This is reflected in IBGE data, in the year 2022, which shows that…
Teledentistry Highlights Significance of Digital Dentistry Studies
The Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information (Bireme/Opas/WHO) began using the Evidence Gap Map methodology, from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, highlighting the gaps in teledentistry…