Living close to a busy road may increase your risk of developing kidney problems, research suggests.
The US investigators who discovered a link in 1,100 patients believe traffic pollution could harm the arteries that supply the kidneys.
Experts already know that long-term exposure to exhaust fumes increases the risk of vascular diseases such as heart attacks and stroke.
Glossary:
close – próximo
busy road – Estrada movimentada
increase – aumentar
developing – desenvolver
kidney – rim
research – pesquisa
discovered – descobriram
believe – acreditam
traffic pollution – poluição de trânsito
harm – prejudicar
supply – abastecem
already – já
long-term exposure – exposição a longo prazo
exhaust fumes – fumaça de escapes
diseases – doenças
such as – tais como
heart-attacks – ataques cardíacos
stroke – derrames
Click here to read more In a large US survey, nearly half of all respondents 16 years or older admitted to having texted while driving.
Additionally, the teens who admitted to the risky behavior are more likely to engage in others, like irregular seat belt use and drinking while driving, according to a study released Monday by the journal Pediatrics.
The coupling of risky behaviors makes this among the most important teen safety issues, the journal wrote, and singles out an important subgroup of teens that officials should focus on, as teens who text and drive are five times more likely to also drink and drive.
Glossary:
survey – pesquisa
nearly half – quase metade
older – mais velhos
having texted – terem enviado mensagens de texto
while – enquanto
teens – adolescentes
risky behavior – comportamento arriscado
likely – propensos
engage – participar
seat belt – cinto de segurança
according to – de acordo com
released – divulgado
coupling – combinação
among – entre
safety issues – questões de segurança
singles out – destaca
as – já que
times – vezes
also – também
Click here to read more An experiment buried beneath the ice of the South Pole has for the first time seen the particles called neutrinos originating outside our Solar System.
They are produced in our atmosphere and in the Universe's most violent processes, but the IceCube experiment has seen the first "cosmic neutrinos".
It detected 28 of the exceptionally fast-moving neutrinos - but it remains unclear exactly where they came from.
The pioneering finds could herald an entirely new branch of astronomy.
Glossary:
buried beneath – enterrado embaixo
ice – gelo
south – sul
first time – primeira vez
called – chamadas
outside – fora
exceptionally fast-moving – que se movem excepcionalmente rápido
remais unclear – ainda não está claro
pioneering finds – descobertas pioneiras
herald – prenunciar
entirely – inteiramente
branch – ramo
Click here to read more People at high risk for heart problems who have been told for years to sharply cut salt from their diet may not actually benefit from ultra-low sodium diets and could even face some harm, an independent panel of health experts said on Tuesday.
The influential Institute of Medicine, in a report to U.S. health officials, reviewed the latest data on the link between salt intake and health.
While blacks, diabetics and others more likely to have heart problems are urged to slash their salt intake, the IOM review showed there was limited evidence such a diet helped, and that too little salt might increase the risk of heart trouble.
Glossary:
high – alto
have been told – foram aconselhados
sharply cut – diminuir drasticamente
ultra-low sodium – com teor de sódio super baixo
even – até mesmo
face some harm – ter algum dano ou prejuízo
health – saúde
report – relatório
reviewed – revisou
latest data – dados mais recentes
link – ligação
between – entre
intake – consumo
while – enquanto
more likely – mais propensos
urged – incentivados
slash – cortar, diminuir
such – tal
increase – aumentar
trouble – problemas
Click here to read more We think of malaria as a disease that infects more than 200 million people a year, with transmission happening through mosquito bites.
But it's not entirely the fault of the mosquitoes. Scientists are exploring how the malaria parasite itself may actually change a mosquito's behavior to make it more attracted to humans, as if controlling its mind so that the bug goes after us.
A new study demonstrates that mosquitoes infected with malaria are more attracted to human odor than uninfected mosquitoes.
Glossary:
disease – doença
happening – acontecendo
through – através
bites – picadas
fault – culpa
itself – em si
actually – na realidade
change – mudar
behavior – comportamento
mind – mente
bug – inseto
goes after us – nos persiga
uninfected – não infectados
Click here to read more The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has just published its first-ever study of mental disorders among children aged 3 to 17. The report says that childhood mental illnesses affect up to one in five kids and cost $247 billion per year in medical bills, special education and juvenile justice.
Children with mental disorders - defined as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development" - often have trouble learning in school, making friends, and building relationships later in life, the report said.
Glossary:
disease – doença
has just published – acaba de publicar
first-ever – primeiro já feito
disorders – distúrbios
among – entre
aged – de idades
childhood – infância
illnesses – doenças
up to – até
bills – contas, despesas
deviations – desvios
expected – esperado
development – desenvolvimento
often – com frequência
trouble – dificuldades
building relationships – formar relacionamentos
Click here to read more Doing computer puzzles may improve thinking skills in women who've undergone chemotherapy, according to a Stanford study.
In the study, breast cancer survivors who suffered from cognitive impairments due to chemotherapy showed enhanced cognitive functions after three months of playing online games, according to the researchers. The games targeted various cognitive skills such as verbal fluency and memory.
Glossary:
puzzles – joguinhos
improve – melhorar
thinking skills – habilidades de raciocínio
undergone – passaram por
chemotherapy – quimioterapia
according to – de acordo com
breast – mama
survivors – sobreviventes
cognitive impairments – deficiências cognitivas
due to – devido a
enhanced – melhores
researchers – pesquisadores
targeted – ojetivavam
such as – tais como
Click here to read more Gisele Bündchen, Alessandra Ambrósio, Adriana Lima, Camila Alves. The list of beautiful women from Brazil goes on and on.
Now it’s time to add 65-year old grandmother Irenilda de Oliveira Meneses to that list.
The gorgeous granny beat out 200 other women last week to earn the crown of Brazil’s most beautiful elderly woman. Wearing a floor-length gown and a huge smile, the effusive blonde – nicknamed “Barbie” by her friends - was one of 25 finalists selected to compete in the beauty pageant in São Paulo, which was open to women aged 60 and over.
Glossary:
goes on and on – continua
grandmother – avó
gorgeous – linda
granny – vovó
beat out – derrotou
earn – ganhar
crown – coroa
elderly – idosa
wearing – vestindo
floor-length gown – vestido longo
huge – enorme
nicknamed – apelidada
beauty pageant – concurso de beleza
aged – de idades
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