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Individuals were given a hormone extracted from cadavers, contaminated with protein fragments associated with the onset of the disease
By Ricardo Zorzetto
FAMERP virologist Maurício Nogueira discusses the characteristics of the current epidemic and the need for the health system to prepare for more patients
A nationwide study also found that ultra-processed foods are consumed at a high frequency
The number of compounds entering clinical use is still too low to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria
Microorganisms killed at least 33,000 people in the country in 2019
The tortuous path of human eggs exported from Spain to Brazil
The disease vector arrived in the country’s southeast two to three years earlier than previously thought
Erroneous response by the immune system as a result of an infection affects 420,000 people per year in Brazil and kills 230,000
Director of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer warns of an expected increase in cases in the coming decades
Physicist from Curitiba creates strategies to intervene in complex systems such as the climate and ecological networks
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Carlos Fioravanti
The number of cases of the disease is increasing as the population ages and could reach 5.5 million by 2050
Abnormal blood vessel formation affects the availability and utilization of lipids that constitute cell membranes
Sexual violence causes psychological distress and results in inflammation that can accelerate ageing
Rodents and monkeys given an infusion of the compounds were able to survive infection
Neurons from one region of the brain train those from another to count the ticking of seconds
Half of them had abortions between the ages of 12 and 19
Genetic alteration capable of protecting people from the disease spread among native peoples of the Amazon 7,500 years ago
In experiments on rodents, vaccine formulations eliminated tumors and rid the animals of the disease for a long time
Failure to recycle neuron components leads to signs of the disease in mice similar to those seen in humans
Geological events of the last 55 million years have restructured hydrographic basins and contributed to the diversification of freshwater species
The vaccine offered protection against two serotypes of the virus in the final phase of human trials
The institution will function as a link between basic immunobiological research and final products
After weeks of no information, the Asian giant released more plausible data in January on the total number of deaths caused by the current outbreak
Biologist from the University of Brasília warns that deforestation in the Cerrado also harms other regions
Scientific director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research talks about the challenges and perspectives of the field
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Karina Toledo - da Agência FAPESP
Average weekly number of new infections increased 12-fold between November and mid-December, with 4.6 times as many deaths
Herch Moysés Nussenzveig, a scholar of optical phenomena such as the rainbow, defender of science, and physics education enthusiast, died in November, at the age of 90
DNA analysis is already being used to diagnose rare diseases and guide cancer treatment
The three candidates use different technologies; two have already completed the first phase of clinical trials
Speakers of the language may have numbered 4 to 5 million a millennium ago but began declining sharply before Europeans arrived on the continent