Ricardo Zorzetto and Mariluce Moura
Eduardo Moacyr Krieger
Eduardo Moacyr Krieger: The master of high blood pressure
Physiologist created a national team for blood pressure research
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Mariluce Moura
Primary immunodeficiencies
When the thymus gland is unwell
Extra copy of the gene harms the cells that defend against Down syndrome
By Francisco Bicudo and Ricardo Zorzetto
Insulin resistance
Visceral connections
Change in the intestinal microbiota profile favors diabetes and obesity
Walter Neves
Walter Neves: Luzia’s father
Archeologist developed a theory on man’s arrival to the Americas
By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
Oncological therapy
Another solution
Combined treatment may avoid radical surgery for rectal cancer
Interview
The enigma of pluripotency
Controlling the differentiation process of human embryonic stem cells
By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Interrupted communication
Blocking of chemical signal could result in Alzheimer’s disease treatment
Mauricio da Rocha e Silva
Mauricio da Rocha e Silva: The secret of visibility
How to produce an international scientific journal
By Neldson Marcolin and Ricardo Zorzetto
Primate life
The matriarchs of the forest
Coexistence with the mother increases the reproductive success of muriquis
Cardiac hypertrophy
The heart’s sensor
An enzyme makes cells expand and opens the way to cardiac insufficiency
Immunology
Allergies make us moody
More than a mere irritation, too much sensitivity to foods may cause anxiety
Cover
American inheritance
Indigenous groups share a genetic alteration that favors obesity and diabetes
Mineralogy
The past in grains of sand
Radioactive material allows to track the geological origin of the beaches
Physics
Restless neighborhood
Strategy allows evaluation of the magnetic interaction between nanoparticles
Endocrinology
Sudden immobility
Genetic alteration may paralyse the limbs of people with hyperthyroidism