Notes
Medicine
Medical services blighted by inequality in Brazil
Survey highlights inequality in medical services between different regions of Brazil
By Redação
Acknowledgment
Second Brazilian to head the PAHO
Brazilian physician Jarbas Barbosa Júnior named new director of the Pan American Health Organization
By Redação
Environment
How egg whites can remove salt and microplastics from water
Compound made of egg white proteins removes salt from seawater and filters out microplastics
By Redação
Physics
Laser beam deflects lightning in the Swiss Alps
Scientists have managed to deflect lightning for the first time using short, intense laser pulses
By Redação
Anthropology
A recipe for preserving the body after death
Archaeologist determines detailed recipes for the balms and ointments used to mummify bodies in Ancient Egypt
By Redação
Geophysics
The ice of distant moons
Earth's inner core appears to be slowing down, which could cause subtle changes in the magnetic field that protects the planet
By Redação
Geophysics
Earth’s core slowing down
Earth's inner core appears to be slowing down, which could cause subtle changes in the magnetic field that protects the planet
By Redação
Oceanography
A new kind of marine environment
New type of reef found off the coast of Espírito Santo was named coral hills
By Redação
Medicine
Another sign of oncoming menstruation
In addition to mood swings, depression can be another side effect of menstruation
By Redação
Ecology
Hidden life in rupestrian grasslands
Microorganisms help plants survive in the nutrient-poor soil of rupestrian grasslands
By Redação
Archaeology
Potentially oldest artifacts found in the Americas
16,000-year-old artifacts in the US may represent the oldest evidence of the first tool-making technology
By Redação
Health
Unique genetic varieties of malaria-carrying parasite in Brazil
Brazilian varieties of Plasmodium vivax are distinct from each other and from those found in other countries
By Redação
Oceanography
Whirlpools born off the coast of Pernambuco
Researchers identify how whirlpools are formed off the coast of Pernambuco
By Redação
Environment
The ups and downs of Lake Titicaca
The rising water levels of Lake Titicaca flooded its banks and forced Indigenous peoples to migrate to higher ground
By Redação
Health
Immune cells increase pain from nerve damage
Immune cells increase chronic pain from nerve damage
By Redação
Archaeology
Cambridge returns artifacts from archaeological collection to Nigeria
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is set to return 116 brass, ivory, and wooden artifacts to Nigeria
By Redação
Public Health
High adherence to AIDS prevention
International study records high adherence to PrEP among groups most vulnerable to HIV
By Redação
Patents
Less disruptive science
The number of papers published on innovative discoveries and technology patents considered disruptive is falling
By Redação
Acknowledgment
New member of the Board of Trustees
Hematologist Carmino Antonio de Souza is the newest member of the FAPESP Board of Trustees
By Redação
Environment
The ozone layer in recovery
Ozone layer is recovering and should be restored within a few decades
By Redação
Zoology
Cameras capture cattle in protected areas
Cameras identified cattle in forests in Mato Grosso where they are prohibited
By Redação
Environment
Indigenous lands absorb more carbon
Parts of the Amazon managed by Indigenous peoples absorb more carbon than other areas
By Redação
Paleontology
A 34-million-year-old flower
Revised description of fossilized flower preserved in amber indicates the climate in northern Europe was milder in the distant past
By Redação
Environment
Nutrients from the Sahara to the Amazon
Dust from the Sahara is carried by strong winds to the Amazon
By Redação
Paleontology
A boreal forest from the past
Polar desert in Greenland may have been a boreal forest two million years ago
By Redação
COVID-19
The performance of COVID-19 preprints
Half of COVID-19 preprints uploaded in 2020 were later accepted for publication
By Redação
Health
The brain after severe coronavirus infection
Severe inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2 causes changes in the brain similar to those seen in old age
By Redação
Public health
Brief, intense exercise reduces risk of death
One or two minutes of intense physical activity a few times a day can reduce the risk of death
By Redação
Neuroscience
The brain before schizophrenia
Researchers link schizophrenia to protein production during brain maturation
By Redação