Science

Immunology

When our defenses destroy our brain

Mechanism triggers the inflammation associated with malaria

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CARDIOLOGY

Energy for the heart

An increase in blood sugar can help in recovery after a heart attack

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Mental Health

The price of abstinence

Voucher helps crack addicts to abstain from consuming it

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PHYSICS

Patterns and transformations

A Brazilian group proposes ways to alter properties of materials

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GEOLOGY

The exposed depths of the Earth

Mapping helps to uncover origins of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago

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NEUROSCIENCE

Constant song

Neural mechanisms explain the vocal stability of songbirds

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Biochemistry

Before the first bite

Giant spider releases enzyme-rich juice on its prey to initiate digestion

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ECOLOGY

The harmful effects of illegal hunting

Hunting increased the risk of environmental imbalance

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Immunology

Zika vaccines

Volunteers receive two vaccine candidates to prevent Zika virus infection

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Melanoma

Less severe melanoma

Protein action may promote a milder progression of skin tumors

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ECOLOGY

Aquatic America

Habitat degradation could threaten the stability of the largest fish diversity

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BIODIVERSITY 

Appearances are deceiving

Integrated genetic and ecological studies reveal evolutionary processes

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ZOOLOGY

Obama crosses the Atlantic

A flatworm named after a U.S. president is now spreading across Europe

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BIOINFORMATICS

Programs for an integrated biology

New software examines the role of gene networks in triggering diseases

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GEOLOGY

The turbulent formation of an ocean

Researchers disagree on how the ocean advanced into Brazil’s Northeast

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ASTRONOMY

Titan’s landscape

Methane creates canyons and lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon

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PHYSICS

Very malleable solids

Computer simulations help explain the flexibility of helium crystals

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PHOTONICS

An unconventional laser

Laser light reveals unexpected connections between areas of physics

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NANOTECHNOLOGY

The secret of the memoristor

Researchers try to demonstrate the mechanism behind memoristors

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ZOOLOGY

The foxes of the Americas

Deforestation promotes encounters between different species of foxes

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Why scorpions are now more worrisome

The number of poisonings' cases has increased 600% in the last 15 years

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Neurology

Deaths shrouded in mystery

Groups work to identify causes behind sudden death in people with epilepsy

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geophysics

Quantum acceleration

Clouds of cold atoms can be used to measure variations in gravitational force

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PHYSICS

Less energy loss

International group produces a graphene and phosphorene transistor

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ECOLOGY

Great gardeners

Mathematical models reconstruct the seed-dispersing role by now-extinct animals

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Biochemistry

Lethal Contact

Structure allows bacterium to release toxic compounds into rivals

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Genetics

Attack in the Dark of Night

Melanin fragments formed hours after sun exposure may damage DNA

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infectology

A villain with many faces

Fighting dengue requires a combination of old and new strategies

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Obituary

Innovative vision of pharmacology

Sérgio Henrique Ferreira researched medications to fight hypertension and pain

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PHYSICS

Superproperties in 2D

New nanostructured materials are capable of storing information

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