Keyword: Coronavirus

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The effects of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus can affect the lungs, heart, kidneys, pancreas, and brain, causing long-term damage after the acute phase of the disease has passed

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Research during quarantine

Fernando Carvall“An opportunity to rethink the way we live” The crisis has changed how remote intellectual work is viewed. We had computers, but no physical environment or training for this kind of activity. Other people would constantly interrupt you, believing you were not doing real work. This is not the case for me. I have... View Article

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War on the plague

Doctors and public authorities acted quickly against a bubonic plague outbreak in Santos in 1899

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Pandemics as allegory

Writers and artists use images of plague to portray tragic events and reflect on the human condition

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Sharing and expanding knowledge

Data sharing has grown amid the pandemic and perceived benefits can drive further growth

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The emotional pain of the pandemic

Psychological suffering and mental illness caused by radical changes to daily life, fear of getting sick, and an economic crisis

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A potential virus reservoir

Adipose tissue may act as a reservoir for the novel coronavirus, suggests a study conducted by researchers at the University of Campinas

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Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic

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Difficult exit

Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country

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Each nation’s effort

Brazil’s government unfreezes funding for COVID-19 research, but will spend far less than developed countries

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Calling all scientists

Researchers in São Paulo mobilize against the pandemic as FAPESP awards funding to 210 related projects

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Science takes on the virus

Federal call for proposals attracts 2,200 applications for research grants to study COVID-19

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Saving time

Brazilian research centers negotiate deals to import vaccine production technology

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Platform gathers data on Brazilians with COVID-19

The COVID-19 Data Sharing/BR platform is a repository of clinical, laboratory and demographic data on people diagnosed with the infection in the country

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More than 100 different strains of the novel coronavirus identified in Brazil

More than 100 strains of SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Brazil, but only three spread across the country

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Research during the quarantine

Fernando Carvall“I keep nudging my students and trying to send a positive message” I head a laboratory at UFRJ’s Institute of Medical Biochemistry where we research the nervous system. There are 28 of us: 5 postdoctoral fellows, 6 PhD students, 8 master’s students, 6 undergraduates, and the technical staff. It was a shock when UFRJ... View Article

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Restoring trust

In the midst of the pandemic a new study measures high rates of confidence in science

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Sergio Machado Rezende: Together against COVID-19

The physicist is one of the coordinators of the Scientific Committee for the Fight against Coronavirus in the Northeast, which advises the region's governors

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The child enigma

Researchers are trying to unravel why so few children contract COVID-19 and why some of those who do develop a severe inflammation of the blood vessels

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The size of the pandemic

Lag times in case reporting can hurt government efforts to contain spread of COVID-19

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Beyond the classroom

School and university closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic spark debate on distance learning

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Natural guests

Abundant viruses contribute to the genetic diversity of life on Earth and may have emerged four times throughout the planet's history

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Research during the quarantine

“I put my epidemiologist’s hat back on” Three years ago, I became dean of the Federal University of Pelotas and pressed the pause button on my scientific life in order to dedicate myself 100% to leading the university. Until the new coronavirus pandemic began, that is. I was wearing my dean’s hat, but I couldn’t... View Article

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Vital ventilators

Brazil’s hospitals scramble to buy ventilators for ICUs, while a FAPESP-supported firm closes a deal to supply 6,500 units to the Brazilian Ministry of Health

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Virus on the attack

Transmission electron microscope images provide a detailed look at how SARS-CoV-2 attacks, infects, and replicates in a culture of Vero cells

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Ester Cerdeira Sabino: Tailing the coronavirus

Researcher who coordinated the genetic sequencing of the new coronavirus strain believes the disease should reach its peak in Brazil between the end of April and the beginning of May

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Good practices

Definitions of bad conduct under debate

Definitions of bad conduct under debate

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