Issue # 250 _ December 2016
S&T Policy
SCIENTOMETRICS

Impact beyond academia
Alternative indicators evaluate how science influences readers of social media
By Bruno de PierroScience
Mental Health

The price of abstinence
Voucher offers help individuals dependent on crack abstain from consuming the drug
By Ricardo ZorzettoCARDIOLOGY

Energy for the heart
An increase in blood sugar can help in recovery after a heart attack
By Everton Lopes BatistaGEOLOGY

Precious eruptions
Mineral wealth of Amazonia could have originated from volcanoes that existed billions of years ago
By Everton Lopes BatistaTechnology
Biomedical engineering

Solutions for wheelchair users
New wheelchair designs promise to make life easier for those who depend on these vehicles
By Evanildo da Silveira