Medicine

Retrospect

São Paulo’s dream of autonomy in the fight against cancer

A public fundraising campaign enabled the construction of a hospital in the 1940s, but its independence from the public authorities lasted only a few years

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Interview

Maria Paula Curado: Brazilian epidemiologist mapping cancer incidence patterns

The doctor transitioned from surgery to epidemiology and helped establish international guidelines for head and neck cancer diagnosis and treatment

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Public health

Heart failure causing fewer hospitalizations

Hospitalizations for heart failure have decreased, but in-hospital deaths have increased

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Public health

Contaminated food and water infected nearly 20,000 people in 2023

There were 31 deaths caused by viruses or bacteria that year—more than in 2022

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Endocrinology

New diabetes subtype in Africa

Scientists identify new subtype of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

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Medicine

New way to identify muscle weakness

Value revision for sarcopenia diagnosis doubles case count

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Epidemiology

Survey records high use of vapes among young people

Most teens continue to use e-cigarettes after trying them for the first time

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Technology

Detecting cancer with microwaves

Scientists test microwave device for detecting cancer in blood

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Healthcare

Microwaves to hunt tumors

New generation of imaging systems will avoid the breast compression and radiation of traditional mammography

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Public health

Precision for all

Genome information about the Brazilian population could democratize access to personalized treatments and reduce national health care costs

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Genomics

European father, African or Indigenous mother

DNA sequencing of 2,723 Brazilians reveals a violent legacy behind the interracial mixing that shaped the Brazilian people

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Medicine

Another way to measure blood cholesterol

Combination of lipoprotein markers could more accurately assess heart disease risk

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Xenotransplantation

First two pig kidney transplants

First two people to receive genetically modified pig kidneys die

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Biotechnology

Bacterial cellulose membranes help wounds heal

Brazilian universities and companies are advancing with new applications for biomaterials made from plant waste

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Public health

Genome diversity could help SUS

Brazil’s national health system (SUS) could treat diseases more efficiently by making use of databases on ancestry and the wide variety embedded in Brazilian DNA

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Genomics

Brazilians are even more mixed-race than you think

New DNA sequencing of 2,723 people reveals greater Indigenous and African ancestry and highlights violence that marked the formation of the Brazilian population

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Medicine

Precious information about earwax

Compounds in earwax may help detect cancer in its early stages

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Public health

Think carefully before drinking soda or sweetened coffee

Think carefully before drinking soda or sweetened coffee

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Genetics

How cancer cells reach the brain

Chemical communication allows tumors from other organs to spread among neurons

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Public health

Breast and cervical cancer mortality rising in Brazil

Increase is more pronounced among women under 40 years old

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

Elisabete Carrara-Angelis fights for diversity of voices

Speech therapist created a choir comprised of patients undergoing cancer rehabilitation, primarily laryngeal cancer

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HEALTH

Brazilians develop breast examination device that uses microwaves

Device is designed to dispense with the need for breast compression and ionizing radiation used in traditional mammograms

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Obstetrics

More twins from late motherhood

Late pregnancy leads to higher chance of twins or triplets

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interview

Maria Amélia Veras: A keen eye for disparities

Dr. Maria Amélia Veras investigates the living conditions of transgender and homosexual individuals, alongside viral factors, to curb the spread of sexually transmitted infections

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Medicine

Obesity drug disappoints

Anti-obesity drug proves less effective than hoped in clinical trial

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RETROSPECT

Austregésilo Lima, in the shadow of Freud

Psychotherapy critic and theorist, neurologist, and psychiatrist from Pernambuco improved the diagnosis of hysteria and spoke openly about sex in the early twentieth century

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Program that empowers pregnant women to make choices reduces unnecessary cesareans

Created 10 years ago, Parto Certificado prevented more than 20,000 surgical births between 2014 and 2019

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GOOD PRACTICES

Clinical trial failure ends controversial trajectory of promising treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Clinical trial failure ends controversial trajectory of promising treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

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Health

Concern about fragile bones

Fragility fractures affect 400,000 Brazilians per year

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Public Health

Putting a stop to smoking

WHO launches first clinical guideline to help people quit smoking

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