Medicine
Medicine / Institutes
The impact of growth
Changes prompted the establishment of specialized facilities
MEDICINE / CARDIOLOGY
Excellence in the heart
Pioneering have made InCor a center of reference in Latin America
By Peter Moon
bacteria
Tobacco, alcohol, and your microbiota
Alcohol and tobacco consuption may alter oral microbiota
By Redação
Recognition
From Blue LED to the Brain’s GPS
Nobel Prizes highlights advances in microscopy and neuroscience
By Redação
metals
Beware of chocolate
Brazilian chocolate contains small quantities of cadmium and lead
By Redação
diabetes
As bad as sugar, or worse
Artificial sweeteners' effects may be the opposite of desired
By Redação
superbacteria
To break resistance
US will award test capable of detecting resistant infection
By Redação
diagnosis
Quicker diagnoses for diseases
Non-invasive test detects incurable neurodegenerative disorder
By Redação
Maternity
Breastfeeding: it’s good for moms, too
Women who breastfeed have a lower risk of suffering from postpartum depression
By Redação
warning
Antibiotics and obesity
Use of antibiotics during childhood may increase risk of obesity and diabetes
By Redação
Analgesic
Acetaminophen or placebo? Either works
Acetaminophen and placebo work for acute episodes of low back pain
By Redação
HIV
Contributions cut short
Victims in the Malaysian Airlines accident included researchers
By Redação
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Radiation instrument
Multipurpose Reactor should be able to meet Brazil’s radiopharmacy needs
Sociology
Unstable Macrometropolis
3.8 million people are living in precarious favelas in São Paulo State
Cardiac insufficiency
Stethoscope for the lungs
Stethoscope may help make early diagnoses of water in the lungs
By Redação