Medicine

Jorge Kalil

Jorge Kalil: Tamer of Crises

Immunologist talks about his experience as head of InCor and Butantan

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Cover

A fat that fights obesity

Unsaturated fatty acids could reverse damage to the brain of obese individuals

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Wolman disease

Transgenic chicken eggs target rare disease

Transgenic chicken will be used for combating a rare genetic disorder

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Cancer

Working harder to fight cancer

United States announced a task force to boost research

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Immunology

Agreement to produce an Ebola vaccine

Companies sign agreement to produce an Ebola vaccine

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Good Practices

Investigation completed

Investigation completed

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BIOPHYSICS

Cancer’s hunger

A model explains how tumors mobilize the blood vessels that nourish them

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NEUROLOGY

Adjusting the theory of pain

Adaptations lead to new insights into phantom pain

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HEALTH

Zika: The virus that took Brazil by surprise

Laboratories in São Paulo have joined together to investigate the Zika virus

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Q fever

Fighting inflammation

Bacteria inhibit immune reaction that wipes out infected cells

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The National Institutes of Health

Less funding for AIDS

Organization reduces its budget for research on AIDS by 10%

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Pharmaceutical Industry

Innovative molecules

Biolab completes development of two new drugs

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MEDICINE

Exercises to restore the heart

Aerobic and strength training reverse the damage caused by heart failure

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Zika

Consequences of Zika fever

Skin rash cases are associated with the virus

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deforestation

Disease and deforestation

The impact of the devastation of forests on the population’s health

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Catching cancer in the act

A new generation of tests is attempting to assist in the choice of therapy

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NEUROLOGY

The brain and the ravages of time

Aging leads to changes in the brain’s organization and function

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Health

Race against malaria

Doctors monitor parasite's resistance to currently used drugs

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Prize

The 2015 Nobel Prizes

Parasitic diseases and DNA repair are among the recognized research subjects

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Public policy

Organ donation: The art of giving bad news

Increase in the number of Brazilian family refusals on organ donation

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Genomics

Precision Medicine

A genetic data platform will support the search for patient-tailored therapies

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COVER

New genetic findings

Genetic aspects of muscular dystrophy and rare diseases identified

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Physical activity

Variable gait

Walking at changing speeds may burn 20% more calories

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Society

Violence, fear and stigma

Researchers bring families separated by Hansen’s disease back together

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Biotechnology

Transgenic goats

Animals receiving human genes produce proteins in milk that can treat diseases

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Allies for an antidotal serum

Medicinal plants may reduce local lesions caused by a jararaca snakebite

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syndrome

Cerebral overload

Neurons are more connected in baby boys with a rare genetic disease

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Artificial skin

Skin replacements could be used as grafts to treat burns and severe lesions

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Health

Another source of obesity

A diet rich in soybean oil may cause obesity and diabetes

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Good Practices

Fraud results in prison for the guilty party

Fraud results in prison for the guilty party

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