Medicine
ONCOLOGY
Antitumor protein
A molecule found in the salivary gland of the star tick fights cancer cells
tropical disease
Parasite poised for the attack
Vesicles with proteins help Trypanosoma cruzi invade host cells
snores
The uncomfortable sound of apnea
New method facilitates the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
Mycobacterium leprae
Gene favors Hansen’s Disease
Susceptibility to Hansen’s Disease may be associated with gene
Marco Antonio Zago
Marco Antonio Zago: Connecting to Society
Marco Antonio Zago: Connecting to Society
By Mariluce Moura and Neldson Marcolin
Reducing is not enough
It is not enough to reduce stomach size
Surgery alone doesn't solve excess weight
Breast cancer
Unexpected supporting actors
Normal cells like fibroblasts can facilitate tumor growth and hamper treatment
Mental Illnesses
Cellular disharmony
Genetic and functional alterations are associated with schizophrenia
Sugar metabolism
The mystery behind diabetes
The link between diet and insulin resistance in the body
Body defenses
When the body destroys itself
A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of sepsis
Cardiovascular Diseases
Dancing genes
DNA fragments are capable of explaining the origin of hypertension
By Mariluce Moura and Ricardo Zorzetto
Anatomy
Between academia and the artist’s studio
Art and science in da Vinci's anatomical drawings
By Carlos Haag
Interview
A Life of Science: Eduardo Moacyr Krieger
A Life of Science: Eduardo Moacyr Krieger
By Redação
Mental diseases
Storms of body and soul
Depression and euphoria may damage cells and accelerate aging
Folk medicine
Health cultures
Specialist lists the therapeutical uses of plants and animals in Brazil
Primary immunodeficiencies
When the thymus gland is unwell
Extra copy of the gene harms the cells that defend against Down syndrome
By Francisco Bicudo and Ricardo Zorzetto
Energies of the future
Green Germany
Government, companies and research centers move forward together