Medicine
Emerging parasites
Brazilian forms of toxoplasmosis
Local types of encephalitis-causing toxoplasmosis
Luiz Travassos
Luiz Rodolpho Raja Gabaglia Travassos: The victories of “Doctor Freshman”
Biochemist identified bacteria that cause hospital infections
Insulin resistance
Visceral connections
Change in the intestinal microbiota profile favors diabetes and obesity
Ask the researcher
Ask the researcher
What causes a feeling of dormancy in hands and feet?
Obituary
Fascinated with regeneration
A liver cancer expert, Nelson Fausto was good at making friends
Oncological therapy
Another solution
Combined treatment may avoid radical surgery for rectal cancer
in last decade
The advance of asthma in children and adolescents
Prevalence of asthma in Brazil grows among children and adolescents
International Council
International Council
Cipe creates scientific council to evaluate researches
Cooperation
Cooperation in the health area
FAPESP and the Glaxo SmithKline-Brasil laboratory release a bid
Cover
Well-being in the air
Embraer teams up with universities to improve comfort within its airplanes
Hernan Chaimovich
Hernan Chaimovich: twice a biochemist
USP professor recalls his path from Santiago in Chile to São Paulo
By Fabrício Marques and Neldson Marcolin
cancer
Italian network against cancer
Italian researchers create virtual network against the disease
Mauricio da Rocha e Silva
Mauricio da Rocha e Silva: The secret of visibility
How to produce an international scientific journal
By Neldson Marcolin and Ricardo Zorzetto
Year of Chemistry
Reinforcements for medicine
Substances and molecular analyses innovate in treatment and diagnoses
Obesity and cancer
A more selective attack
New drugs may be a selective way of treating tumors
Cardiac hypertrophy
The heart’s sensor
An enzyme makes cells expand and opens the way to cardiac insufficiency
Recombinant proteins
Health reagents
Company investigates the development of input for scientific research
International Year of Chemistry
Pharmacological Battles
Cutting-edge science seeks solutions for neglected tropical diseases