Medicine

health

Resistance and comfort

Wrist ortheses made of resin and nanoparticles of clay are customized

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COVER

Reconnected heart

Marker may indicate the durability of bypass surgery

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photonics

Real time diagnosis

Laser technique quickly determines the level of fat in livers for transplant

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virology

A little known celebrity

Adolfo Lutz team isolates the first swine flu virus samples

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immunology

Controlled response

Anti-inflammatory drugs may fight the immune system's reaction to malaria

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Biomedical Engineering

Brain examined

Subcutaneous sensor monitors intracranial pressure

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Cellular biology

Action on the sly

Small proteins, previousy considered waste, help regulate cells

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Memory

Secrets from the heart

A book that explained blood circulation is published in a trilingual edition

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Neuroscience

Parkinson’s disease under control

Electrical stimulation reduces symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rodents

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Pneumology

Breathless

Pulmonary hypertension more common than previously imagined

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Health

Adhesive poison

Enzyme replaces traditional sutures with no scarring

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Epidemiology

Restless nights

Apnea impairs the sleep of millions of people in the city of São Paulo

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Diabetes

Brazilian insulin

Insulin crystals will now be produced in Brazil

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Renal failure

Active kidneys again

Stem cells from bone marrow helps kidneys to function again

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Cardiology

Unrestricted flow

There are new possibilities to treat atherosclerosis as chronic inflammation

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Public health

Wider spectrum

Program bring researchers closer to the problems faced by SUS

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Philip Hanawalt

Philip Hanawalt: “What we don’t know is what is most important in science”

Stanford professor upholds creativity in research

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Retrospect

On their own skin

106 years ago, Emilio Ribas and Adolpho Lutz proved that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes

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Health

Love after the menopause

A study identifies the female sexuality factors after the reproductive age

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Physiology

The brain and infections

Drugs used to treat mental disturbances can affect immunity

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Genetics

New ramifications

Technique transforms adult stem cells into embryonic cells

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Pharmacology

Unexpected action from a distance

Neurons can transport painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs

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Nutrition

Aids and being overweight

Study evaluate the association of overweight and the anti-retroviral therapy

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Nutrition

Fortified water

Iron and vitamin C in drinking water may help fight child anemia

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IMMUNOLOGY

Death swarm

Brazilian group obtains the first serum against bee poison

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Genetics

Constructing a discovery

Stem cells opens up the way for new research for therapies against disease

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Cover

At the root of Alzheimer’s

The region in the brain where Alzheimer's lesions first appear is identified

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Nobel

The chorus of the excluded

The organization adds another name to the gallery of those who feel forgotten

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Funding

United States

Research foundations are working to create a network for investigating malaria

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Medical drugs

Creative copies

Molecules that simulate others facilitate the search for original products

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