Medicine
COVID-19
Effect on births
Fearful of contracting the novel coronavirus, many pregnant women are putting off going to the hospital until they are at a more advanced stage of labor
By Redação
COVID-19
Obesity can exacerbate COVID-19
A large-scale study found that obese people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are twice as likely to need medical care
By Redação
COVID-19
Intranasal coronavirus vaccine
Two international studies have suggested that COVID-19 aerosol vaccine candidates, administered intranasally, offer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals
By Redação
Algorithms
Artificial intelligence to help the heart
New computer software could improve the speed and efficiency of heart-disease diagnosis and treatment
By Suzel Tunes
Pharmacology
Lasting action against HIV
Researchers at American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences have published the results of clinical trials of a new long-acting antiretroviral against HIV
By Redação
Technology
Nanocellulose sensors
Microbial nanocellulose could be used to make electrochemical sensors that attach to the skin to monitor health conditions or physical performance
By Redação
Neuroscience
Early deficit
People with Huntington's disease tend to produce fewer neurons since birth
COVER
Saving time
Brazilian research centers negotiate deals to import vaccine production technology
COVID-19
Platform gathers data on Brazilians with COVID-19
The COVID-19 Data Sharing/BR platform is a repository of clinical, laboratory and demographic data on people diagnosed with the infection in the country
By Redação
Innovation
From cocoons to bones
A team has developed a potentially simpler, faster, and cheaper strategy for producing a biocompatible material that can be used as a scaffold for repairing long bones
By Redação
Good practices
List of retractions grows
It has been 10 years since German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt was involved in one of the largest scientific misconduct scandals in history. Even today, the scandal continues
By Redação
Biomedical engineering
Green microbattery
Researchers from USP and Harvard develop a vegetable gelatin prototype for medical applications
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The reality of data
Mapping and systematizing COVID-19 data is crucial to controlling the disease in Brazil
By Redação
Covid-19
Traditional Chinese medicine to treat COVID-19
China's government and state media are encouraging the use of traditional medicines and remedies to treat COVID-19, despite the lack of scientific support
By Redação
COVID-19
Novel coronavirus can damage the retina
Ophthalmologists at the Federal University of São Paulo suspect that Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the retina
By Redação
Covid-19
Growing lung cells
São Paulo–based startup TissueLabs has created a platform that mimics the environment of the pulmonary epithelium to allow scientists to study how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, affects the lungs
By Redação
Medicine
Gelatin optical fiber
Researchers used agar, a type of gelatin extracted from algae, to develop a biodegradable and biocompatible optical fiber
By Redação