Medicine

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The fragile health of adolescents

Two national studies warn of elevated levels of excess weight in adolescents

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Ambystoma mexicanum

Regenerating salamander

Salamander can completely regenerate parts of its body

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phosphoethanolamine

Non-toxic phosphoethanolamine

The drug was deemed safe after the phase 1 of clinical trial

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Neuroscience

Diversity in neuronal DNA

"Jumping genes" can cause deletions of stretches of the genome

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NOBEL PRIZE

Autophagy, topological transitions and molecular machines

Autophagy, topological transitions and molecular machines

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Good Practices

Strictness and transparency in biomedical research

Strictness and transparency in biomedical research

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FAMILY PLANNING

Laws in the feminine form

A study recalls the history of women’s reproductive rights in Brazil

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Simulators for medicine

Dolls produced by 3D printers are changing how surgery is taught and planned

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Neurology

Deaths shrouded in mystery

Groups work to identify causes behind sudden death in people with epilepsy

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obesity

Excess weight and the brain

Excess weight can alter some brain structures

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muscular dystrophy

Fighting muscular dystrophy

An experiment tries to use human stem cells to treat the disease

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prostheses

Graphene for use in implants

Features of graphene may potentially be utilized in bone implants

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Chlorpromazine

New job for an old drug

Medication used to treat schizophrenia is being tested against leukemia

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anthropology

Disappearance and struggle

The attempt to identify missing persons from remains from a clandestine grave

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Memory

In history’s shadow

Jessé Acioly identified the mechanism for inheriting sickle cell anemia

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CARDIOLOGY

Ultrasound against heart attacks

In initial testing, the therapy restored blood flow in the heart muscle

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Obituary

Innovative vision of pharmacology

Sérgio Henrique Ferreira researched medications to fight hypertension and pain

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Health

Chikungunya’s turn

Highly debilitating viral infection spreads across Brazil

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prostate cancer

Testing with urine proteins

Unique combinations of urine proteins could help physicians diagnose disease

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MEDICINE

A new view of the heart

Magnetic resonance imaging can detect subtle cardiac changes

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HEALTH

Hope in the face of Zika

In initial tests, immunizing formulations protected cells from the virus

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Anibal Faúndes

Anibal Faúndes: The man who learned how to see women as people

Chilean physician talks about sexuality, rape and terminating pregnancy

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animals for experiments

No-fly list for animals

Latam bans transport of animals used in research on its planes

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HEALTH

ZikaBR

Researchers investigate factors that may contribute to neurological damage

MEDICINE

Diabetes surgery

New guidelines recommend gastric bypass surgery to fight metabolic diseases

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radiotherapy

The right dose of radiation

New material can be the basis for more efficient radiation sensors

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Cancer

Indicators of virulence

Researchers investigates why breast tumors are worst in younger women

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Profile

Profile: Paulo Saldiva

Pathologist comments on São Paulo's effects on its residents' life quality

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MEDICINES

Vaccine against schistosomiasis

An immunizing agent developed by Fiocruz is ready for Phase 2 clinical trials

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MEDICINES

New remedies for old diseases

New molecules are capable of generating more efficient drugs

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