Medicine
COVID-19

Even after being destroyed, the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc
Even when broken apart by the human immune system, the SARS-CoV-2 virus still causes excessive inflammation
By Redação
Public health

More arguments against vapes
Brazilian Society of Cardiology supports the ban on electronic cigarettes
By Redação
Health

Hugs for heart health
Affection and emotional support during childhood can influence heart health
By Redação
Research itineraries

Hard to beat
How Doctor Sandro Matas learned to live with a physical disability and fought to make UNIFESP more inclusive
Medicine

Brain structures change during menstrual cycle
Hormone fluctuations during the menstrual cycle can temporarily restructure the brain
By Redação
Public health

Babies with anemia sleep less
Anemia can cause babies to sleep less than they should
By Redação
Nobel Prize

Eleven people received a Nobel Prize in 2023
Four were women, the same number as in 2018 and 2020, only lower than in 2009, when there were five winners
By Redação
Medicine

Spiders, allies of men
The Brazilian wandering spider serves as inspiration for erectile dysfunction drug
By Redação
RETROSPECT

An ongoing epidemic
Identified 40 years ago, HIV has changed the way we look at infectious diseases
By Suzel Tunes
Video

The danger of superbacteria
Increasingly widespread use of antibiotics fosters the appearance of resistant bacteria, defying science and health systems | 5'13
By Redação
HEALTH

Early puberty
Maternal and paternal heritages play equal role in genetic disorder causing premature onset of puberty
By Laura Tercic
Medicine

The lethal dust of artificial stones
Aggressive cases of silicosis on the rise among workers in the engineered-stone industry
By Redação
Materials engineering

Glass against cancer
Researchers have developed composite materials with the potential to kill carcinogenic cells and regenerate bone
By Suzel Tunes
RESEARCH ITINERARIES

Damage inventory
How Francisco Inácio Bastos transitioned from psychiatry to epidemiology to broaden his understanding of drug use in Brazil