Medicine
Immunology
Allergies make us moody
More than a mere irritation, too much sensitivity to foods may cause anxiety
International Year of Chemistry
Medicine is made of molecules
Chemical components are behind diseases, diagnoses and treatments
Health
The mapping of cataracts
Mobile phone technology enables ophthalmologic problem to be detected
Pediatrics
Ineffective medication
Corticoids do not treat the respiratory problems of late preterm babies
Cover
American inheritance
Indigenous groups share a genetic alteration that favors obesity and diabetes
Nanotechnology
Magnetism for cancer treatment
Group develops new route for the production of biomedical materials
Biotechnology
The protection of spheres
Using microcapsules could become driving force for treating diabetes
Internationalization
Synapses without borders
Group from Unifesp encourages collaboration in studies into epilepsy
Nanotechnology
Accurate particles
Alternatives for the use of cells to battle diseases and accurate diagnoses
Retrospect
Poison against poison
One hundred years ago, Vital Brazil published "A defesa contra o ofidismo"
Endocrinology
Sudden immobility
Genetic alteration may paralyse the limbs of people with hyperthyroidism
Domingo Braile
Domingo Braile: Surgical innovation
Doctor relates how he built up a business in cardiac devices
Parasitology
Hidden aggressiveness
Team from Unicamp overturns the idea that there is a mild form of malaria
Medicine
Long before the cancer
The excessive consumption of red meat may facilitate the emergence of tumors