Medicine
Pharmacology

Sugar, but no arthritis
Guar gum alleviates pain and prevents damage in the joints progressing
Neuroscience

Within the brain
A university has set up a research institute into neurological diseases
Medicine

Artificial bones
A team is creating solutions for surgical prostheses in bone reconstruction
Medical genetics

Tormented bodies
The mutation that stiffens muscles and changes posture has been identified
Medicine

Bathed in light
Electronic device monitors radiation dose used to treat physiologic jaundice
Justice

Freedom to advance
Supreme Court officially supports the Brazilian strain of embryo stem cells
Memory

Fungus in the air
Adolpho Lutz published two articles describing a new disease, 100 years ago
Luiz Hildebrando P. da Silva

On the banks of the Madeira river
Sanitation expert speaks as chemotherapy that can block the action of parasites
By Claudia Izique and Ricardo Zorzetto
Physiology

Running to catch your breath
Light and moderate physical activity reduces asthma symptoms
Cover

Body at the limit
Physical exercise protects the organism
By Francisco Bicudo and Ricardo Zorzetto
Medicine
Cells with a thousand faces
Cell therapy treat autoimmune diseases and lesions in the brain
Clinical analysis

On the trail of the Trypanosome
New test detects presence of antibodies of Chagas's disease in the blood
Neurology

Connection reactivated
Electrical stimuli help the recovery of patients with spiral cord injuries