Pharmacology

Medicine

HIV therapy has prevented 9.5 million deaths

Antiretroviral therapy prevented 9.5 million deaths worldwide between 1995 and 2015, with a global economic benefit of US$1.05 trillion

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PHOTOLAB

Medicinal necklaces

Crnkovic studied microalgae in fresh water as part of her PhD research, which involved bioprospecting for compounds that could help fight cancer

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Entrepreneurship

Healthcare innovation

Award recognizes science projects with potential applications in medicine

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Psychiatry

Battling persistent depression

Studies suggest that low doses of psychedelic anesthetics may be beneficial to people who do not respond to conventional medication

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Retrospect

The chemistry of success

USP’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences reaches its 120th anniversary as a leading institution in medicines, clinical and toxicological testing, and food science

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Genetics

The quest for a universal flu vaccine

Sections of DNA are equal across all strains of the virus, making them good candidates for a potential vaccine against all varieties of influenza

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Epidemiology

West Nile virus isolated in Brazil

The West Nile fever virus was isolated in Brazil for the first time by researchers at the Evandro Chagas Institute

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 

Zika against cancer

The Zika virus is being tested as a tool for treating aggressive tumors of the central nervous system

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PUBLIC HEALTH 

A barrier against HIV

New medication to prevent transmission of the AIDS virus is adopted and evaluated in Brazil

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Medicine

Caution with antibiotics and antacids

Antibiotics and antacids can lead to the development of allergies later in life

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

A leap into the unknown

A leader in the generic segment, drugmaker EMS is now investing in radical innovation

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PHARMACY

An eclectic plant

Jambu is used not only in the kitchen but also in cosmetics, and could be used in dentistry and to kill ticks

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Immunology

Zika vaccines edge closer

Zika vaccine candidates presented encouraging results on humans

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ECNP Preclinical Network Data

An award for studies with negative results

An award for studies with negative results

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careers

A career built on honey

Pharmacist worked as a researcher before starting her own business

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Immunology

Advances against AIDS

An experimental HIV vaccine elicited immune responses in nearly 400 volunteers

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Pharmacology

A key to unlock the brain

Carbon-based nanomaterial may help medication reach the central nervous system

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PHOTOLAB

Nature’s pharmacy

Nature’s pharmacy

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GOOD PRACTICES

From fraud to false advertising

From fraud to false advertising

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Crystallography

Three-dimensional model against Zika

Protein structure essential to zika virus replication is unraveled

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Good practices

Reproducibility put to the test

Reproducibility put to the test

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Corporate research

Focus on biopharmaceuticals

Libbs Farmacêutica inaugurates plant for state-of-the-art medicines

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phosphoethanolamine

Non-toxic phosphoethanolamine

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

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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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Obituary

Innovative vision of pharmacology

Sérgio Henrique Ferreira researched medications to fight hypertension and pain

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

Innovation is the cure

Cristália paves the way to developing new drugs and processes

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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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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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COVER

Phosphoethanolamine’s ultimate trial

Clinical trials on humans should determine if the drug could be treat cancer

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