Pharmacology
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
By Redação
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
By Redação
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Zika against cancer
The Zika virus is being tested as a tool for treating aggressive tumors of the central nervous system
PUBLIC HEALTH
A barrier against HIV
New medication to prevent transmission of the AIDS virus is adopted and evaluated in Brazil
Medicine
Caution with antibiotics and antacids
Antibiotics and antacids can lead to the development of allergies later in life
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
A leap into the unknown
A leader in the generic segment, drugmaker EMS is now investing in radical innovation
By Suzel Tunes
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
By Redação
Immunology
Zika vaccines edge closer
Zika vaccine candidates presented encouraging results on humans
By Redação
ECNP Preclinical Network Data
An award for studies with negative results
An award for studies with negative results
By Redação
Immunology
Advances against AIDS
An experimental HIV vaccine elicited immune responses in nearly 400 volunteers
By Redação
Pharmacology
A key to unlock the brain
Carbon-based nanomaterial may help medication reach the central nervous system
Crystallography
Three-dimensional model against Zika
Protein structure essential to zika virus replication is unraveled
By Redação
Corporate research
Focus on biopharmaceuticals
Libbs Farmacêutica inaugurates plant for state-of-the-art medicines
phosphoethanolamine
Non-toxic phosphoethanolamine
The drug was deemed safe after the phase 1 of clinical trial
By Redação
Chlorpromazine
New job for an old drug
Medication used to treat schizophrenia is being tested against leukemia
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
Innovation is the cure
Cristália paves the way to developing new drugs and processes
animals for experiments
No-fly list for animals
Latam bans transport of animals used in research on its planes
By Redação
MEDICINES
New remedies for old diseases
New molecules are capable of generating more efficient drugs
GlaxoSmithKline
Protection through flexible patents
A pharmaceutical company will make its patents' strategy flexible
By Redação
CORPORATE RESEARCH
Abundance from the hive
Apis Flora invests in R&D to obtain high-quality products made from propolis
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
The cosmetic from the Caatinga scrubland
Umbu could form the basis for an anti-aging skin cream