Pharmacology
Analgesic
Acetaminophen or placebo? Either works
Acetaminophen and placebo work for acute episodes of low back pain
By Redação
Vanderlan Bolzani
Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani: The chemistry of natural products
Research seeks international cooperation and investigates molecules
By Ricardo Zorzetto and Mariluce Moura
BIOCHEMISTRY
Identity clarified
Methodology differentiates low- and ultra-low-molecular-weight heparins
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VIII
Secrets of the ocean blue
Marine and coastal environments host abundant biodiversity
Science Medicine
Remarkable letter carriers
Synthetic particles augment the action of drugs against cancer
Pharmaceutical industry
Medicine in nanoscale
Biolab uses nanotechnology to produce anesthetic and a baldness remedy
Natural products
Organized diversity
Center creates a database on chemical compounds
Structural biology
The essence of molecules
Crystallography facilitates drug development
Recepta Biopharma
Investment in new drugs
BNDES buys 16% of Brazilian research and development company
Folk medicine
Health cultures
Specialist lists the therapeutical uses of plants and animals in Brazil
drug against cancer
Brazilian drug against cancer
Recepta Biopharma develops monoclonal antibody RebmAb 100
Cosmetics
Touched-up Beauty
Plant extracts and nano-encapsulated active are the trend among companies
International Year of Chemistry
Pharmacological Battles
Cutting-edge science seeks solutions for neglected tropical diseases
Intelligent Packaging
Color in fungi
Sensitive film warns consumer about food deterioration
Nanotechnology
Delivery of medical drugs
Particles deliver water-soluble drugs to the body
By Fabio Reynol
Elisaldo Carlini
Elisaldo Carlini: The medicinal use of marijuana
It's time to recognize the qualities of medical marijuana in Brazil
By Neldson Marcolin and Ricardo Zorzetto
Epidemiology
Concentrated Risk
60% of asymptomatic carriers of the HIV with resistance to drugs are in SP