Pharmacology
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
Pharmacology

Medicine in the hinterland
Compound increases the efficiency of the treatment of leishmaniasis
Pharmacology

Unexpected action from a distance
Neurons can transport painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs
Medical drugs

Creative copies
Molecules that simulate others facilitate the search for original products
Pharmacology

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

Animal Alternative
Transgenic goats, cows, hens, and mice are a new way to produce drugs
Pharmacology

War in the cells
Discoveries show how to help the immune system fight generalized infections
Medication

Creative fever
Partnership makes discovery and the development of drugs in England easier
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