Public health

Veterinary Science

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals

Brazilian study suggests H5N1 virus has spread among sea lions in South America

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Immunology

Butantan vaccine candidate reduces the risk of severe dengue fever by 89%

The compound proved safe and prevented 67.3% of those immunized from developing symptoms of the disease

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Medicine

Aggressive variant of the Oropouche virus circulating in Brazil

New strain multiplies rapidly and could facilitate transmission

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Epidemiology

Suicide by drug overdose in Brazil has increased by 2.6 times in 20 years

Increase coincides with periods of domestic and global economic crisis

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Public Health

Vaccination rate for children under two on the rise since 2022

Experts attribute recovery to measures implemented at a municipal level and by other spheres of government

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Breast-feeding

Pesticide in breast milk

Babies may be consuming pesticides in breast milk

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Epidemiology

Mpox emergency

World Health Organization declared mpox outbreak a health emergency in August 2024

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Public Health

New mycosis spreads

Mycosis caused by fungi of the genus Sporothrix spreads across Brazil

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Interview

Bruno Geloneze: Injections alone will not solve the problem

New anti-obesity drugs work well, says UNICAMP endocrinologist, but they need to be combined with a good diet and exercise to produce lasting benefits

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Most crimes committed by men over 60 involve sexual assault

Among elderly women, drug trafficking and fraud are the most common crimes

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Elderly population in Brazilian prisons has increased more than ninefold in 18 years

FIOCRUZ study examines the living conditions and health of elderly people in prisons in Rio de Janeiro

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Female prisoners have poorer health than the general population and are often abandoned by their families

Cases of hypertension, cancer, and cardiovascular disease are two to four times higher among female prisoners than in the general female population of the same age, while one-third of female prisoners never receive visits

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Brazilian prisons increase risk of illness and violent death

Prisoners are two to seven times more likely to contract infectious diseases than the general population and two to six times more likely to lose their lives to violence

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Technology

Surgical masks coated with cellulose nanofibers

Cellulose nanofibers reinforce surgical masks

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Neuroscience

Nutrients for the brain

Fruit and vegetables prevent loss of cognition

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RETROSPECT

The past dangers of receiving blood

Until early 20th century discoveries, transfusions depended essentially on luck

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NEUROLOGY

Elderly capuchin monkeys have lesions typical of Alzheimer’s disease

The finding could allow primates abundant in Brazil to be used as a model for studying the human disease

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DATA

How the pandemic affected the HDI

Data show how the pandemic affected HDI

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ETHICS

New rules for research involving human beings

New law set to come into force at the end of August will allow trials to be approved by a single body

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Public health

Anti-HIV medication still poorly distributed

Distribution of preventive HIV medicine concentrated in major cities

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Medicine

Hospital infections caused by skin

Hospital infections can be caused by bacteria carried on the patient's own skin

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Global warming

India, 52 ºC

Heat waves intensify in India, with temperatures reaching 52.9 ºC

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VIROLOGY

Study identifies how the Chikungunya virus causes death

Infectious agent causes dysregulated metabolism and inflammation in multiple organs, including the brain

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Children one centimeter taller and a few grams heavier

One in 10 children aged three and over is overweight

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COMMUNICATION

Butantan Institute wins José Reis Award

Butantan Institute wins José Reis Award for science communication initiatives

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INFECTOLOGY

Antiviral milking

Rising number of mammal species infected by the H5N1 virus worldwide

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Public health

Shorter treatment for malaria

New drug proves as effective at preventing recurrences as current medications with longer courses

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Humanities

Maria Cecília Minayo: A sociological look at health

FIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as the elderly and police officers

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Health

One in five pregnant women has an STI

One in five pregnant Brazilian women has at least one sexually transmitted infection

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Research itineraries

First-hand experience

After caring for her mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's, Ceres Ferretti switched from studying philosophy to nursing, later becoming a care specialist

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