Public health

Epidemiology

Breaking boundaries

Real-time analyses reveal trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas

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public health

Dengue virus reprograms blood cells

The dengue virus alters the function of blood platelets

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Public health

Food and guilt

Women diagnosed with bulimia choose food based on decisions related to health

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PROFILE

Humanitarian engineering

Caetano Dorea works on basic sanitation projects in poor regions

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immunology

Zika virus vaccine will be tested in Brazil

Zika virus vaccine will be tested in Brazil

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Funding

Trump wants to reduce the National Institutes of Health budget by 18%

Trump wants to reduce the National Institutes of Health budget by 18%

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Memory

Pioneering spirit in women’s health

The Institute of Gynecology perfected strategies to fight cervical cancer

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Epidemiology

The threat of yellow fever

Yellow fever cases is bringing back the fear of an urban epidemic in Brazil

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Health

Zika in early pregnancy

Zika infections in early pregnancy present the gravest danger to the fetus

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HEALTH

Zika, a collaboration to characterize a syndrome

Interdisciplinary work has confirmed that the Zika virus causes microcephaly and other types of brain damage in perinatally-infected infants

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Science & Technology System 

Challenges made-to-order

Eighteen São Paulo private institutes conduct research in response to demands

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Jorge Kalil

Jorge Kalil: Tamer of Crises

The immunologist talks about his experience as head of InCor and Butantan

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Virology

Microcephaly in vitro

Zika virus replicates inside neural stem cells, disrupting brain development

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Eduardo Franco

Eduardo Franco: Balancing science and activism

Epidemiologist juggles activism with research on cervical cancer

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COVER

Growing demands

Partnerships seek to understand judicialization of health

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Epidemiology

Virus behind yellow fever outbreak in São Paulo probably came from Amazonia

Virus behind yellow fever outbreak in São Paulo probably came from Amazonia

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Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017

Winner of the Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017

Samuel Goldenberg has won in the category Life Sciences

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New materials

Preventive measures

Studies advance proposals to address the potential impact of nanoproducts

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HEALTH

Zika, collaboration to characterize a syndrome

Interdisciplinary work has confirmed that the Zika virus causes microcephaly

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Nutrition

Metabolic syndrome on the march in Marajó

Eating habits from industrialized regions are spreading through Brazil

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Mental Health

The price of abstinence

Voucher helps crack addicts to abstain from consuming it

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COVER

New battles focus on prevention

Reducing HIV transmission is one of the challenges to stop the epidemic

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Ophthalmology

Eye on the smartphone

Handheld devices that perform eye exams may facilitate remote diagnosis

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Epidemiology

Zika in the testicles

Zika virus damaged the testis and epididymis of male mice

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S&T Policy

Challenges made-to-order

São Paulo private institutes conduct research to respond to demands

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COVER

Turbulent times

One third of Brazilian adolescents show signs of psychological distress

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Cover

The fragile health of adolescents

Two national studies warn of elevated levels of excess weight in adolescents

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phosphoethanolamine

Non-toxic phosphoethanolamine

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

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FAMILY PLANNING

Laws in the feminine form

A study recalls the history of women’s reproductive rights in Brazil

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ENTOMOLOGY

Aedes caught in real time

Trap catches insects and identifies the species by their wingbeat frequency

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