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Following Healthy Lifestyle Habits Could Cut Down 27 Percent of Cancer Cases in Brazil
Publicado em 15 maio 2019
Switching to a healthier lifestyle can reduce the number of cancer cases in Brazil, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journalCancer Epidemiology.
Lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are associated with a third of all deaths caused by 20 types of cancer in Brazil, according to a new epidemiological study.
‘Swapping bad habits for healthy lifestyle habits such as [...]
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New molecule maps cerebrovascular system
Publicado em 07 maio 2019Brazilian and US researchers have developed a molecule called FRW that, in tests with mice, proved capable of binding to blood vessels in the brain but not in other organs when injected into the bloodstream. They used the technique to produce the first ever complete map of the vasculature of the brain, paving the way for the creation of novel diagnostic imaging strategies and therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The research was supported by São Paulo [...]ver notícia