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Zika circulates among wild animals in the Americas, making eradication nearly impossible
Publicado em 01 novembro 2018
GALVESTON, Texas -A collaborative group of researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Faculty of Medicine of Sao Jose do Rio in Brazil is the first to report that wild monkeys in the Americas are transmitting the Zika virus to humans via mosquitoes, making complete eradication of the virus in the Americas very unlikely. The paper is currently available in Scientific Reports.
"Our findings are important because they change our understanding of the ecology and [...]
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Genetic factors for most common disease in the first year of life are identified
Publicado em 26 março 2018A scientific study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, has identified genetic factors associated with the severity of acute viral bronchiolitis. The study was supported by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP. Its results were published in the journal Gene. Principal investigator for the study and a professor at UNICAMP's Medical School (FCM-UNICAMP), José Dirceu Ribeiro recalls that bronchiolitis is the most common disease during the [...]ver notícia -
Antimicrobial used in toiletries could become option against malaria
Publicado em 22 março 2018A study conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil shows that triclosan, an antimicrobial compound used in soap, toothpaste, deodorant and many other products, can inhibit target genes in the malaria parasite during two crucial stages of its lifecycle in humans - the hepatic stage, when it reproduces in the host's liver cells, and the erythrocytic stage, when it infects red blood cells. The study was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP and conducted in [...]ver notícia -
Tests with topical treatment strategy for fighting skin cancer yield positive results
Publicado em 06 outubro 2017Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy to treat skin cancer.Applying a low-intensity unidirectional current is one of the ways to ensure that chemical substances penetrate the skin, pushed into the bloodstream through the electric field using a technique known as iontophoresis.According to preliminary results of the study, cancer-induced [...]ver notícia