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Immune system cells in the blood of breast cancer patients undergo alterations early in the disease course, according to a study published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology. The authors believe that this discovery may contribute to the early identification of aggressive tumors and help enhance personalized immunotherapy strategies in the future. The study was conducted while Rodrigo Nalio Ramos, who was doing a doctoral research internship at Claude Bernard University in [...]

Italy was the main origin point of the individuals who first brought the novel coronavirus to Brazil, according to a study by Brazilian researchers in collaboration with colleagues in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Brazil between February and early March. “In contrast with China and other countries, where the outbreak began slowly with a small number of cases, it was started in Brazil by more than 300 people, most of whom came from [...]

Río de Janeiro (AFP) - Castigada por cortes presupuestarios y críticas del propio gobierno, la comunidad científica de Brasil muestra su peso desarrollando investigaciones de punta y soluciones innovadoras para suplir la falta de insumos hospitalarios en la lucha contra el nuevo coronavirus. Ese compromiso abarca desde el grupo que secuenció el genoma del virus en apenas 48 horas tras el primer caso detectado en Sao Paulo hasta los equipos que trabajan en el [...]

In São José do Rio Preto, state of São Paulo (Brazil), almost a third of the population aged 10 to 40 are estimated to have no antibodies against measles, according to a new study that tested 981 people in various age groups. São José do Rio Preto is the largest city in the state’s northwestern region, with approximately a half-million inhabitants. According to the survey, 32.9% of those tested in the under-40 age group were not immune to measles, [...]

Call it a shock discovery: DNA research has revealed two entirely new species of electric eel in the Amazon basin, including one capable of delivering a record-breaking jolt. The findings are evidence, researchers say, of the incredible diversity in the Amazon rainforest — much of it still unknown to science — and illustrate why it is so important to protect a habitat at risk from deforestation, logging and fires. “In spite of all human impact on the Amazon rainforest in the [...]

Deux nouvelles espèces d'anguilles électriques ont été découvertes dans les eaux douces amazoniennes, dont l'une capable d'envoyer des décharges de 860 volts, les plus puissantes jamais enregistrées dans le monde animal, selon une étude publiée mardi dans la revue Nature Communications. Connues depuis plus de 250 ans, les anguilles électriques, de gros poissons pouvant mesurer jusqu'à 2,5 [...]