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Novel formulation allows use of toxin from rattlesnake venom to control neuropathic pain
Publicado em 15 fevereiro 2020
Crotoxin, extracted from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, has been studied for nearly a century for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antitumor actions Credit score: Giuseppe Puorto/Butantan Institute
Crotoxin, extracted from the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus, has been studied for nearly a century for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antitumor actions and as an much more highly effective muscle paralyzer [...]
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Study Contests Use of Smoked Cannabis in Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
Publicado em 17 janeiro 2020A Brazilian study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that cannabis smoked recreationally does not work as a harm reduction strategy for crack and cocaine addicts undergoing rehabilitation. Instead of reducing their craving for cocaine, whether nasally insufflated in powder form or smoked in the form of crack crystals, cannabis use made the patients' clinical condition worse. The patients were evaluated for six months after discharge from a voluntary inpatient [...]ver notícia -
Researchers Create Functional Mini-Liver by 3D Bioprinting
Publicado em 19 dezembro 2019Using human blood cells, Brazilian researchers have succeeded in obtaining hepatic organoids ("mini-livers") that perform all of the liver's typical functions, such as producing vital proteins, storing vitamins, and secreting bile, among many others. The innovation permits the production of hepatic tissue in the laboratory in only 90 days and may in the future become an alternative to organ transplantation. The study was conducted at the Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center [...]ver notícia -
Functional "Mini-liver" Created by 3D Bioprinting
Publicado em 18 dezembro 2019Original story by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, Agência FAPESP Using human blood cells, Brazilian researchers have succeeded in obtaining hepatic organoids (“mini-livers”) that perform all of the liver’s typical functions, such as producing vital proteins, storing vitamins, and secreting bile, among many others. The innovation permits the production of hepatic tissue in the laboratory in only 90 days and may in the future become an alternative to organ transplantation. The [...]ver notícia -
The risk of death from yellow fever can be detected sooner
Publicado em 15 agosto 2019A FAPESP-funded study with results published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has identified markers capable of predicting mortality in patients with symptoms of yellow fever, potentially helping to prevent the development of severe conditions Approximately ten out of every 100 people who are bitten by mosquitoes infected by the yellow fever virus develop symptoms of the disease. Although most infected people do not develop the disease, it is lethal to approximately 40 percent of [...]ver notícia -
The risk of death from yellow fever can be detected sooner
Publicado em 14 agosto 2019Approximately ten out of every 100 people who are bitten by mosquitos infected by the yellow fever virus develop symptoms of the disease. Although most infected people do not develop the disease, it is lethal to approximately 40% of those who do. Outbreaks of yellow fever have occurred in Brazil in recent years despite the existence of a safe and efficacious vaccine since 1938. Even after more than a century of research, scientists and physicians were unaware of any specific clinical and [...]ver notícia -
New Dairy Cattle Breeding Method Increases Genetic Selection Efficiency
Publicado em 08 julho 2019Inclusion of a parameter that measures an animal's capacity to transmit its genetic traits resulted in gains of up to 16 percent compared with a traditional method of selection Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy cattle breeding method that adds a new parameter to genetic selection and conserves or even improves a [...]ver notícia -
Researchers Advance in the Development of 'Papaya Sugarcane'
Publicado em 03 abril 2019The findings pave the way for using biotechnology for the genetic manipulation of sugarcane to boost the production of second-generation ethanolver notícia -
Trees Reveal the Evolution of Environmental Pollution
Publicado em 14 setembro 2018Chemical analysis of tipuana tree rings and bark shows falling levels of heavy metal pollution in the air of São Paulo Cityver notícia