scientists from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) identified, for the first time in Antarctica, the presence of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatumwhich causes histoplasmosis, a disease that can affect the lungs and lead to death. The findings were published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID journal), from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in […]
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Fiocruz points to growth in flu cases in four states and DF
An increase in cases of influenza A, the virus that causes the flu common, it is registered in the states of Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and also in the Federal District. The alert was issued by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in the new InfoGripe bulletin, released on Monday (10), which monitors patients with […]
Scientists reveal how deep brain stimulation helps control epilepsy
Researchers at the Escola Paulista de Medicina at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) have been investigating, through animal experiments, how high-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) can help control epilepsy – neurological disease characterized by abnormal and excessive electrical discharges in the brain that are recurrent, causing seizures. Recent results have been published in […]
Bristol Myers Squibb is among the biggest references in cancer treatment
For more than seven decades in Brazil, the Bristol Myers Squibb is the global biopharmaceutical company responsible for bringing the main innovations in oncology to the country. Brought a chemotherapy drug for treatments of various cancers, in the 90s, and in 2012 launched in Brazil the first immuno-oncological drug . “BMS invested in the development […]
Monkey pox situation has improved, but inspires care, says virologist
Brazil recorded the fifth death from monkeypox, the third in Rio de Janeiro. According to the State Department of Health, the patient had a history of comorbidities that worsened the case of the disease. In an interview with CNN Radio virologist and WHO Emergency Committee member Clarissa Damaso said that “the number of cases continues […]
Anvisa authorizes extension of the validity of Pfizer’s vaccine
The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) authorized today (10) the extension of the validity period of Comirnaty (Pfizer/Wyeth) vaccines against Covid-19. According to the agency, the deadline will be 15 months for the immunizing agent for adults, which is identified with the purple cap. Anvisa reported that the measure applies to vaccines with an initial […]
New study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopies in cancer screening
Colonoscopies are a dreaded rite of passage for many middle-aged adults. The promise is that if you can put up with the embarrassment and invasiveness of having a camera run the length of your large intestine once every decade after age 45, you’ll have the best chance of detecting — and perhaps preventing — colorectal […]
Study proposes new parameters for the diagnosis of mass loss
THE sarcopenia – a condition characterized by loss of muscle strength, mass and function – is a defining phenomenon of the aging . Your diagnosis Early detection is extremely important and starts by measuring the strength of the hands with a device called a dynamometer. Researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), in […]
Device helps professionals beat extreme heat
It’s midday and temperatures are rising above 50 degrees Celsius. In many countries this would trigger a heat alert, but in the scorching summer of Dubai , it’s just another day. And for workers at an aluminum foundry, it can get even hotter. At Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), the metal is produced using a process […]
Variant more transmissible than Ômicron circulates in Europe, says expert
In the last week, the European Union reached 1.5 million cases of Covid-19 in the last week, according to the World Health Organization. According to the vice president of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases Alexandre Naime, the European situation “alerts about surveillance in the face of greater circulation of the virus.” In an interview […]
