(Disponível em português) Often referred to in the media as silent killers, ‘superbacteria’ are one of the major public health threats of the 21st century. But what are they? And, more importantly, what can […]
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“We made the patients become a dolphin swimming in the ocean”
“What is a guy like you doing in a place like this?” Simply put, that’s what we were curious to find about american scientist John Krakauer, from Johns Hopkins University. Since 2014, has […]
“The immune system is needed for repair and lifelong maintenance of the brain”
Two decades ago, it was anathema to go against the established idea that the nervous system doesn’t need the immune system at all for its protection or repair. But Michal Schwartz, who pioneered […]
Can we starve cancer?
Blood vessels form an extensive network in our bodies. They are responsible for supplying oxygen and nutrients to all tissues and organs. This complex system arises from a limited number of progenitor cells […]
The invisible link
Is there any point in searching for the origin of life when so many diseases are yet to be beaten? What is the point of research? Is it to understand the origin of […]
Mr N’s last wish
“How are you feeling today?” “You know, they are always telling me to do stuff, all kinds of stuff, like I used to, but I just can’t. I don’t have the energy and […]