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Fiocruz has three Memorandum of Understanding with China and the cooperation focus on epidemics.
16/08/2019
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Science and technology are subjects that arouse great interest among young Brazilians, even more than sports and as much as religion. Most of them, however, including those in college, are unable to provide the name of a national research institute or of any Brazilian scientist. This was the result...
16/08/2019
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The team from the STD and AIDS Clinical Research Laboratory (LapClin-Aids) of the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI/Fiocruz) received on June 5 the 2018 Community Engagement Award in recognition of the international excellence of its activities for promoting health and...
25/07/2019
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Arboviruses are transmitted through insect bites and cause several diseases. Among the most well-known in Brazil are dengue fever, zika and chikungunya. Other arboviruses, such as mayaro and o’nyong-nyong, less known but also with potential to cause epidemics, have drawn the attention of the...
24/07/2019
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Tuberculosis is the main cause of death among people infected with HIV. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ten million new cases of tuberculosis were reported worldwide in 2017, and 300,000 deaths by tuberculosis occurred among People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). In this scenario,...
24/07/2019
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Even obese, Brazilian teenagers still have traits of malnutrition, as shown by a study published in the most recent edition of PLOS One magazine. Researchers found both conditions especially in public school students, who showed an increase in overweight rates in recent years.
The investigation...
23/07/2019
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An important observation made by the study showed that the molecules of patients from India had three times more disorders than those from China.
23/07/2019
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The platform is the result of a scientific partnership between the Pasteur Institute, USP and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) signed in June 2015.
23/07/2019
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Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (COC / Fiocruz) and University College London (UCL), through the Health Humanities Centre, have signed a cooperation agreement that will foster teaching and research activities in transcultural histories of psychotherapies. One of the goals of the cooperation, with a three...
23/07/2019
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Published by Nature, the research reveals developmental delays and sensorineural changes in the second year of life.
22/07/2019
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In the occasion, the Foundation’s 120-year Honor Commission, a group of health care specialists which is going to work on the definition of the institution’s agenda for its next anniversary, took up office during a ceremony.
25/06/2019
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The Embassy is interested in foster the cooperation in health with the Foundation. Short after the visit, genetic researchers and gender equality specialists from both countries have met to discuss their studies.
24/06/2019
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As it happens with other museums worldwide, the tour is an invitation so that people from Brazil and even from abroad can come to know the history of Fiocruz better.
21/06/2019
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Chosen as World Day, April 14 recalls the date of 1909 in which Carlos Chagas identified, for the first time, the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, cause of infection, in a patient: Berenice, a 2-year-old girl.
21/06/2019
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An unprecedented achievement in world science. In just 15 days, a rotating genetic sequencing project led by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) generated 126 complete virus genomes responsible for large outbreaks in the country, including 69 of dengue, 34 of chikungunya and 23 of zika. The...
21/06/2019
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The event brought together multiple stakeholders, including representatives from the UN, governments, scientists and the private sector, to identify and examine the needs and gaps in technology for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
21/06/2019
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Scientific editor of the journal History, Science, Health – Manguinhos (História, Ciências, Saúde – Manguinhos), historian Marcos Cueto was elected a corresponding member of the International Academy of History of Sciences, which is headquartered at Unesco in Paris....
18/06/2019
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The Amazon Rainforest and the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna region) together amount to more than seven thousand square kilometers in extension. Despite the numerous scientific investigations undertaken in these regions, this vast stretch of territory still holds surprises. Two of them have just come...
12/06/2019
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The proposal is to accompany a group of 2000 patients, from the diagnosis to the clinical management of chikungunya, consolidating data and experiences successfully implemented to improve protocols.
12/06/2019
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The president of the National Public Health Institute of Guinea-Bissau (Inasa -Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública de Guiné-Bissau), Dionísio Cumba, was at Fiocruz on May 3 to discuss new forms of cooperation with the Foundation. The institute already possesses a...
11/06/2019
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Snakebites, Chagas disease, Universal Health Coverage and the 2030 Agenda were among the main themes discussed by Nísia Trindade Lima, who also attended to several bilateral meetings.
11/06/2019
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The conference "ASCI and DIE/MGG International Conference: Training and Dialogue for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda” was held between April 23 and 26 in India, in the city of Hyderabad, with the goal of continue the peer exchange between public sector workers of developing...
11/06/2019
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The event brought global health leaders together to discuss how Research, Development and Innovation can accelerate the achievement of SDG 3.
10/06/2019
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At the website, it's possible to have access to news and the main services offered by COC, which is dedicated to the preservation of Fiocruz's memory.
02/05/2019
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The book was edited by Cambridge Press, the book will be released on May 5.
02/05/2019
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