University of São Paulo researchers infected mice with Zika virus circulating in Brazil, resulting in fetuses impaired by congenital malformations resembling those observed in infants. Both in mice and in minibrains, virus infection causes extensive damage to neurological cells

The use of a respiratory filter mask helps minimize the impact of pollution on people with heart failure during rush-hour traffic in big cities, shows a study described in an article in the journal JACC: Heart Failure and highlighted in an editorial, published by the American College of Cardiology.

Given the choice between eating something caloric with an unpleasant taste and more palatable food with no calories, some vertebrates may choose the former, prioritizing energy to assure their survival. This finding comes from a study performed by researchers at Yale University in the United States, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of São Paulo's Biomedical Science Institute and the Federal University of the ABC's Center for Mathematics, Computation & Cognition in Brazil.