Hydrochemical relationships at Meio Stream watershed, Leme, São Paulo

São Paulo Case Report

The carcinoid tumor is a relatively rare type of endocrine tumor, which arises mainly in the gastrointestinal tract. Primary gallbladder and biliary duct system carcinoids comprise less than 1% of all carcinoid tumors arising from any tissue or organ in the body. We describe a case of carcinoid tumor of the gallbladder in a 39-year-old man. There have been only 32 cases described in the literat...

First occurrence of Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) in the Rio Tietê watershed (São Paulo State, Brazil).

This paper describes the recent expansion of the geographical distribution of Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) in the Tietê River watershed, São Paulo State, Brazil. Estimations related to the velocity of invasion and its causes are presented. Ecological implications related to biodiversity and possible changes in the food chain are discussed.

Medical education at the University of São Paulo Medical School

The Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) is beginning a new undergraduate medical curriculum in 2015. This model reduces the time allotted to lectures and increases the time devoted to tutored discussions and to clinical reasoning, without neglecting the need to acquire information and scientific foundations that guide the practice of medicine, ensuring that the curriculum...

Diet of fishes in Passa Cinco stream, Corumbataí River sub-basin, São Paulo state, Brazil.

The aim of this study was to describe and classify the food preference of fish species in Passa Cinco stream. The grade of feeding preference was applied to stomachs considered replete. This method consists of attributing values to food items found in certain species, according to the participation of each item in the analysed stomach. We analysed 576 full stomachs of 28 species. The autochthon...

World Congress on Brain, Behavior and Emotions: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil June 26-29, 2013