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As part of a broad project for the dissemination and popularization of Mycological Science at the State University of Goiás, supported by CNPq/MCTI on the occasion of the XIX National Week of Science and Technology, an immersion event in the universe of fungi was held in the tourist city of Pirenópolis, State of Goiás. The event was promoted by the FungiPop/UEG space team and brought together a series of activities, both in person and remote, involving different strategies of science popularization, such as exhibitions, lectures, workshops, theater, games, experiences, videos, artistic production competition, among others. Here we report in detail on these activities, their impact, and their multiplier effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of unconventional medicine has grown since the last decade, however its effectiveness is still questioned by the lack of scientific evidence. Regarding the cancer patient, the replacement of traditional medicine by nonconventional medicine in the fight against cancer is a concern for the successful treatment of the disease. This study evaluated the influence of religion on the use of unconventional therapies among cancer patients treated at Araújo Jorge Hospital in Goiânia-GO. Was interviewed 108 patients, undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital's chemotherapy unit, who reported using unconventional therapies. Data collection was performed through the application of a questionnaire consisting of objective and discursive questions. The data show that most patients are women (30.87%), prevailing the age group between 41-60 years (39.78%) for both sexes and 37.17% are white. The most frequent education corresponds to incomplete elementary school (20.41%) and 18.32% have family income of one minimum wage. Among respondents 96.29.49% of alternative therapy users declared themselves religious. Of these, 54.81% are Catholic and claim to use alternative therapies because of faith, with prayer being the most cited therapy. Thus, it is evident that unconventional medicine is strongly used among cancer patients and, therefore, greater attention is needed from health professionals so that the use of these practices does not compromise conventional treatment, since there are no studies in the literature scientific evidence that proves its efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Brazilian Cerrado is a hotspot with over 12,000 species of plants used for various purposes, such as food and medicine. This literature review provides an overview of the scientific reports on Cerrado's medicinal flora avalilable in PubMed and SciELO. All toghether, 87 references were retrieved from 33 scientific journals for evaluation according to their contents approach. The temporal tendency showed a moderate positive correlation (r=0.56) between publication amount and time in years. The most frequent approaches regarded diverstity and conservation of medicinal plants species, accounting to 20% of the publications. Then, phytochemical prospection and medical themes added up to 16% and 13%, respectively. Dimorphandra mollis Benth. was the most frequently reported specie, accounting to 6.4% of all the 70 species reported. Publications mainly focused on diversity survey and preservation methods. Our findings show an impressive remaining lacuna of knowlodge concerning Cerrado's species diversity, which are commonly used with medical purpose but without a proper proof of effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]