An international team including virologists, physicians, epidemiologists, clinicians, physicists and statisticians has discovered new mechanisms related to central nervous system infection in fatal cases of the infection. The results were published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.
After inducing mutations in the genotypes of mice and analyzing their effects on several generations of descendants, Brazilian and American researchers mapped the genetic determinants essential to an understanding of cardiovascular disease. Their findings are published in the journal Science Advances.
The methodology was developed by Brazilian and British researchers, who tested it in Campinas, a large city in São Paulo state. Its aim is to optimize monitoring and combating the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
The nickel phosphide electrode proved effective and efficient as a catalyst in processes designed to produce H2 via water molecule breakdown.
A research project led by the State University of Campinas investigated how manipulation of native species in this Brazilian savanna-like biome can prevent reinvasion of restored areas by exotic grasses. The results emphasize the importance of fostering species diversity.
Hans Jürgen Herrmann, professor emeritus at ETH Zurich’s Institute of Building Materials in Switzerland, spoke about “The Life of Dunes” in the first event of the series FAPESP Lectures 2024.
A study of the São Paulo city center in Brazil proposed guidelines and specified stakeholder roles for reducing the number of tree failures, which average 2,000 per year there.
Farmers in the Paraíba Valley region of São Paulo state received economic incentives such as payment for environmental services to adopt conservation practices and protect native vegetation.
A startup supported by FAPESP is developing a solution to detect beer spoilage microorganisms, which affect flavor and aroma, both in the brewery and at the point of sale.
The findings, published in Psychiatry Research, are an important contribution to both the understanding of mental disorders and suicide prevention.
A formulation developed by Brazilian researchers proved effective in tests involving mice.
The system created by startup Ecotrace with FAPESP’s support is designed to help poultry processors detect carcass lesions in real time.
The system created by startup Ecotrace with FAPESP’s support is designed to help poultry processors detect carcass lesions in real time.