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Researchers in Brazil find that high levels of heavy metals and particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere restrict the growth of tipuana trees, which are ubiquitous in São Paulo, the largest Brazilian city.

International research group demonstrates the involvement of singlet molecular oxygen in vasodilation, causing a sharp decline in blood pressure in severe inflammatory processes such as sepsis.

Brazilian researchers develop a program for high-performance computers to map specific portions of plant DNA faster and less expensively for use in breeding more productive and stress-resistant varieties.

A study by Brazilian researchers in partnership with Harvard estimates the impact of five risk factors on the incidence of cancer– physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, overweight, smoking and alcohol consumption.

Rapid resprouting and flowering of Bulbostylis paradoxa is proof of the Cerrado biome’s superb resilience and its capacity to evolve through fire.

An increase in average temperature may render forage crops more fibrous and poorer in protein content. In the process, cattle will need to consume more food to reach slaughter weight and will produce more methane.

Device developed by Spanish researchers detects the presence of the gluten peptide most resistant to digestion in urine samples. The operation is as simple as that of a drugstore pregnancy test.

Nanodyeing process provides natural or synthetic yarns and fibers with conductive properties.

The proposal is to find a balance in funding between research that delivers societal and economic impacts and research that advances knowledge.

Heads of funding agencies attending the Global Research Council’s annual meeting also highlighted the importance of short- and long-term assessments of the impact of scientific production.

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Science and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

US economist and sustainability expert Jeffrey Sachs stressed the need to integrate science, engineering and public policy in a video address to the annual meeting of the Global Research Council in São Paulo.

Results of survey involving more than 1,000 researchers were presented to 8th Annual Meeting of Global Research Council in São Paulo.

Global Research Council’s annual summit turns its spotlight to women’s participation in research. Gender Working Group posts survey online to collect data from all five continents.

Research funding agencies should not confine themselves to conventional means of communication if they want to reach the younger generation, says ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon.

Organizations in the Asia-Pacific region are developing ways to make grant approval procedures more transparent and to encourage young researchers to follow a long-term career in science.

Peptide developed in Brazil is capable of binding to the blood-brain barrier that protects the central nervous system and could help create novel imaging tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Theoretical paper published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society proposes an explanation for the dynamics of the ring around Haumea, a dwarf planet located beyond Pluto’s orbit.

The goal is to identify the fingerprint of distilled beverages involving soil, water, climate and microbial terroir.

Peter Strohschneider (DFG/Germany) stresses that funding agencies represented by the Global Research Council should contribute to an international system that supports free, open, productive, and impactful research.

Representatives of several initiatives that support the movement for open access and seek to revolutionize the academic publishing system meet in São Paulo and announce a statement of principles.

Analysis of 31 partnered research programmes conducted by nine funding agencies is presented to 8th Annual Meeting of Global Research Council in São Paulo.

Large-scale science facilities set to come on stream in Latin America in the years ahead can help scientists in the region take the lead and enhance the impact of their research.

Researchers and heads of funding agencies from several countries highlight ways and means of fostering large-scale long-term scientific collaborations in Latin America.

Reservoir cascade steadily improves water transparency by retaining matter in suspension that affects light absorption, as measured by a study conducted in Brazil.

A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors.

The results of a project involving Brazilian and British researchers show that integrated crop-livestock-pasture systems improve soil quality, increase cattle yields and benefit the environment.

The Center for Research in Optics and Photonics, supported by FAPESP, has developed a device for the noninvasive treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer, the most frequent type worldwide.

Study shows that mechanically stretched carbon nanotubes extract heat efficiently and could be used to cool flexible electronic devices, for example.

Violet pigment produced by microorganisms found in the environment, such as Chromobacterium violaceum, displays various biological activities.

Service can include other functions, such as the control of traffic lights, parking meters, and water and gas consumption.

Present in the most aggressive cases of a disease known as SPTCL and accounting for 60% of all cases, these mutations make the immune system attack the organism instead of protecting it.

A genetic and computational analysis of birds suggests that the Andean and Atlantic tropical forests, which are now almost a thousand kilometers apart, were connected via the Cerrado in the distant past.

Novel therapy developed in Israel uses a laser-activated photosensitizing drug to attack early-stage prostate cancer, according to a presentation delivered to an international event on biophotonics supported by FAPESP.

Graduate students and researchers from any country have until April 24 to apply for a place at the event, which is supported by FAPESP and will take place in São Paulo, Brazil.

Although artisanal mining has declined in the region, it continues to account for high levels of mercury in the largest tributary of the Amazon, according to a study supported by FAPESP’s SPRINT program.

Survey covering 163 municipalities showed that toothache, bleeding and periodontal disease affected 50.57% of respondents, a proportion considered high by specialists.

Method developed by scientists in Brazil and Canada can prevent transmission of diseases to organ recipients.

Brazilian researchers have identified robust signs of the existence of a giant object in the Cygnus constellation orbiting a binary system of a live star and a white dwarf.

Brazilian firm has developed nanoparticles that eliminate body odor, reflect solar radiation, and release insect repellent and insecticide in fabric.

A Brazilian study shows that, like leptin, growth hormone contributes directly to energy conservation when the body loses weight.

A long noncoding RNA protects cancer cells and increases their proliferation. The discovery could lead to treatment for drug-resistant types of melanoma.

By identifying signature of 16 disease-related microbial species, this international study with Brazilian participation may contribute to develop predictive tests valid for populations with different dietary cultures.

Survey by researchers in 16 countries is published in Science. Authors say chytrid fungus is responsible for heaviest biodiversity loss ever caused by a single pathogen.

Description of genes involved in sugarcane root cell separation could lead to the development of varieties with softened cell walls similar to those of papaya, boosting the production of second-generation ethanol.

For the first time in South America, Brazilian researchers have described the Lihan tick virus and Wuhan tick virus 2. The study is published in Scientific Reports.

A project conducted by researchers in Brazil and the US investigated bacteria living in symbiosis with insects as a source for novel drugs.

Researchers have found evidence of the existence of rocky exoplanets with a high probability of having plate tectonics, increasing the likelihood that they are habitable.

Brazilian researchers are participating in an international collaboration that has anchored equipment at strategic locations in the South Atlantic to monitor possible changes in maritime currents.

Most of the carbon circulating in lakes, wetlands and floodplains comes not from phytoplankton, invertebrates and fish but from the microbial food web.