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A study published in PLOS Pathogens describes serious, potentially fatal lesions caused by this fungal disease and highlights a rise in the number of cases.

Research points to the occurrence of a single adaptive event before the first Americans spread over the Americas. The study published in PNAS involved scientists from Brazil, the United States and Spain.

Numerical simulations show that a system’s dynamics last a certain time after the tipping point is reached and that this persistence may mask the irreversibility of the transition.

EU representatives present a program to the Brazilian scientific community that will invest €80 billion by 2020.

An article published in Biological Conservation brings good news: 90% of the species expected to occur in São Paulo State, Brazil, were recorded in 22 forest fragments surrounded by sugarcane monoculture.

Complexes that associate essential metals with organic ligands could be used in cancer drugs.

A new project has been launched with funding from FAPESP's SPRINT program, which promotes collaboration between researchers in São Paulo State and abroad. The call for new proposals will remain open until April 24.

Huge geometric earthworks built by pre-Columbian people are thought to reflect agroforestry.

Researchers create tests to assess musical perception and use the results as a basis for identifying children predisposed to problems with written and spoken language acquisition.

Researchers at a Brazilian university use NASA's Landsat 8 OLI sensor to map the distribution of colored dissolved organic matter absorption coefficient in a reservoir.

In experiments with rats, Brazilian researchers explore mechanisms of low-level laser therapy.

A study compares the grades of over a million Brazilian students in the national university exam and concludes that beneficiaries of the quota system and student loan program do not underperform their classmates.

Experiments showed researchers that implants containing layered double hydroxides did not induce inflammation but instead accelerated the healing process.

The mission of the BPBES is to mainstream the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the national development model in order to accelerate the transition to sustainability.

Brazilian and Argentinian researchers describe a disc-shaped marine organism from 565 million years ago.

In an article published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers show that lower doses of the drug than those used against bacterial infections have a protective effect on neurons.

Brazilian entrepreneurs will produce insect repellents based on new natural compounds and traps to capture Aedes aegypti vector mosquitoes, among other solutions.

Brazilian researchers collaborating with US colleagues make material more resilient for use in satellites and spacecraft.

Collaboration between the University of Campinas and Aché has resulted in an article describing a chemical compound that selectively inhibits kinase enzyme AAK1, a potential target for the treatment of viral diseases.

Scientists publish largest-ever molecular phylogeny of a family that includes lancehead pit vipers and rattlesnakes, extending knowledge regarding the origin and diversification of these species.

International study investigates transmission of microorganisms that cause malaria and other diseases from migratory to resident avian species.

Article published in PNAS describes how researchers identified biological substrates of bacterial enzyme Ohr, a potential target for drug development.

Anolis porcatus, a species native to Cuba, has been identified in several areas near the Port of Santos on the São Paulo coast.

Ultracold temperatures and high magnetic fields were required. The formulated equations offer ample prospects for both basic research and technological applications.

Two products based on human decongestant have been developed by Brazilian startup and proved effective in managing CVC, citrus canker and greening.

Researchers track movements of largest feline in Americas across all major Brazilian biomes. Only some 300 individuals remain in Atlantic Rainforest.

Model based on genetic information predicts which patients have mesial temporal lobe epilepsy that is refractory to treatment with drugs.

Study classifies the largest specimen of the abelisaurids, a huge dinosaur that lived in Central-Western Brazil 70 million years ago and was larger than Argentina's Carnotaurus.

Previously accelerated by black holes, the particles are reaccelerated by shock waves resulting from the collision. The phenomenon helps scientists understand the structure of the universe on the largest scale.

Research group studies functions of proteins involved in calcium signaling in Trypanosoma cruzi and helps to identify drug development targets.

An international group of researchers led by Brazilians has identified and characterized 82 binaries in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Study investigates how climate changes that occurred during Pleistocene affected geographic distribution and evolution of 15 endemic bird species.

In addition to regulating tissue blood flow, sympathetic innervation is also important for the growth of muscle mass and the control of movement, Brazilian researchers and German collaborators have shown.

Novel design developed by Brazilian researchers couples light waves and mechanical waves at higher intensity levels.

The number of cases is the lowest in 35 years, and Brazil can eradicate the disease; however, researchers see cause for concern in transmission by Plasmodium falciparum.

In the journal Oncotarget, Brazilian researchers describe a set of 26 genes with the potential to become biomarkers of aggressiveness in ductal carcinoma in situ.

App suitable for smartphones and tablets will enable any user to access forecasts.

Hormone that regulates sleep plays a key role in ovarian follicle growth, researchers report.

The study also shows that combining these two crops is a powerful survival strategy in an era of climate change and raises farm incomes.

A group of scientists and engineers from Brazil and the US successfully transferred data between São Paulo and Miami at approximately 100 gigabits per second.

Researchers show, in an article in Cell, that the central nucleus of the amygdala is the brain region responsible for articulating the different skills involved in pursuing and killing prey.

Political scientist who studies US-German relations says that a plan to create European army without US participation would give the EU more independence.

Five years' worth of data from the cosmic ray detector installed on the International Space Station challenge the conventional models. The amount of antimatter detected surprises physicists.

A study shows that a defense mechanism known as hygienic behavior controls parasites and pathogens that attack these eusocial insects.

Information about the geographic distribution of over 2,300 freshwater species will be posted on the internet for use free of charge.

Molecule described in Science Advances inhibited pathological growth of new blood vessels in preclinical trials.

Researchers in Brazil and the United Kingdom have developed a novel approach that includes training non-specialist health workers to deliver care to the elderly.

Changes in foreign and economic policy alongside adverse shifts in global geopolitics have eroded Brazil's capacity to achieve the aims of "ethanol diplomacy", say Brazilian and British researchers.

Study performed at the Center for Research and Development of Functional Materials aims to construct a non-invasive device that measures blood glucose by breath analysis.

Researchers identify a microorganism with a carapace that resembles the wizard's hat worn by Gandalf.