News

During FAPESP Week Michigan-Ohio, a researcher from Brazil presented methodology used to stimulate neuroplasticity and improve motor function.

Research studies are being conducted for the purpose of building better and more efficient aircraft, using new materials and solutions based on birds.

Finding new targets for the treatment of adrenocortical cancer, multiple myeloma and resistant hypertension is the goal of studies presented during FAPESP Week Michigan-Ohio.

Scientists say that the challenge in cities like São Paulo lies in integrating public policies related to climate change with policies that pertain to housing, urban planning, and water resources management.

Data from a study involving carriers of dystonia demonstrate the importance of gathering genetic data on reference populations in Brazil.

The importance of international scientific cooperation among researchers in building knowledge is highlighted at FAPESP Week Michigan-Ohio.

Joint research results and opportunities will be discussed during symposia at the University of Michigan and Ohio State University.

Study by team including Brazilian scientists published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters shows that formation of the galaxy's stars began in the center and then spread outwards.

Study suggests wearing anti-pollution filter masks can lessen the impact of vehicle emissions on people with heart failure and reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Researchers used mitochondrial DNA as a marker to assess the effectiveness of biological control by wasps.

Researchers gathered to discuss how demographic and territorial disparities as well as inequality in gender, race, the labor market, access to education and political participation have changed in the last 50 years.

Strategies for using natural agents to combat crop pests must be adapted to the characteristics of tropical agriculture, experts say.

Researchers find that microRNAs undermine the control of gene expression in T-lymphocytes, leading these defense cells to attack insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.

Study establishes chronology of tectonic and climate events in Bauru, Sanfranciscana and Parecis sedimentary basins, central-southern Brazil.

Researchers develop smartphone app that controls access to restricted areas using "virtual keys".

Agreement with Health Ministry calls for investment of R$100 million in final phase of testing.

Research findings were presented at the Annual Project Meeting of FAPESP's Research Program on Global Climate Change.

The University of São Paulo's Faculty of Medicine will provide free accommodation for all participating students, and is offering a schedule filled with academic, clinical and social activities.

Discoveries open up new prospects for the study of the universe. Brazilian researchers' participation in the international collaboration is supported by FAPESP.

New research explains why eating something caloric with an unpleasant taste is often preferable to more palatable food with no calories.

Research project will prospect for wild species and explore genetic variability to enrich germplasm banks.

Additional funding of R$550,000 has been approved, and other proposals are being analyzed, says FAPESP's scientific director.

Leading US particle physics lab plans to measure the properties of neutrinos, which are among the most abundant particles in the universe, and detect their interactions with matter.

Experiments with mice show that prostaglandin inhibitors such as indomethacin and celecoxib minimize the occurrence of pulmonary complications caused by yellow scorpion's venom.

If the outcome is positive, we may be creating a new way to foster and promote science in Brazil by using a fast-track model for emergencies, says Paolo Zanotto, coordinator of the Zika Network.

The São Paulo blood bank will use a test developed with support from FAPESP to screen blood for use in pregnant women and intrauterine transfusions.

Researchers have developed a new atmospheric global circulation model adapted to climate conditions in South America.

FAPESP will fund the mobility of researchers from the State of São Paulo to seven institutions in other countries.

One option would be to insert a gene that codes for a key protein in zika virus into the dengue vaccine virus. Another would be to create an attenuated zika virus.

Scientific instruments on board a stratospheric balloon is circumnavigating Antarctica to capture energy from solar flares at the highest frequencies ever measured in this kind of observation.

Article published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research shows more severe psychiatric and metabolic conditions in patients with bipolar disorder and low levels of adiponectin.

The animal's body temperature remains several degrees above burrow temperature during the reproductive season.

Study evaluated effects of aluminum and cadmium on tomato plants and used grafting to investigate how one part of a plant signals stress caused by heavy metals to the other.

The bright ultra metal-poor star is a relic of the primitive universe. It was identified by astronomers from the University of São Paulo using telescopes in the Atacama Desert.

Studies evaluate impact of different cooking techniques on levels of bioactive compounds with antioxidant action.

Technology captures and treats runoff before reaching watercourses so that it infiltrates the soil at sustainable flow rates.

Archeological records show that annatto was used by Paleoindians in the Peruaçu Valley, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, between 500 and 1,000 years ago.

Facility will monitor level of reactor activity in real time and serve as additional safeguard to protect nuclear waste.

A pioneering study found that older adults in good physical and mental health continued to display normal cognitive performance in terms of memory, attention and reaction time even at an ambient temperature of 32°C.

Lean burger contains less unhealthy fat and fewer calories.

This state of matter, produced in the world's largest particle colliders, is believed to correspond to the contents of the universe a fraction of a second after the Big Bang.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Museum of Archeology & Ethnology analyzed Paleoindian settlement, migration and trade systems.

Findings of research conducted at the University of São Paulo and published in Cell can help evaluate the prognosis of patients with central nervous system tumors and improve treatment protocols.

Researchers develop technology that uses insect-parasitizing fungi for pest control.

Procedure affects brain and reduces release of neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward, according to researchers' findings.

The main reason is increasing consumption of processed foods and soft drinks, alongside sedentarism.

The 1959-1963 Carvalho Pinto Administration Action Plan promoted the construction of over 1,000 public buildings and amenities.

Coxiella burnetii, the bacterium that causes Q fever, secretes a protein to trick the immune system. This discovery may pave the way for new treatments against sepsis.

Researchers have developed technology with funding from FAPESP's Innovative Research in Small Business program.

Protein complex helps virus exit cell after reproducing so infection can progress. Results published in Cell pave way to search for inhibitors.