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Validation in humans of findings from experiments on mice will pave the way for the development of new therapies and tests that allow the prediction of disease progression.

Preliminary data indicate that the problem affected 16% of the 1,692 hypertensive individuals assessed. A second phase of the study will investigate which treatment is more effective in an effort to standardize care under the Unified Health System.

Diminishing rainfall and increasing temperatures may impact power generation and agriculture in countries of the region, says the IPCC report.

One-third of the 358 infants assessed in one Brazilian city presented as overweight, according to a survey conducted at the University of São Paulo School of Nursing.

Hormone that regulates sleep and wakefulness cycles in mammals acts in controlling the formation of new blood vessels in tumors, according to a study led by Brazilians, published in PLOS One.

Electrochemical and colorimetric devices can detect some of the compounds most often used in terrorist attacks, and they also have medical and environmental applications.

Conducted by researchers at the Adolfo Lutz Institute in São Paulo and King’s College London, the study sought to reduce the toxicity of treatments for visceral leishmaniasis.

Group from the University of São Paulo analyzed 400 training sessions for competition.

Helena Nader, president of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, contests the exclusion of a key word from a proposed constitutional amendment.

A Brazilian is the principal author on a Harvard University study published in journal Cell Metabolism.

The SPSAS is open to young researchers as well as undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world; applications will be accepted through June 10.

Conclusion is in the Summary for Policymakers portion of the report presented in Rio de Janeiro by panel specialists.

José Marengo, the only Brazilian author of the Summary for Policymakers portion of the panel report on climate change impacts, says that countries are out of time and need to adapt to climate change now.

Brazilian university group conducts metalloproteomics analysis, studying the structural characterization of metal-binding proteins.

Mechanisms used by sugarcane plants to resist invasion by microorganisms and enzymatic hydrolysis are identified. Discovery paves the way for production of second-generation ethanol.

Brazilian group obtains structure from crystalline silicon with self-organized nickel nanoparticles on the surface; fabrication process was presented at FAPESP Week Beijing.

Group discovers electricity derived from humidity and unveils mechanisms for producing energy through friction.

Group led by Hongwei Guo, of Peking University, obtains important results in a study of the functioning of phytohormones, which regulate fruit maturation and defend against pathogens.

Researchers at Peking University estimate global emissions from 1960 to 2030 and carcinogenic potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Our knowledge of efficient methods of producing this material of great interest to the microelectronics, optics and other industries is still insufficient, says professor at China’s Tsinghua University.

Researcher Paulo Nobre highlights the importance of creating models suited to Brazil’s particular features, and of stimulating a new generation of climate scientists.

Peking University and FAPESP open symposium to broaden the exchange of research between the two countries.

Brazilian researchers are developing a technique to mathematically analyze dream reports to help identify symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The importance of bees to food production and threats of extinction as a result of climate change were topics of a Biota-FAPESP Education Conference Cycle lecture.

A Brazilian study evaluated 463 patients and found that the Pvull mutation, which increases the action of estrogen, was 75% more frequent in women with high breast density.

Early intervention may prevent problems in the motor and cognitive development of preterm infants and those with Down’s syndrome or neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or myelomeningocele.

While investigating plants of the Laurencia complex in the Atlantic Ocean, researchers confirmed one new genus and two new species.

A University of São Paulo study examined 131 patients and showed that the method helps in the early identification of invasive lesions.

Meeting in Beijing, Brazilians and Chinese will discuss studies in different fields to increase joint research between the two countries.

Electrochemical system could result in a device that quickly measures the levels of an amino acid essential to several biological functions in the body.

Insects are considered biomarkers of an ecosystem’s health; researchers conducted analyses in areas previously planted with eucalyptus trees.

The test has detected a degree of arterial obstruction in 42.2% of a sample of 90 patients with no history of cardiovascular disease.

Compounds made by combining an organic molecule with copper or zinc ions were tested in vitro against different types of tumors.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo and the Necker Hospital of Paris shed light on how nine different genetic defects can prevent the body’s immune system from fighting infections caused by mycobacteria.

Topic is discussed by experts from several countries in the book Torture in the Age of Human Rights.

An international group of researchers led by Brazil locates possible sources of asteroid fragments with basaltic crust.

Researchers from Brazil have almost completed the phylogeny of birds known as antbirds. The findings of the study were presented at an event in England.

Brazilian university researchers develop artificial chlorophyll molecules capable of using solar energy and water to generate hydrogen and oxygen; the study was presented at an event in England.

The GOAmazon Project will collect data for two years to understand how pollution can alter cloud characteristics and affect rainfall patterns.

Findings of the study were presented at the UK-Brazil-Chile Frontiers of Science conference held in the United Kingdom by the Royal Society, FAPESP and the Brazilian and Chilean Academies of Sciences.

For the fourth consecutive year, the electronic library leads the Top Portals category of the Ranking Web of World Repositories, which measures visibility and online impact.

This is the view of Brazilian researcher Dimitri Alexei Gadotti, member of the European Southern Observatory team of astronomers.

The GOAmazon project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, FAPESP and FAPEAM, will attempt to reveal how the process of urbanization in the capital affects the Amazon ecosystem.

Researchers estimate that up to 12% of the biome’s 431 amphibian species may become extinct in the coming decades.

Emilio Moran, from Michigan State University, will coordinate a FAPESP funded research about the effects of the construction of the dam on urban life, on agriculture and on the local population to be resettled.

Study compares the divergent policies of Brazilian and Argentine organizations during the crisis of the 1990s and early 2000s.

This assessment was made by Jan-Michael Rost, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute, in a roundtable discussion about complex systems and sustainability.

Brazilian university research compared the genetically modified variety most produced in Brazil with a natural equivalent and found higher levels of iron, copper and cobalt.

Just as a vaccine against the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes is about to be tested, a Brazilian hospital team demonstrates that the compound may also have therapeutic potential.

Researchers will meet to discuss the viability of sustainable energy production in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.