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A book produced by the Metropolis Studies Center and Minister of Cities shows that a third of municipalities do not have the structure to manage housing policies.

Research highlights concerns about pollinators, whose decline has disastrous consequences for both biodiversity and agribusiness.

A study reveals that hearing loss is much higher among children with HIV-AIDS, reaching 36% of individuals evaluated

A study shows that mice exposed to São Paulo air during gestation and following birth developed 13 times more atheromatous plaques than the control group

The school will bring together specialists in light-transporting or light-detecting material, such as glass and fiber optics, from Brazil and abroad

The objective of the study was to identify drugs that can modulate the liberation of coagulating substances inside organisms, preventing hemorrhage and thrombosis.

Research project contributes to understanding of the relationship between foreigners and the transformations that have occurred in São Paulo city since the 19th century.

The acronym HDL – which stands for "high-density lipoprotein," more popularly known as "good cholesterol" – has become familiar to even those outside health care, now that several studies have demonstrated the importance that this lipoprotein has in the prevention of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.

A study tracks the international education of the Brazilian elite ruling class and identifies their strategies in competing for highly visible positions as spokespeople for word leaders.

A study performed at the USP Polytechnic School indicates that changes to the treatment of sewage from the São Paulo coast’s oldest outfall will allow the system to maintain its current level of discharge.

Scientists participating in experiments at LHC announce discovery of a new subatomic particle that could be the Higgs boson particle, ending a half-century quest.

Researchers in Brazil reveal how four schools adopted a Spanish concept and became examples of respectful coexistence and quality education.

A study conducted in 11 Brazilian capitals revealed that more than 70% of the 4,025 interviewees were spanked when children. For 20% of them, physical punishment occurred regularly – at least once a week or more.

Researcher evaluates patients with tumors in their mouth and throats and finds that HPV cases have increased but have lower mortality.

Study presents models that can be used to evaluate the appropriate drugs for pathologies of the nervous system.

USP historian makes the above assertion in a study on the first stage of Japanese immigration to Brazil, which covers the process of cultural integration.

Doing research is not enough, being a good scientist means knowing how to write scientific articles, says Carl Webster, editor of World Aquaculture Magazine

Over 16% of the researchers and employees that work in vivariums and laboratories develop allergies to the proteins that are shed in the urine, saliva or fur of the laboratory animals. Although their constant exposure to these allergens places these workers at risk of developing illnesses such as asthma, only 19.4% of workers routinely use protective masks.

Study will make it possible to identify areas with more microorganisms that help sugarcane develop better or resist disease

Tool developed by computer engineers facilitates tactical preparation, simulations and play analysis through video imagery

Study points to a 75% increase in the concentration of pollution and a 14% increase in deaths due to cardiorespiratory problems if Brazil’s largest city had no metro for a year

Articles by researchers address the experiences and demands of oppressed groups like women and homosexuals

The final result of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20), which ended on June 22 in Rio de Janeiro, is a document lacking focus that does not attend to the urgency of the problems the world is facing. Such is the analysis of Celso Lafer, FAPESP president.

A study led by Brazilians maps out the Abrolhos Shelf and reveals that the region has the largest known stretch of calcareous algae reefs, which are highly vulnerable to marine acidification

The walking aid reduces pain by approximately 30%, lowers the consumption of anti-inflammatory drugs and increases functional capacity by 20%, according to a new study

Marcelo Finger’s group at IME-USP is developing algorithms to improve the efficiency of search engines and automatic translators and thereby facilitate disease diagnosis.

The program, undertaken in cooperation with the Natural Environment Research Council, will fund studies on biodiversity and ecosystem processes in human-modified tropical forests.

A global research platform in sustainability was launched during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20) by an alliance made up of the leading international science institutions, research foundations and organizations linked to the United Nations.

In a new paradigm of science for global sustainability, scientists will tend to be more multidisciplinary and participative in society, according to Lidia Brito, director of UNESCO’s Scientific Policy Division.

Tim Benton from the University of Leeds argues that sustainable agriculture is a more complex concept than it appears and that, if misunderstood, it can worsen environmental impacts.

A North American environmentalist, a BIOTA-FAPESP coordinator and the Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science will receive recognition for their environmental actions.

A study conducted at the Universidade de São Paulo looks at one of Brazil’s greatest physicist’s work as an art critic.

Nineteen years ago, a group of researchers took on the challenge of mapping and classifying the taxonomy of over 7,000 species of flowering plants—or phanerogams—found in the state of São Paulo. Their work led to the publication of six books. The seventh volume of the Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo is available.

Arizona State University publishes a list of the most beautiful and strange animals discovered in 2011, including the Caribbean medusa and blue tarantula, which were described in part by Brazilian scientists.

Members of the scientific community, politicians and business people attend a ceremony held at Sala São Paulo. Watch the FAPESP’s Golden Jubilee commemoration video.

A study conducted by University of São Paulo shows that the problems of water scarcity and flash flooding have similar historical roots.

Study focuses on the formation of a network established to recruit workers from Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries.

A study conducted by an international group of scientists, including Brazilian researchers, has identified the gene that causes IMAGe syndrome, an acronym for intrauterine growth restriction, metaphyseal dysplasia, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, and genital anomalies. The study was published in the journal Nature Genetics.

"This inauguration is the most important moment for Brazilian oceanography in the past 45 years," affirms the director of USP’s oceanography institute. USP will manage the ship acquired by FAPESP

A system being installed at the Human Genome Studies Center will store genomic information and molecular test results from patients served by the center

The Atlas of Slave Labor, produced by geographers at Unesp and USP, describes the distribution and movement of Brazilian slave labor and presents tools to locate the most susceptible sectors and the most vulnerable populations

Tactile cartography, focused on the creation of maps, globes and mock-ups to teach geography to the blind or people with local visual acuity, is still little used in Brazil, according to a study

The majority of women who use anxiolytics incorrectly buy them with a prescription but, despite being under a doctor’s care, are not given appropriate information on the risks of prolonged use of this type of drug.

Pest caused Brazil, formerly one of the top cocoa producers, to become an importer of cocoa products.

Known for the efficiency of its institutional and operational model, FAPESP commemorates its Golden Jubilee, both modernized and faithful to the ideas upon which the institution was founded.

A balance of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Astrophysics’s three years of activity shows a continuous increase in publications in high impact magazines. In 2011, researchers surpassed the 200 milestone.

Results of a study on the direct control of the zoonosis in the São Paulo metropolitan region. Ticks from dogs transmit the disease to humans.

New scientific advances have made cellulosic ethanol production a reality, but more focused research is needed to make it economically viable on an industrial scale.

A study conducted in the United States by Brazilian researchers identifies epigenetic modifications that are essential for tumor survival.

Attacks by the sugarcane borer—sugarcane’s main pest—cause the plant to produce proteins that act not against the insect but against a fungus, as reported in a study led by Brazilian researchers.