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  • Scientists prepare to monitor Atlantic Ocean

    2012-01-11
    The circulation patterns of the Atlantic Ocean could be undergoing transformations that could potentially interfere with the global climate. To understand this phenomenon, an international group of scientists will install a series of monitoring instruments along a line that extends from South America to Africa.
  • Scientists announce discovery of new clues to location of Higgs boson particles

    2012-01-11
    Brazilian researchers participate in one of the groups involved in the search for the so-called "God particle"
  • Largest family of plants in the world gains integrated database

    2012-01-11
    The objective of the projects developed by researchers from diverse countries is to increase the scientific understanding of the origin and evolution of the Compositae.
  • Brazilian group identifies transcripts expressed in pancreatic cancer

    2012-01-11
    A study published in Molecular Cancer has identified, for the first time, a correlation between highly malignant tumors and the expression of long non-coding RNAs. The study presents a gene expression profile that is correlated with the metastasis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  • Establishment of an advanced school for autism

    2012-01-04
    Advances in recent years in research into autism—a global developmental dysfunction that affects the communication, socialization and behavioral capacities of thousands of people worldwide—suggest improved treatment for the behavioral disturbance.
  • Cardiac regeneration is the object of research

    2012-01-04
    USP and MIT researchers intend to substitute damaged cardiac muscle and induce new vein formation in acute heart attack cases. This novel technique, known as cardiac reparation, uses stem cells.
  • FAPESP gathering discusses the scientific importance of the largest family of plants

    2012-01-04
    Distributed throughout every continent in different biomes, species of the family are an absolute evolutionary success, according to José Pirani of USP.
  • A new, more sensitive method for diagnosing neuromuscular diseases

    2012-01-04
    Researchers from Brazil and Sweden utilize single fiber electromyography to detect diseases affecting neuromuscular joints, such as myasthenia gravis
  • The heart has a new ally against myocardial infarction

    2012-01-04
    A study that included the participation of an FAPESP fellow published in Science Translational Medicine describes a new molecule that inhibits injury to the heart due to nitroglycerin tolerance.
  • Sickle cell anemia is an increasingly serious problem, says scientist

    2011-12-21
    In an interview with Agência FAPESP, Sara Olalla Saad, of Unicamp's Hematology and Hemotherapy Center, affirms that the disease has been neglected and explains why it is urgent to develop new treatments and study means of prevention.
  • New radio telescopes make new solar flare studies possible

    2011-12-21
    FAPESP-financed instruments, the only ones of their kind, are installed at the Argentine Observatory.
  • Scientists develop a polymer made from corn

    2011-12-21
    A material developed by researchers from the United States and Brazil could be used in place of bisphenol A in the epoxy resins used in rigid plastics such as those used in computer boards, packaging and coatings.
  • São Paulo Intellectual Property Network is Proposed

    2011-12-21
    The network’s objective will be to strengthen initiatives for the protection of intellectual property, the generation and transfer of technology and the promotion of innovation in the state.
  • Ideas in demand

    2011-12-21
    Coordinator of the Minas Gerais Intellectual Property Network speaks about the challenges of managing innovation and intellectual property.
  • H1N1 vaccine is safe for individuals with autoimmune diseases

    2011-12-14
    A study conducted by researchers at Universidade de São Paulo’s (USP) Medical School proved the immunogenicity and safety of the H1N1 vaccine against patients with rheumatic autoimmune diseases and in people subjected to immunosuppressive therapy, including individuals with cancer or receiving transplants.
  • Research advances knowledge on the relationship between epigenetic alternations, oxidative stress and melanoma

    2011-12-14
    Group publishes article on the connection between the most serious type of skin cancer and the role of micro-RNA in epigenetic alterations that lead to tumor development
  • Innovation Olympics releases winning projects

    2011-12-14
    Gold medals go to projects for social networks for architectural photographs, biosensors for tumor markers and genetic markers for poultry production
  • FAPESP signs an agreement with Universidade de Salamanca

    2011-12-14
    Daniel Hernández Ruipérez, Rector of USAL (left) and FAPESP President Celso Lafer sign the cooperative agreement between the institutions
  • Blood group antigen polymorphism affects susceptibility to malaria, study says

    2011-12-14
    USP scientists participated in a study that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • FAPESP chief executive Ricardo Brentani dies at 74

    2011-12-07
    Professor emeritus at the Universidade de São Paulo School of Medicine, Brentani was president of the Antônio Prudente Foundation and coordinator of the Center for Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Literature censored by the Brazilian dictatorship is the topic of study

    2011-12-07
    Researcher produces a list of the fiction censored by the Brazilian dictatorship and analyzes specific cases.
  • A model for understanding the dynamics of scientific culture

    2011-12-07
    A spiral of scientific culture, proposed by a Unicamp professor, may make it possible to identify common scientific traits between Brazil and the Ibero-American nations.
  • Disinfecting bubbles

    2011-12-07
    Equipment reduces disease-causing microorganisms in wastewater through physical phenomenon involving sudden drops in pressure.
  • FAPESP holds meetings with ad hoc advisors

    2011-12-07
    The Foundation kicks off a series of meetings with advisors that analyze the 19,000 research funding applications received annually.
  • The airplane of the future

    2011-11-30
    Three projects financed under FAPESP’s Partnership for Technological Innovation Research (PITE) program, in partnership with Embraer, could make the aircraft produced by the Brazilian company more comfortable, silent and secure.
  • Research shows chemical evolution of galaxies

    2011-11-30
    Scientists study how chemical elements change with time and with the position within galaxies. Thematic Project's focus at IAG-USP is central stars in planetary nebulae
  • Huntington’s Disease could originate in the heart says study

    2011-11-30
    Research reinforces the thesis that the disorder is not purely neurological
  • Women enter science through the kitchen

    2011-11-30
    "It was in-between preparation of broth and stews that women began the practice of working in laboratories, developing a series of products that would later be used by doctors and botanists," says scientist
  • Algae sequester carbon and develop biomolecules

    2011-11-30
    Researchers cultivate microalgae in a laboratory to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and develop biomolecules for application in energy and agriculture
  • Challenges of the "data tsunami"

    2011-11-23
    If the lack of data limited advances in science a few years ago, the problem has reversed itself today. Development of new data-collecting technology in a plethora of areas and scales has generated a volume of information so immense that its excess has become a bottleneck to scientific advancement.
  • Research on new genetic syndromes

    2011-11-23
    Brazilian and U.S. researchers perform study on a group of rare hereditary illnesses caused by genetic deficiencies of the innate immune system
  • City outskirts from a new perspective

    2011-11-23
    Research analyzes the radical social and political transformation of São Paulo’s outskirts over the last few decades
  • A healthy weight for your heart

    2011-11-23
    Researchers uncover one of the reasons people with low birth weights that later develop obesity have a greater risk of cardiac disease
  • Music as science

    2011-11-23
    Study tells about the contribution of Galileu Galilei's father to the history of music and science and his musical divergence with his son
  • U.S. scientists evaluate FAPESP Week

    2011-11-16
    Opportunities to learn about cutting edge research in Brazil and conduct partnerships with scientists in the country were highlighted by participants in the Washington symposium.
  • FAPESP and GSK in partnership against tropical diseases

    2011-11-16
    FAPESP and Glaxo SmithKline Brasil signed a letter of intent for joint investment to support research on tropical diseases in São Paulo State.
  • Nocturnal workers may have predisposition to eat more

    2011-11-16
    A new study conducted by Brazilian scientists suggests that nocturnal workers present alterations in hormonal functions that leave them predisposed to eat more, gain weight and develop metabolic syndrome.
  • Socio-environmentalism in Latin America

    2011-11-16
    New book highlights intellectual production in the interdisciplinary field of socio-environmental sciences.
  • Sharing experience in sustainability

    2011-11-16
    Seoul Science and Technology Forum brought together representatives of public research foundations from more than 35 countries to discuss how to promote sustainable growth.
  • FAPESP evaluates impact of programs

    2011-11-09
    Three FAPESP programs – Fellowships, BIOTA and Multiuser Equipment (EMU) – will be evaluated in a study conducted by the Foundation’s Scientific Department with the support of the Study Group on Organization of Research and Innovation (GEOPI), housed under Universidade Estadual de Campinas’ Department of Scientific and Technological Policy.
  • Luminous cooling

    2011-11-09
    Brazilian scientists participate in international research team that cools a nano-object to the lowest possible energy state, paving the way for development of ultrasensitive detectors and quantum experiments.
  • Publication supported by FAPESP win book prize

    2011-11-09
    Sugarcane Bioethanol – R&D for productivity and sustainability has won Brazil Jabuti award in the Natural Sciences Category.
  • Antioxidant enrichment

    2011-11-09
    After adding sunflower oil, selenium and vitamin E to cattle feed, USP researchers discover antioxidant effects in children that consumed milk from the animals. Enrichment also improved conservation of the product.
  • IBM funds research

    2011-11-09
    Carlos Humes Junior, a professor at the Universidade de São Paulo’s Mathematics and Statistics Institute and two post-graduate students will receive IBM research grants in Brazil for work in the areas of mathematics and computing.
  • FAPESP launches Foreign Research Fellowship

    2011-11-02
    FAPESP is launching a new fellowship program, the Foreign Research Fellowship (BEPE). The aim is to support short and medium term research abroad for current FAPESP fellows in the following programs: Scientific Initiation, Master’s, Doctorate and Post-Doctorate.
  • Genetic pathways

    2011-11-02
    Genetic research conducted in Brazil and in the United States to discover treatment alternatives for diseases like cancer, hemophilia and muscular dystrophy is highlighted in Washington.
  • New discovery in platinum structure

    2011-11-02
    Research work of FAPESP Scientific Initiation fellow on platinum oxide structures is published in Physical Review B, published by American Physical Society.
  • Beyond the tropics

    2011-11-02
    Scientists highlight variables that complicate the discovery of treatments for diseases like malaria and dengue, no longer restricted to the poorest countries.
  • FAPESP and CNRS launch call for 2012-2013 period

    2011-11-02
    Applicants from São Paulo State and France can submit proposals for researcher exchange in all fields of knowledge until November 16.
  • Brazil and US research cooperation

    2011-10-26
    During FAPESP Week authorities and representatives from the organizing institutions emphasize the importance this event has on scientific cooperation between Brazil and the United States.