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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.

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.

Distributed throughout every continent in different biomes, species of the family are an absolute evolutionary success, according to José Pirani of USP.

Researchers from Brazil and Sweden utilize single fiber electromyography to detect diseases affecting neuromuscular joints, such as myasthenia gravis

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.

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.

FAPESP-financed instruments, the only ones of their kind, are installed at the Argentine Observatory.

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.

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.

Coordinator of the Minas Gerais Intellectual Property Network speaks about the challenges of managing innovation and intellectual property.

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.

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

Gold medals go to projects for social networks for architectural photographs, biosensors for tumor markers and genetic markers for poultry production

Daniel Hernández Ruipérez, Rector of USAL (left) and FAPESP President Celso Lafer sign the cooperative agreement between the institutions

USP scientists participated in a study that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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

Researcher produces a list of the fiction censored by the Brazilian dictatorship and analyzes specific cases.

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.

Equipment reduces disease-causing microorganisms in wastewater through physical phenomenon involving sudden drops in pressure.

The Foundation kicks off a series of meetings with advisors that analyze the 19,000 research funding applications received annually.

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.

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

Research reinforces the thesis that the disorder is not purely neurological

"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

Researchers cultivate microalgae in a laboratory to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and develop biomolecules for application in energy and agriculture

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.

Brazilian and U.S. researchers perform study on a group of rare hereditary illnesses caused by genetic deficiencies of the innate immune system

Research analyzes the radical social and political transformation of São Paulo’s outskirts over the last few decades

Researchers uncover one of the reasons people with low birth weights that later develop obesity have a greater risk of cardiac disease

Study tells about the contribution of Galileu Galilei's father to the history of music and science and his musical divergence with his son

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 Glaxo SmithKline Brasil signed a letter of intent for joint investment to support research on tropical diseases in São Paulo State.

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.

New book highlights intellectual production in the interdisciplinary field of socio-environmental sciences.

Seoul Science and Technology Forum brought together representatives of public research foundations from more than 35 countries to discuss how to promote sustainable growth.

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.

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.

Sugarcane Bioethanol – R&D for productivity and sustainability has won Brazil Jabuti award in the Natural Sciences Category.

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.

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 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 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.

Research work of FAPESP Scientific Initiation fellow on platinum oxide structures is published in Physical Review B, published by American Physical Society.

Scientists highlight variables that complicate the discovery of treatments for diseases like malaria and dengue, no longer restricted to the poorest countries.

Applicants from São Paulo State and France can submit proposals for researcher exchange in all fields of knowledge until November 16.

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.

For FAPESP Scientific Director Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, “there is still plenty of room for collaboration on projects and for increasing the impact of science produced in Brazil.”

Scientists from Brazil and the US discuss research advances and challenges for the development of quantum computers, optical chips and high-speed data transmission

The FAPESP Research Program on Global Climate Change seeks to increase the number of projects supported through March 2012 from 40 to 60

Scientists at FAPESP Week emphasize the importance of producing knowledge to help establish conservation policies. US researchers highlight the increased Brazilian publication of taxonomy and systems biology.