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In an article published by the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, researchers show what happens in a yeast cell when one of the signaling pathways between mitochondria and nuclei is impaired.

Computational molecular dynamics simulation produces promising results with cellulose and advances research in glass ceramics and soft condensed matter.

Research institutions in Brazil and worldwide are networking with pharmaceutical companies to reduce the time required to develop new treatments for Chagas and malaria, among other diseases.

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz spoke at a forum organized by the AAAS, where he stressed the importance of international collaboration in research.

Researchers from UC Davis addressed groundwater sustainability at a symposium hosted by FAPESP.

Lluís Rovira, who heads Research Centres of Catalonia (CERCA), spoke at FAPESP Week Barcelona about the challenges of developing research in the region.

Successful experiences in São Paulo and Catalonia were shared by researchers at FAPESP Week Barcelona.

A proposal was presented by researchers affiliated with the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.

Study conducted in Peru's Yanachaga National Park correlates changes in behavior of birds and small mammals with atmospheric ionization caused by rock friction deep underground.

Researchers are trying to determine how the interaction between the insect's immune system and its gut microbiome could make it resistant to infection and unable to transmit the virus.

José Lino Salvador Barañao, Argentina's Minister of Science, Technology & Productive Innovation, talks about international cooperation and research partnerships with Brazil.

The purpose of the center will be to conduct collaborative studies of urban planning policies implemented by major Australian and South American cities.

Scientists at the São Paulo State Cancer Institute in collaboration with researchers elsewhere in Brazil and abroad are mapping how galectin-3 influences the progression of metastatic tumors.

International cooperation is helping to increase our knowledge of particles that may account for the asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe.

Areas of interest will include physical sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences and agriculture. Announcement was made at opening of FAPESP Week UC Davis in Brazil.

Researchers at UC Davis have extracted oligosaccharides similar to those found in mother's milk from whey permeate, a dairy industry waste.

Research findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine illustrate how a key parameter can reduce mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

A new firm supported by FAPESP has created user-friendly miniaturized devices to relieve pain, enhance athletic performance and speed up muscle rehabilitation by means of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.

Sociologist Eva Blay conducted years of research and interviewed 92 people to build a portrait of the contemporary Jewish presence.

When experimentally mixed with water containing larvae of the mosquito that transmits dengue virus, the compound killed 100% of the insects after eight hours of exposure to sunlight.

Based on the efforts of 137 experts from 24 countries and coordinated by researchers in FAPESP's programs, the report will fed into public policy in São Paulo State.

Experimental drug developed by researchers at Stanford University and University of São Paulo protected rats against persistent damage to cells that leads to chronic heart failure.

Specialists discuss methods to replace the use of animals in laboratory tests, minimize pain and distress, and assure better results.

Results published in PNAS can inspire the development of synthetic inhibitors and pave the way for a new class of antibiotics.

Public-perception surveys conducted in Brazil and Argentina show that very few people have an understanding of science or are aware of scientific research institutions in their country.

Cornerstone of giant telescope to be installed in Chilean Andes will be laid in early November. Announcement was made at FAPESP Week Buenos Aires.

Research finds a new way to identify high-risk patients who are most likely to benefit from targeted cancer therapy, which uses drugs to block proteins involved in tumor growth.

Study proposes productive use for the large amount of waste generated by fruit crops between harvesting and post-consumption.

Research shows that sex, age and colony function are among the types of information conveyed by the aromatic bouquets of social insects.

Researchers at Brazil's Butantan Institute have asked the National Public Health Surveillance Agency to authorize the final phase of clinical trials. The vaccine could be available for general immunization in 2016.