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Chinese scientist Rui-Ping Xiao returns to her home country after 20 years in the United States to help break new ground in translational medicine.

Experiments on rats show that a deficiency of the nutrient reduces kidney function, modifies the local expression of proteins and increases the formation of fibrosis after induced injury.

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

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.

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.