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A technique applied at Unesp using mass spectrometry identifies toxic compounds directly in cyanobacterial cells and in water reservoirs

A study conducted at FMUSP and University College London showed that uncovering the cerebral mechanisms of physicians can contribute to improved diagnostic methods and techniques, resulting in fewer medical errors

Equipment measures physicochemical changes to materials in cultural objects caused by environmental conditions of museums

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.

Brazilian researchers participate in one of the groups involved in the search for the so-called "God particle"

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.

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.

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