Search: 4243 news

Sofosbuvir is already used to treat hepatitis C and has passed all human use approval tests, so it can be fairly easily deployed if the chikungunya epidemic forecast for the next two years materializes.

An international research consortium is preparing to embark on an ambitious project to track animal migration flows of all kinds from space on a global scale.

Researchers state that many mammals lineages coexisted with the dinosaurs before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Although many species of mammals also disappeared in the extinction event, several lineages survived.

In a presentation on their Zika vaccine to the São Paulo School of Advanced Science in Vaccines, researchers described how it protected pregnant mice and fetuses.

Scientists at the Center for Advanced Graphene, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research are studying remarkable new materials that can be used to develop photonic devices for future generations.

New habits are changing our biological clock and making people more nocturnal. Researcher warns that the phenomenon is causing part of the population to experience one time zone for weekdays and another for weekends.

Researchers have demonstrated that influenza virus impairs the immune response to pneumococcus, especially monocyte activity. A software tool developed with FAPESP’s support was used to interpret the data.

System developed by Brazilian startup includes a portable sensor that sends data to a cloud-based platform while the patient is asleep at home.

In research conducted in Brazil, the extract reduced weight gain and prevented fatty liver in mice.

Studies of intermolecular interactions and dissolution mechanisms in cellulose conducted by scientists at Sweden’s Lund University may contribute to the expansion of chemical applications.

In an article published in Endocrine Reviews, Brazilian professors discuss the general criteria to be considered when prescribing the pineal hormone as a health supplement.

Building with 68,000 square meters and two accelerators unveiled on campus of CNPEM, Brazil’s National Energy and Materials Research Center.

Group of more than 50 researchers plans to advance knowledge and innovation associated with the adoption of water management practices and implementation of environmental governance.

A study at the City University of New York examines the driving mechanism of the causative agent of gonorrhea that when deactivated, renders the bacteria noninfectious.

Equipment will be used by several fields of science and propel the field of structural biology right from the start.

A thematic project brings together theoretical, observational and experimental research to study questions such as the origin of elements in the cosmos and the nuclear reactions behind stellar explosions.

Fabricated news and information obtained through social media in recent elections in Brazil and the importance of fact checking for journalism were the subject of a panel discussion at FAPESP Week New York.

Cases of green gentrification in New York City are analyzed in a book by CUNY professors.

Effects resulting from the interaction between light and mechanical movements can influence the future development of processors, electronic devices and communication networks.

A physicist from the University of São Paulo talks of the CTA, which will be the world’s largest gamma-ray observatory, and of the studies she conducts with high-energy phenomena in astrophysical systems.

Study suggests that hunter-gatherer communities living in coastal Atlantic Forest areas between 8,000 and 1,000 years ago consumed a range of plants and more carbohydrates than expected for the period and region.

Discovery based on analysis of tissue and saliva samples from oral cancer patients shows a correlation between a signature comprising three peptides and the presence of lymph node metastasis.

At the opening session of FAPESP Week, directors from the City University of New York (CUNY) and FAPESP emphasize the importance of international partnerships between scientists in developing science and technology.

Studies conducted at BRAINN (in Brazil) and part of international consortia are able to identify better treatments for diseases such as epilepsy, cerebral vascular accident and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Brazil reports more than 7,000 cases a year of poisoning as a result of the bite of the brown recluse spider; there are also reports of occurrences in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

For Leslie McCall of the CUNY Graduate Center, elitist policies do not correspond to public preferences and the public needs to be informed of the extent of economic and social inequalities.

A spin-off of City University of New York (CUNY) is developing a platform for decoding the human sense of smell and use it as a basis for diagnosing diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, tuberculosis and cancer.

A deeper understanding of the brainstem circuits can explain the role of astrocytes and the vascular system as underlying mechanisms of breathing.

Brazilian researchers are leading projects that are studying the evolution of socio-spatial inequalities, using consumption as a way to understand the process of socio-spatial fragmentation.

Researchers at the RIDC-NEV are studying how laws and rules are implemented and how this defines the legitimacy of institutions that prevent violence and guarantee democracy, such as the police and the judiciary.