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Study shows anti-hypertensive drugs improving heart rate more in patients who listen to music after taking medication.

The Large Hadron Collider will be entirely upgraded, and ALICE, one of its four major experiments, will be equipped with a new particle detection system comprising 88,000 units of the SAMPA chip.

Research conducted with mice in Brazil used different combinations of tumor cell lines genetically modified to secrete substances that stimulate the immune system to combat cancer.

Scientists linked to a FAPESP-funded research center author six of the 25 most downloaded papers from the website of Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, a prestigious publication on amorphous and glassy materials.

Participants expressed this view in debates on the impact of the fourth industrial revolution at the World Economic Forum on Latin America.

Researchers in Brazil have identified seven biomarkers that could be used at the time of the primary diagnosis to show which glioma patients will tend to progress to a more aggressive form of the disease.

According to the authors of a paper published in a special issue of the journal Cell, the methodology measures tumor aggressiveness and the risk of relapse, helping doctors plan treatment.

Proportion is set to reach 90% by 2050, according to Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment Report launched by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Researchers and students from several countries discuss issues such as a faster transition from molecule discovery to clinical trials and drug manufacturing.

Event on water security co-hosted by FAPESP featured experts in several areas, such as chemical engineering, geoscience, environmental management, economics and agronomy.

The exotic behaviors displayed by organic compounds subjected to low temperatures are explored in a paper published in Physical Review B.

Understanding how microorganisms regulate the control and production of these enzymes is considered fundamental to the production of second-generation ethanol.

The technology is called Fluid and uses mobile sensors that record vibrations in water pipes, comparing them with a cloud database.

A multicenter study involving BRAINN, a research center funded by FAPESP, analyzed the brains of over 3,800 volunteers in search of anatomical alterations specific to each epilepsy subtype.

A particle that is its own anti-particle is the subject of a theoretical study by Brazilian researchers with results published in Scientific Reports.

Study shows that the integrated neural respiratory control system makes expiration cease to be passive when ambient carbon dioxide increases.

Brazilian researchers show how certain leafcutter ant and stingless bee species depend on microorganisms for food, communication, defense against pathogens, and the completion of their development cycle.

A study conducted by Brazilian scientists shows that better management practices can help reduce GHG emissions in the early stages of the switch from degraded pasture to sugarcane.

MacPath system permits automated planning of tractors, harvesters and sprayers based on logistics, cost, and surface of areas for planting.

Research warns of possible jeopardy for forest regeneration and plant species balance if large mammals existing today become extinct.

Research conducted in Brazil could help develop tests to estimate progression of the disease, which is the leading cause of hospitalization in the first year of life.

Set to come to market this year, the test identifies antibodies that remain in the organism for years after the acute phase and provide immunity.

Researchers from Brazil and France identify cadmium and mercury contamination in invertebrates inhabiting the Kerguelen Islands, one of the most isolated places on Earth.

Laboratory experiment performed in Brazil elucidates how outermost layers of radioactive elements known as actinides are ordered and represents new step in search for room-temperature superconductors.

Over half the study population of postmenopausal women with vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency had metabolic syndrome.

With climate change and indiscriminate use of fire, the tropical rainforest biome’s hydrological cycle will be badly affected if deforestation reaches 20%-25%, scientists warn.

Scientists use mathematical models to predict distribution areas by 2100 of four arboviruses: Oropouche, Mayaro, Rocio, and St Louis encephalitis.

Technology developed by Brazilian firm i-Healthsys can be used to control hand hygiene and medical procedures

Study originating in international collaboration reveals that triclosan inhibits enzymes essential to survival of malaria parasite in two key stages of its lifecycle in humans.

Researchers in Brazil and US used 3D printing to produce structures with high mechanical strength based on mathematical models created by Karl Schwarz in 1880.