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Research focusing on glioblastomas contributes to prognosis and helps find therapeutic targets. The results of the study were published in the journal Tumor Biology.

Greenhouse gas emissions from closed tanks and pipes are 620 times lower than those from traditional systems according to a study by Brazilian researchers.

The differential expression of hnRNPs may lead to dysfunction of oligodendrocytes, glial cells that produce myelin and are important for neuronal activity.

Researchers concluded that medicinal therapy was more than twice as effective as low-intensity brain stimulation, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Mischa Dohler, director of the Center for Telecommunications Research at King’s College London, highlights the challenges of making smart cities become a reality.

Scientists raise important hypotheses about the evolutionary history of one of the most abundant groups of termites in Brazil.

Sensors are designed to detect medium-to-large animals weighing upwards of 3 kg.

On comparing samples of tumors and healthy tissue, researchers found differences in the most abundant bacterial genera.

São Paulo School of Advanced Science assembled students from 14 countries to develop solutions and improve quality of life in developing regions.

With support from FAPESP's Innovative Research in Small Business program, a company extends the use of a solid-state neodymium-doped laser to raise power levels and processing speed.

Studies suggest that combining radiotherapy with drugs that block a protein called PAF-R may increase the treatment success rate and reduce relapses.

International symposium focusing on technology- and knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship brought together specialists from Brazil, the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Levels of ultrafine particulate matter in São Paulo City, Brazil, increased by up to 30% at times when ethanol prices rose and consumption fell.

Study suggests emergence of male bees with both paternal and maternal genetic material unbalances workforce in colonies of Scaptotrigona depilis.

Through experiments with rats and cells, a study shows that aerobic training reactivates system that helps rid heart cells of dysfunctional mitochondria.

Genetic marker to identify yeast strains is already used by 30 ethanol plants in five states.

Survey under way seeks to help ensure earthquake-resistant construction becomes more widespread.

Researchers have identified the lipid accumulation mechanism in oocytes. Their results may help improve production in the market led worldwide by Brazil.

Vector is no longer confined to villages in the Amazon but is spreading to major cities throughout Brazil, researcher warns.

Study by researchers at University of São Paulo Medical School’s Psychiatry Institute warns that health system should take comorbidity into account.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo prove that increased levels of chemerin observed in patients with diseases involving chronic inflammation can cause damage to bone tissue.

The study involved a control group and a third group of people who learned to play video games. The average age was 65.

A project focusing on the use of non-toxic materials and sustainable production has already created fiber cement panels and biomass particleboard for multiple uses.

Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, one of the developers of molecular machines, visited Brazil to take part in IUPAC 2017.

Article published in The Journal of Neuroscience shows role of cytokine TNF in genesis of herpetic neuralgia. Discovery could lead to novel therapeutic approaches.

Research performed at the University of São Paulo may contribute to the refinement of climate models used to project future scenarios.

Research highlighting differences between human and murine microglia used in studies of Alzheimer’s and other diseases is published in Nature Neuroscience.

Theoretical study published in Physical Review Letters could have future applications in nanodevices and computation, and in quantum encryption and communication.

Study also helped to set more realistic national and international ceilings on toxic substances produced by fungi in Brazil nuts.

Brazilian biochemist Margaret Magdesian founded a startup in Canada to make organ-on-a-chip devices that enhance the efficiency of experiments using cell cultures.