Public health
2024-08-14
Oropouche virus: 200-fold increase in infections this year in Brazil compared to the last decade due to novel variant
Brazilian researchers publish preliminary data showing that the pathogen has undergone mutations making it more aggressive and contributing to resurgence of the disease in Brazil since 2023.
2024 FAPESP Lectures
2024-08-07
Economic model that led to climate crisis will not be the solution, says sociologist
The Sixth FAPESP 2024 Lecture brought to São Paulo from Guinea-Bissau the intellectual Miguel de Barros to speak about “Climate change, energy transition and food sovereignty in Africa: challenges and alternatives”.
Agronomy
2024-07-31
New discoveries regarding tomato hormones can increase total yield
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and colleagues in other countries conducted a study showing that strigolactones – substances hitherto associated only with plant development – can directly influence flowering and fruiting.
Energy
2024-08-14
Project in Brazil studies technologies to integrate offshore wind farms into the country's power grid
Work conducted at the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation will also analyze the best way to bring electricity to oil platforms off the Brazilian coast.
Health
2024-08-14
Study finds that dopaminergic medication improves sleep quality in Parkinson’s disease patients
The analysis was conducted by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP), showing that when the patients took the drug, the number of times they woke up during the night fell by 25% and the amount of time they remained awake fell 30% on average.
Health
2024-08-14
Novel methodology for remote testing of functional mobility and muscle strength in elderly patients with dementia
The protocol was designed at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). Trained carers help patients take standard tests used by geriatricians and physical therapists, performing them in their own homes with remote assistance from health workers. The goal is to facilitate access to treatment for older people with dementia.
Innovation
2024-08-14
Platform uses artificial intelligence to calculate body measurements from photographs
The solution, developed by a startup supported by FAPESP, estimates eight parameters with an error of under 5% for 80% of users, according to the firm’s founder.
Neglected tropical diseases
2024-08-14
Resistance to the main drugs used in Brazil against Leishmania is found in parasite infecting cutaneous leishmaniasis patient
Trials conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) confirm that the isolate of Leishmania amazonensis from a 46-year-old patient is resistant to amphotericin B.
Photonics
2024-08-12
Chip that entangles four photons opens up possibility of inviolable quantum encryption
The device can be used to implement sharing systems in which any attempt at unauthorized access is immediately detected because it alters the quantum correlations.
International cooperation
2024-08-07
Chinese delegation visits FAPESP to align research collaboration strategies
The meeting was a development arising from FAPESP Week China, held in June in Guangdong Province.
Food
2024-08-07
Organic farms certified by peers display higher product diversity
A study conducted in São Paulo state (Brazil) showed that farms with peer-to-peer certification had 58.8 organic items on average, while farms conventionally certified by third parties had 22.2.
Innovation
2024-08-14
Platform uses artificial intelligence to calculate body measurements from photographs
Neglected tropical diseases
2024-08-14
Resistance to the main drugs used in Brazil against Leishmania is found in parasite infecting cutaneous leishmaniasis patient
2024 FAPESP Lectures
2024-08-07
Economic model that led to climate crisis will not be the solution, says sociologist
Cerrado
2024-08-07
Treatment with smoke can favor seed germination in the Cerrado
Biodiversity
2024-08-07
Study reveals mechanism used by tegu lizard to raise own temperature
Climate change
2024-08-07
Tool lists most effective strategies for increasing climate awareness and action
Innovation
2024-08-07
