News from Latin America
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2025 17:10 ET (19-Jun-2025 21:10 GMT/UTC)
18-Jun-2025
Research reveals specific type of rare genetic variation linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
The study compared data from patients and healthy individuals from Brazil, Canada, and the United States. The results help paint a clearer picture of how genetics influences the development of OCD.
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- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
18-Jun-2025
Wild parrot species returns to its habitat in Atlantic Rainforest reserve
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
The goal of reintroducing the bird is to restore the original fauna of the forest and its functionality. Supported by FAPESP, the project was presented at the Brazil-France Forum on Forests, Biodiversity, and Human Societies in Paris.
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
17-Jun-2025
Study identifies molecular markers related to meat quality in Nelore cattle
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
By combining different techniques, researchers at São Paulo State University in Brazil have revealed biological pathways related to tenderness, fat deposition, and other relevant characteristics of the meat of the predominant cattle breed in Brazil. The results could optimize strategies to enhance product quality and bolster the competitiveness of Brazilian livestock farming.
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- Scientific Reports
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
17-Jun-2025
Fire and agriculture drive soil degradation in the southern Brazilian Amazon
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
Study shows that carbon and nitrogen losses from the soil persist for nearly a decade after burning, and conversion to agriculture causes even more severe impacts.
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- CATENA
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
17-Jun-2025
Amazon scorpion toxin kills breast cancer cells
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Researchers from the University of São Paulo have identified a molecule in arachnid venom that acts similarly to a commonly used chemotherapy drug for treating the disease; preliminary results of the study were presented at FAPESP Week France.
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
17-Jun-2025
New and urgent museologies
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Researchers from Brazil and France meet at a seminar during FAPESP Week to discuss ways forward for museums in the face of the changes and challenges of the 21st century.
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
17-Jun-2025
Science is essential for curbing global warming, forest loss, and biodiversity loss
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
The assessment was made by Barbara Pompili, the French Ambassador for the Environment, at the opening of a forum at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. The event is part of the FAPESP Week France program.
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
16-Jun-2025
Study identifies molecule in stingless bee propolis that can kill dengue mosquito larvae
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers have found a substance in propolis from bees native to Brazil that kills 90% to 100% of Aedes aegypti larvae. The compound, found in pine sap, is likely enhanced by insect processing and has the potential to help combat mosquitoes that transmit arboviruses.
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- Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
16-Jun-2025
Study of adolescents shows that the urban environment influences their sense of justice and trust in institutions
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
Over the course of three years, researchers from the University of São Paulo and their collaborators examined the “belief in a just world” of 659 São Paulo residents between the ages of 12 and 14. The results highlight the importance of incorporating urban and structural factors, such as access to services and community cohesion, into discussions on citizenship and democratic development.
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- Journal of Environmental Psychology
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo