São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) 

São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is one of the country's leading agencies for scientific and technological research. FAPESP supports research through grants and fellowships for projects in all areas of knowledge, submitted by researchers from public and private higher education and research institutions, government agencies, and companies based in the state of São Paulo. You can learn more about FAPESP at www.fapesp.br/en

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Latest News Releases from FAPESP

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Oct-2025 18:11 ET (7-Oct-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)

14-Aug-2025

Indigenous researcher revives traditional medical practices of his people

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study accessed ancestral knowledge and cataloged 175 medicinal plants used to treat diseases such as parasitic worms, diabetes, and hypertension. Community participation was central to all stages of the study.

Journal

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

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13-Aug-2025

Fermentation method transforms unripe fruits into specialty coffees

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Normally discarde, green beans from the Arara cultivar were subjected to airless fermentation and produced high-quality beverages in blind tests. Researchers see potential for the product to be valued in domestic and foreign markets.

Journal

Food and Bioprocess Technology

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12-Aug-2025

Laser therapy enhances treatment of fungus resistant to conventional medication

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at a FAPESP-supported research center have managed to reduce Candida albicans’ resistance to fungicides by incorporating photodynamic inactivation techniques into the treatment. The results of the study indicate that the technology can be used in both human healthcare and the prevention of food contamination.  

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Photochemistry and Photobiology

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6-Aug-2025

Decline of seed-dispersing animals hinders fight against climate change

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

International team of researchers issues global warning about the need to include frugivores in conservation, forest restoration, and climate change mitigation strategies.Seeds consumed by animals germinate more and faster and establish themselves in safer places to grow.

Journal

Nature Reviews Biodiversity

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5-Aug-2025

Corals in Brazilian archipelago capture carbon equivalent to the burning of 324,000 liters of gasoline per year

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A single species found in the Alcatrazes Archipelago, brain coral, produces around 170 tons of calcium carbonate annually. This represents the retention of approximately 20 tons of carbon in mineral form, which can last for centuries or millennia. A study by the Federal University of São Paulo highlights the potential ecosystem services provided by subtropical corals.

Journal

Marine Environmental Research

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30-Jul-2025

Study identifies genes that can predict response to immunotherapy in melanoma patients

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Brazilian researchers develop precision tool that can predict immunotherapy treatment failure, with the potential to personalize therapies and reduce healthcare costs.

Journal

Journal of Molecular Medicine

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30-Jul-2025

Study proposes a new window for dark matter research

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Model considers two DM particles, one stable and one unstable, as well as a vector mediator similar to the photon but with mass, which would promote interaction with ordinary matter particles.

Journal

Journal of High Energy Physics

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30-Jul-2025

Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science in Systems Change and Sustainability

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Meeting Announcement

The school will integrate multiple forms of knowledge in order to advance towards the systemic changes required for the construction of more equitable and resilient societies. Applicants may submit until August 15.

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