News from Latin America

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Oct-2025 03:11 ET (7-Oct-2025 07:11 GMT/UTC)

13-Jun-2025

Drones can detect fires and monitor greenhouse gas emissions

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

University of São Paulo researchers are developing an aircraft equipped with sensors that can detect and measure the concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane in the environment; the project was presented at FAPESP Week France in Toulouse.

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12-Jun-2025

Study shows ways to tackle homophobic bullying in schools

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

Based on individual interviews with adolescents and focus group discussions, researchers from São Paulo State University have created a classification of the coping strategies used by young people in situations of school bullying. The study also provides recommendations for educational institutions.

Journal

Journal of School Violence

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12-Jun-2025

Playing to learn? It works, but it has its limits

Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

A new ESPOL study reveals that turning learning into a game can improve grades in STEM subjects, but it doesn't necessarily motivate students more. The research was based on the theory of Gamified Learning and was applied to 175 engineering students. One group was implemented with a weekly leaderboard system (like video game rankings), and the other was not

Journal

International Journal of STEM Education

12-Jun-2025

Imunotera: Therapeutic vaccine for diseases caused by HPV

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

With support from FAPESP, the São Paulo startup has developed a molecule that can stimulate the immune system to fight cancer caused by the human papillomavirus; the technology will be presented at the VivaTech fair in Paris.

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12-Jun-2025

Vitamin D increases the likelihood that breast cancer will disappear with chemotherapy

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

In a study conducted at São Paulo State University with 80 women over the age of 45, low-dose vitamin D supplementation nearly doubled the treatment response rate.

Journal

Nutrition and Cancer

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11-Jun-2025

A combination of exercise and omega-3 reduces the severity of tooth root infections

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

Rats that exercised and took fatty acid supplements responded better to bacteria and the inflammatory process of apical periodontitis, which can occur when caries reach the root canal and cause an infection.

Journal

Scientific Reports

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11-Jun-2025

Cor.Sync: Brazilian device provides innovative heart attack diagnosis

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

The system, developed by the FAPESP-supported startup, performs an assessment in eight minutes, drastically reducing the time needed to save lives; the technology will be presented at VivaTech in Paris.

11-Jun-2025

Scientific collaboration between São Paulo and France increases the impact of research conducted in both regions

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

According to data presented by the Foundation’s director, the average citation impact of all articles published by French scientists who do not collaborate with São Paulo colleagues is 1.37. The average for São Paulo researchers is 1.02, which is above the world average. However, articles published last year by researchers from both regions in partnership had an average impact of 5.2.

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10-Jun-2025

3DBS: 3D bioprinted human tissues and membranes for regenerative medicine

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

The Campinas-based startup has developed its own biofabrication and tissue engineering technologies with support from FAPESP; these solutions will be presented at Europe’s largest innovation fair in Paris.

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10-Jun-2025

Tool identifies ecologically equivalent areas to guide restoration projects

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

Model designed to comply with current legislation uses biodiversity, landscape, and ecosystem services data and could support public policies.

Journal

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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