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2-Jan-2023

Applications open for School of Advanced Science on Stem Cell Biology

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

The school will highlight the latest scientific advances that are closing the gap between fundamental and applied research focused on stem cell therapy and tissue bioengineering; submissions will be accepted until February 28, 2023.

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21-Dec-2022

Restoring biodiversity in deforested ranches “one tree at a time"

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By carefully planning patches of diverse vegetation, scientists say it is possible to increase biodiversity and increase yields for farmers.

Journal

Diversity

21-Dec-2022

Brazilian model vaccination program reduced severe cases of COVID-19 and deaths even from variants

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

The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variant substitution in the town where a clinical trial of vaccination effectiveness was conducted matched the pattern seen elsewhere in the country, but most cases were mild. The researchers analyzed 4,375 whole genomes of the virus.

Journal

Viruses

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20-Dec-2022

Researchers analyze performance of bacterium in combating coffee rust

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

Their research is part basic science, investigating the bacterium’s resilience in a hostile environment – coffee leaves – and part biotech, seeing whether the bacterium inhibits the development of a pathogen that causes severe losses to coffee growers.

Journal

BMC Microbiology

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20-Dec-2022

Anti-inflammatory drugs commonly taken by children can cause alterations to dental enamel, study shows

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

The authors investigated the effects of celecoxib and indomethacin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the first step on the analgesic ladder, alongside paracetamol.

Journal

Scientific Reports

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20-Dec-2022

Blood donation samples can be used to monitor progress of epidemics, study shows

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

A group of researchers in Brazil and the UK have developed a method to track seroprevalence in real time. An article in the journal eLife shows how this was done in the case of SARS-CoV-2, providing a “portrait” of the first year of COVID-19 in Brazil.

Journal

eLife

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15-Dec-2022

Artificial intelligence helps Brazilian breeders select desired traits of native fish

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

The research group has been working for some time on genetic improvement of this native species to raise yields while lowering production costs.

Journal

Aquaculture

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

15-Dec-2022

Applications open for School of Advanced Science on Nanotechnology, Agriculture and Environment

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

The school will focus on nanotechnology innovation with safety, responsibility, and sustainability considering an international globalized scenario; submissions will be accepted until February 5, 2023.

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14-Dec-2022

Telemedicine arrived in Brazil during the pandemic and came to stay, study shows

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

The findings of the study, which involved 1,183 physicians in two Brazilian states, point to inequalities in the uses and coverage of telemedicine.

Journal

Globalization and Health

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14-Dec-2022

Religion is not the factor that most influences rejection of evolutionary theory in schools, study says

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

A survey of 5,500 Brazilian and Italian school students aged 14-16 pointed to nationality, social perceptions of science and household income as more influential than religion. The findings are published in PLOS ONE.

Journal

PLOS One

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo