News from Latin America

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Dec-2025 17:11 ET (14-Dec-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)

15-Jun-2022

Lack or excess of amino acid methionine in diet can affect liver cells, study shows

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

Research reveals the mechanisms whereby methionine-deficient and methionine-supplemented diets can alter gene expression and damage liver cells.

Journal

Food and Chemical Toxicology

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

14-Jun-2022

Molecule that combines three distinct technologies against most aggressive type of brain cancer is tested

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

The potential treatment was shown to be effective in isolated cells and animal models thanks to a combination of nanotechnology, chemotherapy and a monoclonal antibody.

Journal

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

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13-Jun-2022

Physical activity should be encouraged during pregnancy, even for socially vulnerable women

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

Researchers at the University of São Paulo analyzed data for a group of pregnant women in western Amazonia. The analysis pointed to a correlation between at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week and lower birth weight, with less risk of childhood obesity and diabetes.

Journal

PLOS One

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7-Jun-2022

Transcranial stimulation lowers blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension, study shows

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

The results of a clinical trial are reported by Brazilian researchers in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. According to the authors, if corroborated by more robust research, the findings indicate that the method can be used in emergency treatment of hypertensive crisis patients.

Journal

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

7-Jun-2022

An expedition to the depths of the ocean

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Two weeks exploring the Cordillera de Coiba revealed clues about this unknown marine region

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Collatos Family Foundation, Hothem family, Re:wild, Wyss Foundation, Mission Blue, STRI Advisory Board

6-Jun-2022

Study proposes mathematical tool to help understand fractal structure of quark-gluon plasma

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

The authors focus on a technical aspect of the solution to the Klein-Gordon equation for the dynamics of bosons, relativistic particles with zero spin that share the same quantum states and are therefore indistinguishable.

Journal

The European Physical Journal Plus

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

1-Jun-2022

FAPESP to host Executive Secretariat of Global Research Council from September

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

The GRC is an association of more than 60 public research funding agencies on all continents. Its annual meeting is taking place in Panama this week.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

30-May-2022

First database of multidrug-resistant bacterial genomes created in Brazil

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

The open-access platform developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo offers access to strategic information on microorganisms classified by WHO as a “critical priority”. The aim is to contribute to the monitoring and control of bacteria that pose a great threat to human and animal health.

Journal

Microbiology Spectrum

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27-May-2022

Scientists identify beetle that triggers production of red propolis in Brazil

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

The new species of beetle in the family Buprestidae was found in the state of Bahia and described by researchers at the University of São Paulo and collaborators. The group discovered how the insect contributes to production of red propolis by honey bees.

Journal

The Science of Nature

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

27-May-2022

Study reveals potential target for treatment of diseases associated with mitochondrial DNA mutations

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

With aging, mutant genetic material tends to build up in the organelles responsible for producing energy, and this can lead to disease. Brazilian researchers have discovered that a cell cleansing mechanism known as autophagy can modulate this phenomenon.

Journal

Autophagy

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo