News from Latin America
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Nov-2025 12:11 ET (23-Nov-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)
21-Nov-2025
Climate change and monoculture farming reduce açaí production
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
One of the world’s leading experts on the fruit, Hervé Rogez, a professor at the Federal University of Pará, warns about the social, environmental, and economic impacts of “açaízation” in the Amazon.
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
20-Nov-2025
Researchers warn of the need for Brazil to turn promises into practical actions at COP30
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
In an article published in a scientific journal, the group emphasizes that Brazil must align its domestic policies with international commitments.The scientists emphasize the need to “reverse anti-environmental policies, enforce laws to combat deforestation, and strengthen sustainable development actors to turn promises into concrete actions through legislative reforms, the restoration of environmental licensing, and the protection of indigenous peoples’ rights
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- International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
20-Nov-2025
Extinct species of rocket frog described based on a single specimen kept for 62 years
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
The dried specimen of the amphibian, collected by herpetologist Doris Cochran in 1963 in what is now a residential neighborhood of Curitiba, Brazil, is stored in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in the United States.
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- Zootaxa
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
19-Nov-2025
Research reveals new functions of two proteins for cell function and renewal
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
Led by scientists from the University of São Paulo, the studies help clarify the roles of STIP1 and Maspin in vital cell processes and pave the way for advances related to cancer and applications in regenerative medicine.
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- Communications Biology
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
19-Nov-2025
New mapping system ends farm mislabeling, protecting coffee and cacao trade
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
A new mapping system developed by Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT aims to tackle farm mislabeling in the coffee and cacao industries, safeguarding supply chains and consumer trust. Farm mislabeling, where the origin or type of produce is falsely claimed, has historically led to economic losses for genuine farmers and undermined fair trade practices.
19-Nov-2025
Group creates ‘chocolate-flavored’ honey using cocoa bean shells
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at the State University of Campinas used a product from native stingless bees to extract bioactive compounds, such as caffeine, from chocolate manufacturing waste. This process adds nutritional and commercial value to an ingredient that is usually discarded.
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- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
18-Nov-2025
AI tool optimizes disease diagnosis by analyzing biopsies
D'Or Institute for Research and Education
The combination of artificial intelligence and human collaboration is transforming the analysis of tissue (anatomopathological) samples obtained from biopsies or surgical specimens. A study published in the journal Nature Communications, with participation from the D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), presented an innovative collaborative platform capable of segmenting digital tissue images with high precision—even with limited manual data—and identifying markers related to the prognosis of patients with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Dr. Lidiane Vieira Marins, a pathologist at Rede D'Or and an IDOR researcher, was among the authors representing Brazil in the study.
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- Nature Communications
18-Nov-2025
Study shows investing in engaging healthcare teams is essential for improving patient experience
D'Or Institute for Research and EducationPeer-Reviewed Publication
A study published in the Journal of Patient Experience, with the participation of the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), analyzed the perceptions of over 47,000 healthcare professionals on institutional efforts to improve patient experience in private hospitals in Brazil. The research indicated that engaging care teams remains the biggest challenge for concrete improvements in the quality of care.
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- Journal of Patient Experience
18-Nov-2025
Less than 0.5% of Brazilians with arterial disease follow medical guidelines
D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Brazil, with over 237,000 fatalities in 2024. A study published last year reveals that even among Brazilians diagnosed with arterial diseases, only a tiny fraction follows the full recommendations for cardiovascular prevention. Coordinated by the Hcor Research Institute with participation from the D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), the NEAT initiative showed that just 0.3% of patients with atherothrombosis adhere to all recommended medical practices to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The results were published in the journal Scientific Reports.
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- Scientific Reports