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La Fundación de Apoyo a la Investigación Científica del Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

La Fundación de Apoyo a la Investigación Científica del Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) es una de las principales agencias de investigación científica y tecnológica del país. La FAPESP apoya la investigación mediante becas y subvenciones para proyectos en todas las áreas del conocimiento, presentados por investigadores de instituciones públicas y privadas de educación superior e investigación, organismos gubernamentales y empresas del estado de São Paulo. Puede obtener más información sobre la FAPESP en www.fapesp.br/es.

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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Oct-2025 21:11 ET (8-Oct-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

Researchers use seaweed to manufacture raw materials for civil construction

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

The accumulation of these algae on beaches can harm health, tourism, fishing, and biodiversity. They are usually collected and disposed of in landfills, but a study by Brazilian researchers has found a use for the biomass: to produce lightweight ceramic clay aggregates.Large quantities of brown algae have been washing up on beaches in northern Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States.

Journal: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Study points out that a synthetic molecule helps reduce visceral fat and improve sleep

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

Early-stage clinical trial reveals that peptide has potential to become a new tool for improving metabolic health and sleep quality in overweight adults; study involved scientists from Brazil, Israel and the United States.

Journal: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

New bacterium discovered in the Amazon is closely related to Andean species that causes human bartonellosis

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

This neglected disease, also known as Peruvian wart and Oroya fever, is caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella and is transmitted by sand flies. DNA found in insects from a protected area in Brazil is similar to that of pathogenic species found in Peru. While there is still no evidence that the new bacterium causes disease, scientists warn that monitoring should continue.

Journal: Acta Tropica
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Deadly bone disease wiped out long-necked dinosaurs in what is now the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

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

Researchers found sauropod bones with signs of osteomyelitis, an infectious disease that can be caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, or protozoa and that killed the animals quickly. The discovery suggests that favorable conditions for the disease existed in the region about 80 million years ago.

Journal: The Anatomical Record
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

For students with severe attention difficulties, changing school shifts is not the solution

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

Research involving more than 2,000 Brazilians reveals that while everyone’s performance is consistently lower in the morning, the afternoon shift only improves the performance of students with few or no symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Journal: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

SARS-CoV-2 infects testicular cells and uses cellular machinery to replicate and form

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

Research conducted on mice revealed that the COVID-19 virus uses cells responsible for testosterone production to replicate, thereby interfering with lipid metabolism. This helps explain the drop in testosterone and possibly cholesterol in patients with s

Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Vaccine against Zika virus shows promising results in tests with mice

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

The vaccine is being developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo and is based on technology known as “virus-like particles” (VLPs), which does not use genetic material from the pathogen.

Journal: npj Vaccines
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Researcher from FAPESP-supported center participates in international initiative to improve oxylipin analysis

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

Global guideline establishes new standard for investigating bioactive lipids related to inflammation, immunity, cancer, and neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Accurately quantifying them in biological samples is challenging and requires rigorous methodologies.

Journal: Science Signaling
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

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