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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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Latest News Releases from FAPESP

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Nov-2025 17:11 ET (23-Nov-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)

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

Indigenous researcher revives traditional medical practices of his people

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

The study accessed ancestral knowledge and cataloged 175 medicinal plants used to treat diseases such as parasitic worms, diabetes, and hypertension. Community participation was central to all stages of the study.

Journal: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Fermentation method transforms unripe fruits into specialty coffees

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

Normally discarde, green beans from the Arara cultivar were subjected to airless fermentation and produced high-quality beverages in blind tests. Researchers see potential for the product to be valued in domestic and foreign markets.

Journal: Food and Bioprocess Technology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Laser therapy enhances treatment of fungus resistant to conventional medication

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

Researchers at a FAPESP-supported research center have managed to reduce Candida albicans’ resistance to fungicides by incorporating photodynamic inactivation techniques into the treatment. The results of the study indicate that the technology can be used in both human healthcare and the prevention of food contamination.

Journal: Photochemistry and Photobiology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Decline of seed-dispersing animals hinders fight against climate change

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

International team of researchers issues global warning about the need to include frugivores in conservation, forest restoration, and climate change mitigation strategies.Seeds consumed by animals germinate more and faster and establish themselves in safer places to grow.

Journal: Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Corals in Brazilian archipelago capture carbon equivalent to the burning of 324,000 liters of gasoline per year

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

A single species found in the Alcatrazes Archipelago, brain coral, produces around 170 tons of calcium carbonate annually. This represents the retention of approximately 20 tons of carbon in mineral form, which can last for centuries or millennia. A study by the Federal University of São Paulo highlights the potential ecosystem services provided by subtropical corals.

Journal: Marine Environmental Research
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

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