News from Latin America

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29-Nov-2021

Do official vital records of maternal death detect specific effects of new pandemic viruses?

MELISA Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A natural experiment carried out during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic found that vital records of births and maternal deaths in Argentine have reached sufficient sensitivity to detect specific effects of new pandemic viruses during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. The results are relevant for epidemiological surveillance of other emerging viruses in the region, including SARS-CoV-2.

Journal

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

Funder

The San Ramón Research Foundation

23-Nov-2021

eDNA sequencing will enable scientists to explore piscine diversity in the Amazon without catching fish

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

An article on the research published in the journal Scientific Reports also discusses the limitations of the technique for the study of environments as highly diverse as Amazonia.

Journal

Scientific Reports

23-Nov-2021

New species of green microalga identified in São Paulo

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

The discovery resulted in phylogenetic reclassification of microalgae in the genus Nephrocytium. An article on the research is in Taxon.

Journal

Taxon

18-Nov-2021

Study reveals factors in metabolism that can enhance efficiency of treatment for gynecologic tumors

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

The findings, published in Gynecologic Oncology, pave the way to the development of a blood test that can be performed by a physician at the time of diagnosis to help personalize treatment.

Journal

Gynecologic Oncology

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

16-Nov-2021

Life experience shapes dogs’ interaction with humans

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

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo analyzed how dogs living inside the home exchange looks with their owners to obtain food or other desired objects, comparing them with those who live outside the home and in shelters.

Journal

Behavioural Processes

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

12-Nov-2021

The challenge of forest restoration: where to obtain tens of billions of quality seeds

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

With commitments to restore more than 47.5 million hectares of degraded land and forests by 2030, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and India will need an estimated 157 billion high-quality seeds and saplings. New research shows there are significant challenges in procuring this essential land restoration material.

Journal

Diversity

12-Nov-2021

More than half of surveyed crop varieties are under threat of extinction, according to study in India

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

The Varietal Threat Index, which draws on farmer knowledge to assess changes in biodiversity, was applied in seven Indian states.

Journal

Diversity

12-Nov-2021

As nations promise to restore ecosystems at COP26, can they guarantee success?

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

Many landscape restoration projects do not get off to a good start, jeopardizing their chances to make a long-term positive impact. A new tool developed by scientists at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (and colleagues around the globe) helps restoration practitioners answer critical questions that need to be addressed at the outset of a project.

Journal

Journal of Applied Ecology

12-Nov-2021

Study helps understand why obesity increases risk of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19

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

Brazilian researchers conducted a study of 109 hospitalized volunteers in search of the factors that determine endothelial dysfunction, a condition in which the blood vessels become unable to contract and relax adequately, increasing the risk of heart attack, thrombosis and stroke.

Journal

Obesity

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

10-Nov-2021

Asphyxia-associated neonatal mortality found to cluster in poorer parts of São Paulo state (Brazil)

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

The methodology used in the study, which is published in PLOS ONE, can help policymakers plan strategies for preventing deaths of babies under 28 days old.

Journal

PLOS One

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo