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13-Mar-2023

   

Unique image obtained by Brazilian scientists with high-speed camera shows how lightning rods work

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

The image captured with a high-speed camera shows several lightning rods trying to connect to the downward discharge. The two descending branches seen in the image are part of the same lightning strike, which ended up hitting the building on the right.

Journal

Geophysical Research Letters

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13-Mar-2023

Brazilian researchers investigate diversity of E. coli bacteria in hospitalized patients

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

The aim of the study was to analyze the virulence and antimicrobial resistance profile of the main agent of urinary tract infections.

Journal

Pathogens

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9-Mar-2023

 

Agricultural certification stimulates compliance with environmental legislation by coffee farms in Brazil

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

The researchers analyzed data for more than 500 coffee farms in areas of Atlantic Rainforest and Cerrado, Brazil’s savanna-type biome, in 84 municipalities in the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais.

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8-Mar-2023

Study associates long COVID with physical inactivity

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

Fatigue, breathlessness and other symptoms that may persist months after recovery from the infection may both favor sedentarism and be more frequent as a result of an inactive lifestyle, according to findings described by researchers at the University of São Paulo in an article in Scientific Reports.

Journal

Scientific Reports

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7-Mar-2023

Hollow bones that let dinosaurs become giants evolved at least three times independently

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

Gnathovorax cabreirai was a herrerasaurid, a lineage that became extinct not long after the period in which it lived. It was found on a site at São João do Polêsine in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state. Like the other two species analyzed in the study, it displayed no evidence of air sacs.

Journal

Scientific Reports

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6-Mar-2023

Researchers identify two compounds capable of inhibiting growth of brain tumor cells

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

In vitro tests were performed with cultured cells of glioblastoma, an aggressive type of cancer with few treatment options. The next step is to test the effects of the substances in normal nerve cells and animals.

Journal

Scientific Reports

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3-Mar-2023

Connect to protect

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Business Announcement

At the 2023 Our Ocean Conference in Panama, Mar. 2-3, the Smithsonian and partners welcomed John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and representatives of civil society, philanthropy and science sectors to celebrate a regional initiative to protect the Tropical Eastern Pacific.

3-Mar-2023

 

Researchers identify gene mutation capable of regulating pain

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

In a study involving mice, the scientists discovered that an avian variant of the TRPV1 receptor, which captures the burning sensation from pepper, can block chronic pain and provide protection against other stimuli in heart and brain cells .

Journal

Journal of Clinical Investigation

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2-Mar-2023

   

Smithsonian science backs Caribbean Ocean conservation: Panama will protect 54% of its oceans

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Business Announcement

This initiative, backed by date from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, aims to mitigate climate change, protect the country's deep-sea marine-mountain environments, and safeguard wildlife from human intervention.

2-Mar-2023

 

Resistance training improves sleep quality and reduces inflammation in older people with sarcopenia

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

The study involved 28 volunteers diagnosed with sarcopenia, which is characterized by loss of muscle mass and strength.

Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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