São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) 

São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is one of the country's leading agencies for scientific and technological research. FAPESP supports research through grants and fellowships for projects in all areas of knowledge, submitted by researchers from public and private higher education and research institutions, government agencies, and companies based in the state of São Paulo. You can learn more about FAPESP at www.fapesp.br/en

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Latest News Releases from FAPESP

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Jun-2026 11:15 ET (20-Jun-2026 15:15 GMT/UTC)

18-Jun-2026

 

Researchers find potential therapeutic target against cancer

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Molecule found on cell surfaces may pave the way for new therapies against tumor progression.

Journal

Cytotechnology

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18-Jun-2026

Oropouche virus has already infected more than 5 million people in Brazil, study suggests

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Estimates indicate that the number of cases has reached 9.4 million across Latin America and the Caribbean since the 1960s, according to articles published by Nature Group journals. The authors warn that strategies to combat the vector, the gunpowder midge, must differ from those used against Aedes.

Journal

Nature Medicine

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16-Jun-2026

 

Unprecedented marker uses tomography to refine gastric cancer prognosis

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Scientists at the State University of Campinas have identified a variable capable of predicting patients at higher risk of unfavorable disease progression by combining data on the radiodensity of visceral fat and muscle.

Journal

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

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15-Jun-2026

 

The ability to accumulate toxins from the diet has gradually evolved in poison dart frogs

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Researchers suggest that there are at least four frog phenotypes representing stages in their evolution in the sequestration of alkaloids, which are toxins found in insects and used by some lineages of anuran amphibians to combat predators and pathogens.

Journal

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

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15-Jun-2026

 

Climate change boosts soybean production but worsens bean quality

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using AI modeling fed with experimentally validated data, researchers at the University of São Paulo predict the simultaneous impact of high temperatures, drought, and increased CO₂.

Journal

Food Research International

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12-Jun-2026

 

Anti-inflammatory molecule shows potential against Parkinson’s in study with mice

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

In an experiment, the Ac2-26 peptide protected neurons from cell death, which is characteristic of the condition. The study also demonstrated differences in disease progression and protection between males and females.

Journal

Neuropharmacology

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11-Jun-2026

Study reveals 45 new toxins produced by bacteria associated with foodborne infections

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Computational tools were used to analyze the genetic material of 6,165 samples from 149 different types of Salmonella enterica subspecies

Journal

PLOS Biology

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11-Jun-2026

Organism absorbs little of the minerals from nuts, points a study that simulated human digestion

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

An experiment conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo showed that only a fraction of copper and magnesium present in Brazil nuts and cashews is rendered available by the human body.

Journal

Química Nova

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