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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: 10-Dec-2025 05:11 ET (10-Dec-2025 10:11 GMT/UTC)

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

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

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