29-Jan-2019 Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication A study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94 percent of meals served in restaurants contain more than the recommended number of calories according to the UK's National Health Service. Journal The BMJ Funder São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Brazil). Geochronologic research at the MIT Isotope Lab
29-Jan-2019 Cattle urine's planet-warming power can be curtailed with land restoration The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Peer-Reviewed Publication The exceptional climate-altering capabilities of cattle are mainly due to methane, which they blast into the atmosphere during their daily digestive routine. Cattle urine is a lesser-known climate offender. It produces nitrous oxide (N2O), which has warming power far greater than that of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main driver of global warming. A study conducted by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and partners shows that these N2O emissions can be significantly curbed by healthy cattle pastures. Journal Scientific Reports Funder Latin America Climate Change Mitigation Network, Agriculture and Food Security, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, and others
28-Jan-2019 Waist-stature ratio can indicate the risk of cardiovascular disease even in healthy men Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication Physically active men who are not overweight but who have a relatively high waist-stature ratio are more likely to develop heart disorders, according to a study by Brazilian researchers. Journal Scientific Reports Funder São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Brazil). Geochronologic research at the MIT Isotope Lab
23-Jan-2019 New detector fails to confirm would-be evidence of dark matter Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication Brazilian researchers are participating in the COSINE-100 experiment, installed 700 meters underground in South Korea. Journal Nature Funder São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Brazil). Geochronologic research at the MIT Isotope Lab
22-Jan-2019 Urbanization changes shape of mosquitoes' wings Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication Research shows that rapid urbanization in São Paulo City, Brazil, is influencing wing morphology in the mosquitoes that transmit dengue and malaria. Journal Parasites & Vectors Funder São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Brazil). Geochronologic research at the MIT Isotope Lab
14-Jan-2019 Experiments detect entropy production in mesoscopic quantum systems Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication One of the most important aims of contemporary scientific research is finding out what makes the production of entropy predominate. This aim explains the current interest in studying mesoscopic systems, which are not as small as individual atoms but nevertheless display well-defined quantum behavior. Journal Physical Review Letters Funder São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Brazil). Geochronologic research at the MIT Isotope Lab
14-Jan-2019 Anticancer drug candidate inhibits lethal aggregation of mutant tumor suppressor protein Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (INBEB) Peer-Reviewed Publication Brazilian researchers are the first to demonstrate the action of the synthetic compound PRIMA-1 (p53 reactivation with induction of massive apoptosis-1) against amyloid aggregates of mutant p53 protein, structure found in more than half of malignant tumors. Journal Journal of Biological Chemistry Funder Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research in the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), Serrapilheira Institute, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
11-Jan-2019 VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Peer-Reviewed Publication VAT, Visceral Adipose Tissue, a kind of fat that accumulates around the abdominal organs, has an important immune function. The body may choose to turn excess fat into FAT not SAT, subcutaneous fat when a fetus is not well nourished and is likely to face disease. Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
10-Jan-2019 Social and environmental costs of hydropower are underestimated, study shows Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication Study shows that deforestation, loss of biodiversity and economic damage done to communities living near dams have not been factored into the cost of these projects. Large dams also ignore the effects of climate change. Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Funder About São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
9-Jan-2019 Reconstruction of trilobite ancestral range in the southern hemisphere Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Peer-Reviewed Publication Brazilian researchers used biogeographic analysis to study trilobites, arthropods that became extinct over 252 million years ago. Journal Scientific Reports Funder São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Brazil). Geochronologic research at the MIT Isotope Lab