Survey by innovation agency at one of São Paulo State's largest public universities identifies 485 active startups with aggregate annual revenue of more than R$3 billion.

Group of scientists in Brazilian universities and research institutions observe star demoted to white dwarf status because of companion. Star was pronounced dead once its helium core ended up exposed after it had a great part of its mass ejected by means of the gravitational interaction between both objects.

Brazilian and Dutch researchers use single-cell algae to try to solve the problem of managing the waste generated by sewage treatment. The idea is to provide up to 10,000 dwellers with installations that achieve an effective reuse of organic matter, as opposed to the sludge-generating chemical compounds most commonly used.

Research for new treatment against resistant pathogens is one of the most important branches of the pharmaceutical industry -- in USA medical literature, there is a record of one bacillus-type bacteria resistant to 26 different antibiotics. Brazilian and French scientists show that inhibiting the interaction of two key proteins for cell wall elongation can be an effective strategy to kill bacteria of the bacillus type.

Brazilian study that monitored women with confirmed Zika diagnosis detected the virus even after previous tests that pointed non-existent viral load -- the pathogen's intermittent presence in urine lasted for up to seven months. Scientist recommends that pregnant women who tested negative for zika to repeat the test at least twice, at intervals of a week.

Research shows that five fruit species native to Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest biome have bioactive properties as outstanding as those of blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, and strawberries. By investigating the presence of anti-aging nutrients that also work at the prevention of cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's, the study clears the path for the conservation and promotion of the genus Eugenia, which contains 400 species (some of them endangered) and presents huge potential in food and pharmaceutical industries.

A research conducted by Brazilian scientists and published in Cell Reports shows that mice subjected to the diet presented body fat reduction and fur production increase. The research group also noted that liver, pancreas and brain cells from these mice boasted a higher performance in activities related to metabolic regulation.

Researchers discover that populations of Plasmodium vivax on the continent are as genetically diverse as in Southeast Asia, where malaria transmission is more frequent. Vivax's greater genetic diversity in the Americas in comparison with Falciparum species might be explained by a wider range of migratory routes.

Company specializing in boiler process optimization aims internationalization; use of solution by Coca-Cola plant saves 100,000 PET bottles per year.