News from Latin America

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17-Apr-2024

Arboviruses, mosquitoes and potential hosts tracked in real time in São Paulo city

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The technology used to sequence the first infections by SARS-CoV-2 at record speed has been successfully tested as a technique to monitor viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, such as dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.

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Microbial Genomics

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17-Apr-2024

Consortium including Brazilians sequences the reference genome of Arabica coffee

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The work makes it possible to tell the story of the fusion of genomes that gave rise to the world’s most consumed species, as well as identifying genes responsible for resistance to rust and other diseases.

Journal

Nature Genetics

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15-Apr-2024

Study uses thermodynamics to describe expansion of the Universe

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The shift from a decelerating expansion regime (in the radiation- and matter-dominated era) to an accelerating expansion regime (in the dark energy-dominated era) resembles a thermodynamic phase transition, according to an article in Results in Physics by scientists affiliated with São Paulo State University.

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Results in Physics

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15-Apr-2024

Hydrogen recombination found to be most plausible explanation for high levels of energy in stellar superflares

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study investigated 42 superflares and concluded that this model is more consistent from the physical standpoint. Despite differences between stellar and solar flares, studies of the latter provide a foundation for analysis of superflares in stars.

Journal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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12-Apr-2024

Theories that explain the crisis in democracy are inadequate for Latin America, experts say

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Countries in the region are experiencing a different phenomenon from that observed in the United States and Europe, where increased social inequality may have been the cause of the advance of political polarization. The assessment was made by participants in FAPESP Week Illinois.

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11-Apr-2024

Researchers test new behavioral health interventions

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Meeting Announcement

One of the panelists was Eduardo Esteban Bustamante, a professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He talked about behavioral interventions that have been tested to promote physical activity and healthy eating – practices that, according to the researcher, Americans still do not adhere to, despite the obvious benefits.

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11-Apr-2024

Most patients treated by public psychiatric outpatient clinics are women aged 45 on average

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

In Brazil, researchers analyzed data for 8,384 clinical appointments that took place in a two-year period at Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto (São Paulo state) and found the situation to be similar to those in publicly-funded psychiatric outpatient clinics elsewhere in the country. The results, reported in Frontiers in Psychiatry, list the most common mental health problems and most frequently prescribed drugs.

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Frontiers in Psychiatry

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10-Apr-2024

FAPESP seeks to increase research collaboration with the US Midwest

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Meeting Announcement

Researchers from universities and research institutions in the State of São Paulo participate in FAPESP Week Illinois; the event aims to create new opportunities for scientific cooperation.

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10-Apr-2024

Air pollution data could be used to plan better transit routes

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Meeting Announcement

Researchers from the University of São Paulo are producing maps that show areas of the city of São Paulo with the highest concentration of air pollutants; the results of the studies were presented in the United States during FAPESP Week Illinois.

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10-Apr-2024

Weight training improves symptoms of anxiety and depression in old people, study confirms

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Brazilian researchers analyzed more than 200 articles on the subject and identified the types of training most indicated for these cases. Their findings are reported in the journal Psychiatry Research. According to the study, use of training machines and free weights appears to be more beneficial for mental health than exercises that involve elastic bands or calisthenics.

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Psychiatry Research

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