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9-Dec-2024

Study maps risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behavior

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study involved 2,788 participants with impulse control disorder treated at the University of São Paulo’s general and teaching hospital in Brazil. According to the authors, in these cases, health workers should assess not only explicit suicide attempts but also other kinds of life-threatening behavior.

Journal

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

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6-Dec-2024

Researchers map genetic variants associated with pancreatic cancer in Brazilian patients

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The pioneering initiative by scientists at the University of São Paulo aimed to promote early diagnosis and improve treatment of the disease, which is relatively infrequent but one of the leading causes of death from cancer in Brazil.

Journal

Scientific Reports

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

5-Dec-2024

 

Method to enhance solubility of pea protein favors its use in food and beverages

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The strategy developed at the State University of Campinas consists of submitting the ingredient to heat treatment and combining it with guarana extract and vitamin D. The result could become an alternative to animal products.

Journal

Food Research International

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

4-Dec-2024

 

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg takes leading role in African sustainable agricultural research efforts

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Business Announcement

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is pleased to announce Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg’s appointment as Managing Director for the Africa region, bringing her leadership in food systems, social inclusion, and gender-sensitive agricultural innovation.

4-Dec-2024

Paternal weight influences baby’s size at birth, study finds

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of São Paulo analyzed data from 89 mother-father-baby triads and concluded that the higher the father’s body mass index, the smaller the baby, and that this can influence the baby’s health far into adulthood.

Journal

Journal of Obesity

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

3-Dec-2024

 

Gourds made by Indigenous women supplied the European luxury market in the 18th century

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The pieces, made in the Amazon, were matched with lacquer and decorated with motifs that replicated European and Asian embroidery patterns.

Journal

Heritage

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

2-Dec-2024

 

Partially domesticated maize is found in caves in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Archeological samples of grains, straw and cobs collected from caves in Peruaçu Valley have primitive traits resembling those of the ancestral plant originally from Mexico, where the domestication process is believed to have begun some 9,000 years ago.

Journal

Science Advances

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

29-Nov-2024

 

Digital technologies help increase productivity and reduce agricultural impacts

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

Scientists from Brazil and Spain use sensors embedded in drones and agricultural machinery, as well as satellite imagery, to predict the ideal time to harvest, reduce CO2 emissions, and manage water use in plantations; work was presented at FAPESP Week Spain.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

29-Nov-2024

 

FAPESP-supported startups seek to increase internationalization

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Business Announcement

Deep techs supported by the Foundation’s innovative research program and that participated in FAPESP Week Spain are looking for partnership opportunities and potential investors in the European market.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

29-Nov-2024

 

Brazilian researchers develop 3D artificial skin that is more similar to human skin

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In vitro model has all three layers of the organ, simulates diseases and injuries more accurately, and could replace animals in toxicological studies of medicines and cosmetics; innovation was presented at FAPESP Week Spain.

Journal

Communications Biology

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo