News from Latin America

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Jul-2025 15:11 ET (17-Jul-2025 19:11 GMT/UTC)

9-May-2025

New enzyme capable of cleaving cellulose should revolutionize biofuel production

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

This natural protein, called CelOCE, was obtained at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials and can be immediately incorporated into the industrial process. The discovery was published in the journal Nature.

Journal

Nature

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9-May-2025

Why taking your research to new global audiences matters: An Alliance scientist’s experience

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

International engagement by scientists in the Global South, or those in relatively "obscure" or new fields, shows that research advances are increasingly tied to mutltidisciplinary, multinational collaboration.

8-May-2025

Research reveals how exercise helps prevent acute muscle pain from becoming chronic

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

Through experiments with mice, scientists from the State University of Campinas have shown that physical activity induces immune cells involved in the inflammatory process to acquire an anti-inflammatory profile. The finding opens the way to new therapeutic approaches.

Journal

PLOS One

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7-May-2025

Hearing loss in middle age may accelerate cognitive decline

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

The conclusion comes from a study that followed 805 Brazilians in their 50s for eight years. The results underscore the need for increased attention to hearing health as a way to prevent dementia.

Journal

Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

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6-May-2025

Silver nanoparticles produced by fungus could be used to prevent and treat COVID-19

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

Study in hamsters paves way for development of nasal sprays and other products to fight several viral diseases, including HIV/AIDS, shingles and influenza.

Journal

Current Research in Biotechnology

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

5-May-2025

Beef production emits more than twice the greenhouse gas targets

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

In an article published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo discuss the need for the production chain to adopt emission reduction practices.

Journal

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

5-May-2025

FAPESP opens call for selection of Thematic Projects by researchers from abroad

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Grant and Award Announcement

Projects of up to 60 months at the frontier of knowledge will be selected. FAPESP will provide the necessary support, with the objective of enabling researchers to establish themselves as full professors at the host institutions in the state of São Paulo.

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5-May-2025

Consumption of ultra-processed foods by children up to one year old favors harmful bacteria in the gut

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

Analysis of the gut microbiota of more than 700 babies also showed that breastfeeding was a protective factor, mitigating the problem in those who consumed industrialized products. The study underscores the importance of breastfeeding and avoiding foods high in sugar, saturated fat, salt and chemical additives.

Journal

Clinical Nutrition

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30-Apr-2025

Speech and hearing tests allow early detection of rare type of dementia that affects language

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

A study conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo compared the performance of people diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and healthy individuals, identifying the main tasks that can signal the presence of the syndrome.

Journal

PLOS One

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

29-Apr-2025

Study reconstructs a century of pollution in the city of São Paulo (Brazil) using aquatic sediments

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

The samples were taken from the bottom of a lake in the Ipiranga Fountains State Park. The analysis showed a strong correlation between industrialization, population growth and increased concentrations of pollutants.

Journal

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo