Redação
Public health
The high economic cost of Zika in Brazil
Families of children diagnosed with Congenital Zika Syndrome—which includes microcephaly—face high medical expenses, partly covered by the government
By Redação
Acknowledgment
New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator
Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP
By Redação
Chemistry
Artificial cornea restores vision
Patients in Iran and India able to see better thanks to bioengineered implant
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Chemistry
Collaboration to fight drug resistance
Seven pharmaceutical companies pledge to share surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance
By Redação
COVID-19
Nanobridges used by virus to infect neurons
The coronavirus induces the formation of nanotubes between infected and uninfected neurons, thus spreading through the central nervous system
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COVID-19
Pollution exacerbates COVID-19
Study by the University of São Paulo warns of the influence of sociodemographic and environmental variables on how people recover from COVID-19
By Redação
DATA
Patents and partnerships at state universities in São Paulo
Visual data on invention patents filed by São Paulo State Higher Education Institutions
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES
Columbia University drops in rankings after correcting inaccurate data
Institution submitted false information about class size and faculty credentials
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES
Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted
Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted
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Videos
What is deepfake?
Anderson Rocha, head of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (recod.ai) at the University of Campinas, explains how this technology works, as well as its applications and risks
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Fotolab
From egg to pancake
Copper nanoparticles flatten onto the support, increasing the contact surface
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Biodiversity
Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos
Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years
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Neuroscience
Organs partially revived
Experiment revives pig organ cells up to an hour after the heart stopped beating
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Acknowledgment
New member of the Board of Trustees
Mechanical engineer Herman Voorwald is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees
By Redação
Astronomy
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
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Astronomy
Korean Mission to the Moon
South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August
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Funding
Risk of funding cuts
Senate approves provisional measure to invest in renewal of trucks, buses, and vans in Brazil
By Redação
Nanotechnology
Rupture-resistant nanowires
Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables
By Redação
History
Drought caused collapse of Mayan capital
Lack of water was behind the civil conflicts that led to the fall of the Mayan capital in present-day Mexico
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Environment
Potential for jobs in the environmental sector
National survey estimates jobs available in the environmental sector until 2030
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Acknowledgment
UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award
Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event
By Redação
Geophysics
Earthquakes in the sky
Atmospheric balloons at altitude of 20 kilometers detect earthquake in Indonesia
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Linguistics
The secret to speech: a simplified larynx
Images of the larynx indicate why humans are the only primates that can talk
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Environment
Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world
The Arctic may be warming much faster than experts previously thought
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Physics
Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury
Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries
By Redação
DATA
Brazil falls short of higher education enrollment target
Data shows Brazil is falling short of higher education enrollment target
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GOOD PRACTICES
Ecologist accused of fabricating data in ocean acidification study
The journal Science retracts article by researcher from the University of Delaware
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GOOD PRACTICES
Data scientist reveals that papers whose results are not confirmed continue to receive citations
Survey showed that among psychology studies that could not be replicated, the number of citations dropped by just 5–9% compared to articles whose findings were successfully reproduced.
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