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Shorter treatment for malaria

New drug proves as effective at preventing recurrences as current medications with longer courses

A team from USP is attempting to create genetically modified pigs to provide organs to humans

The animals will be raised in special facilities, such as one opened on the Cidade Universitária campus in April

Industrial expenditure on R&D in Brazil

Graphs show industry R&D spending in Brazil in 2022

The echo of ancient words

Researchers and journals discuss limits on when authors can reuse excerpts from their previous work in new articles

Linguistics journal editors resign and found new journal

Linguistics journal editors resign and found new journal

PLOS ONE changes publication process to reduce number of corrections

PLOS ONE changes publication process to reduce number of corrections

New alliances in the South Atlantic

A lack of information and shared problems, such as climate change, motivate international scientific partnerships

Algorithm encourages constructive and respectful peer review

Rude, vague, and even discriminatory scientific opinions jeopardize the effectiveness of evaluations among scientists

Maria Cecília Minayo: A sociological look at health

FIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as the elderly and police officers

Brazil invests in housing-first program

Initiative is based on the theory that homeless people need a place to live before they can access psychological and social services and earn professional qualifications

Life on the street

Brazilian cities face the challenge of reducing homeless populations, which have tripled in the last 10 years

A world with fewer children

Fertility rates have fallen drastically in the last 70 years

One in five pregnant women has an STI

One in five pregnant Brazilian women has at least one sexually transmitted infection

Floating flowers to clean rivers

Flowers on mats helped clean river water in the USA

Banana peel films

Powdered banana peel transformed into bioplastic films with potential applications in packaging

Colors found among white sandy islands of the Amazon

White sandy areas of the Amazon are home to unique plant communities

Rare maned wolves in Rio Grande do Sul

The maned wolf, typical of the Cerrado biome, was spotted on the border between the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina

Signs of Parkinson’s disease in the skin

In the future, a skin exam could help doctors diagnose Parkinson's disease

Niède Guidon wins Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award

Niède Guidon wins Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award

Mexicans recover Aztec documents

Mexicans recover three Aztec documents from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

More dams, less fish diversity

Hydroelectric dams reduce the diversity of freshwater fish worldwide

Strong magnetic field at the center of the Milky Way

Magnetic fields around the edge of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Flexible solar cells in thin plastic films

Australian scientists make flexible solar cells from thin plastic film

Drought-resistant crop options

Diversification of agricultural crops has mitigated effects of climate fluctuations in northwest India

Palms, armspans, and blocks of sugar

Fish watching

Biologist highlights the importance of ecotourism to the preservation of a river ecosystem

First-hand experience

After caring for her mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's, Ceres Ferretti switched from studying philosophy to nursing, later becoming a care specialist

The first transatlantic telegraph cable in Brazil

Installed 150 years ago, the innovation helped newspapers and encouraged the creation of news agencies around the country

Between sociology and law

Werneck Vianna's work explored perceived missteps in Brazil’s modernization

The storyteller economist

In an international career, Mauro Boianovsky investigated the contributions of authors from different eras and genres