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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
By Redação
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
By Redação
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

Battle against institutional racism in science
Research-funding organizations struggle to meet commitments to combat discrimination
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
By Redação
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The trauma of sexual violence
Rape is one of the most violent and abject crimes imaginable. It subjects the victim to such a high degree of stress that it results in well-known deep psychological scars, as well as causing physiological impacts. These are the findings of a recent study by a UNIFESP team that combines outpatient care for girls and... View Article
Fotolab

From egg to pancake
Copper nanoparticles flatten onto the support, increasing the contact surface
By Redação
History

José Bonifácio connected ideas from the Age of Enlightenment to Brazil’s Independence process
Mineralogist and professor in Coimbra, “the patriarch” proposed a political and economic project for the new country
By Diego Viana
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Pilot plant generates electricity and water simultaneously
Technological demonstration uses thermal energy recovered from solar panels
By Tiago Jokura
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Device can help quickly diagnose heart attacks
Technological solution detects the presence of a cardiac muscle injury biomarker in the blood in minutes
COVID-19

Pandemic accelerates development of innovations in healthcare
Several technological solutions were created to help patients and prevent infections caused by the coronavirus
By Tiago Jokura
PUBLIC POLICIES

A method to overcome the vicious cycle of poverty
With multiple evidence-based actions, the Dara Institute model can inspire state public policy