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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

New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator

Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP

Artificial cornea restores vision

Patients in Iran and India able to see better thanks to bioengineered implant

Collaboration to fight drug resistance

Seven pharmaceutical companies pledge to share surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance

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

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

Patents and partnerships at state universities in São Paulo

Visual data on invention patents filed by São Paulo State Higher Education Institutions

Battle against institutional racism in science

Research-funding organizations struggle to meet commitments to combat discrimination

Columbia University drops in rankings after correcting inaccurate data

Institution submitted false information about class size and faculty credentials

Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted

Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted

The trauma of sexual violence

From egg to pancake

Copper nanoparticles flatten onto the support, increasing the contact surface

Harvest time

Researcher from São Paulo named on international list of best plant science and agronomy scientists

Growth amid adversity

Research projects facilitate scientific exchanges between Brazilians and foreigners living in countries affected by conflicts

The history of science through letters

Oswaldo Cruz’s correspondence reflects the communication among doctors and the formation of healthcare institutions in the early twentieth century

The challenges faced by university publishers

Edusp celebrates its sixtieth year at a time when editorial production is on the decline in the sector

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

Studies shed light on Arab presence in Brazil

Initiatives provide opportunities for new lines of research on the topic

Marcelo Ridenti: The fight for hearts and minds during the Cold War

Sociologist releases new book about Brazilian intellectuals’ activities during the political-ideological conflict between the United States and the USSR

Pilot plant generates electricity and water simultaneously

Technological demonstration uses thermal energy recovered from solar panels

Device can help quickly diagnose heart attacks

Technological solution detects the presence of a cardiac muscle injury biomarker in the blood in minutes

Pandemic accelerates development of innovations in healthcare

Several technological solutions were created to help patients and prevent infections caused by the coronavirus

International consortium invests US$205 million in Earth-based super telescope

FAPESP contributes an extra US$5 million to the Giant Magellan Telescope, of which it has been a founding partner since 2014

Presence of water diversified vegetation in north and northeast Brazil 115 million years ago

The formation of the South Atlantic Ocean and increased rainfall was responsible for the growth of forests and plains

Straight, gay, and bisexual people are more jealous of same-sex rivals

Survey involved 1,744 individuals from Brazil, Portugal, and Chile aged 17 to 51

The spread of monkeypox

Cases worldwide increased 20% in one week; Brazil is the country with the third-highest number of infections

Transgenic soy and rice produce more

Experiments alter crop photosynthesis and increase yields by at least a third

Foods high in sugar, sodium, and saturated fats will have to display a warning on the label

Companies will have at least 12 months to adapt to the new labeling rules, which include changes to the nutritional information table

A method to overcome the vicious cycle of poverty

With multiple evidence-based actions, the Dara Institute model can inspire state public policy

Scientific articles are increasingly complex and cryptic due to excessive use of jargon and acronyms

The phenomenon is not exclusive to the exact and biological sciences—it is also seen in journals from the fields of linguistics and language