Keyword: Coronavírus

The risk of traveling by plane

The probability of catching a respiratory virus, such as the novel coronavirus, is high for those close to a contaminated passenger and low for those further away

The puzzle of immunity

Crucial questions about the response of the immune system to the novel coronavirus remain unanswered

Health professionals under emotional stress

Depression rates for health professionals who care for COVID-19 patients have tripled

The emotional pain of the pandemic

Psychological suffering and mental illness caused by radical changes to daily life, fear of getting sick, and an economic crisis

In the skies above Scotland

Skyports plans to start a new drone service for transporting medical supplies, tests, and samples between hospitals on the west coast of Scotland

A potential virus reservoir

Adipose tissue may act as a reservoir for the novel coronavirus, suggests a study conducted by researchers at the University of Campinas

Vaccine tests advance

One of the best-known COVID-19 vaccine candidates achieved good results in the first phase of clinical trials

Integrity in the midst of a public health emergency

Study examines recommendations for ensuring the quality of peer reviews during the pandemic

Research during quarantine

The living being in the equation

Researcher combines exact and life sciences to measure the SARS-CoV-2 virus's potential to spread

Remote thesis defense

Defending theses online allows master's and PhD students to finish their research journeys while social distancing

Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic

A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems

The challenge of calculating R

Poor data makes the effective reproduction rate difficult to track and is hampering the pandemic response

Difficult exit

Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country

Each nation’s effort

Brazil’s government unfreezes funding for COVID-19 research, but will spend far less than developed countries

Calling all scientists

Researchers in São Paulo mobilize against the pandemic as FAPESP awards funding to 210 related projects

Science takes on the virus

Federal call for proposals attracts 2,200 applications for research grants to study COVID-19

Cristiana Toscano: An unprecedented global effort

According to the only Brazilian member of a WHO vaccine committee, we are experiencing unprecedented worldwide collaboration to develop a vaccine in record time

Standing alone

Brazilian vaccine projects race to begin clinical trials next year

Saving time

Brazilian research centers negotiate deals to import vaccine production technology

Looking for shortcuts

International teams use eight different techniques to create 150 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in six months

Risk of increase in child labor

The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean

A SARS-CoV-2-proof fabric

Researchers from São Paulo–based company Nanox have developed a fabric containing silver nanoparticles that can inactivate the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2

Platform gathers data on Brazilians with COVID-19

The COVID-19 Data Sharing/BR platform is a repository of clinical, laboratory and demographic data on people diagnosed with the infection in the country

More than 100 different strains of the novel coronavirus identified in Brazil

More than 100 strains of SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Brazil, but only three spread across the country

3.1 million lives saved in Europe

The strict social distancing and lockdown measures implemented in 11 European countries before May 4 may have prevented 3.1 million COVID-19 deaths

FAPESP funds COVID-19 research projects

Number of projects at each institution (as of 06/18/2020)

Based on unreliable information

How a suspicious big-data company was able to provide data for COVID-19 articles published in two major scientific journals

Calculating in the dark

Creativity helps scientists predict the economic impacts of an unprecedented crisis