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Coronavirus and the brain

February 19, 2021 12:48 pm Published by

A study confirms that the novel coronavirus can infect different types of brain cells, and may be capable of directly damaging the brain

A little less unequal

February 19, 2021 12:47 pm Published by

Four women were honored in three of the six Nobel Prize categories this year, the second-highest number in the history of the prestigious award

The blood parasites of a dinosaur

February 19, 2021 12:45 pm Published by

Brazilian paleontologists have identified fossilized blood parasites in the back leg bone of a titanosaur that lived some 85 million years ago

Center for Artificial Intelligence

February 19, 2021 12:44 pm Published by

The Center for Artificial Intelligence, an engineering research center funded by FAPESP was inaugurated on October 13 at the University of São Paulo

A jawbone made from fat cells

February 19, 2021 12:44 pm Published by

The researchers were able to regenerate the TMJ bone and cartilage of pigs, whose jaws are similar to those of humans, using stem cells obtained from the animals’ own fat

COVID-19 miracle remedies

February 19, 2021 12:23 pm Published by

A preprint describing a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus caught the attention of Dutch biologist Elizabeth Bik, who runs a blog on scientific integrity

Ancient dunes

February 19, 2021 12:21 pm Published by

The sand dunes on the banks of the São Francisco River, the most extensive inland dunes in Brazil, began to form more than 20,000 years ago

João Steiner’s legacy

February 19, 2021 11:56 am Published by

The USP astrophysicist studied black holes and created partnerships giving Brazil access to large international telescopes

Light-based circuits

February 19, 2021 11:42 am Published by

New material made of gold nanoparticles can modify the properties of laser light and be used to make photon transistors

Digit data

February 19, 2021 11:36 am Published by

Isotopes in the fingernails reveal information about a person’s diet and can be used to infer their socioeconomic status

More than biodiversity

February 19, 2021 11:35 am Published by

Studies on interactions between vegetation and the climate, such as those that occur in the Atlantic Forest, open new paths for the FAPESP program

A place in the sun

February 19, 2021 11:29 am Published by

A thriving generics industry and government funding have helped to boost research and development spending among Brazilian pharmaceutical companies, study shows