SARS-CoV-2 can attack immune cells
February 19, 2021 11:13 amThe novel coronavirus is capable of infecting and killing immune cells, say researchers from the University of São Paulo in Ribeirão Preto
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Study determines Chinese vaccine is safe
February 19, 2021 11:13 amCoronaVac is safe and has no serious side effects
Antiviral plastic
February 19, 2021 11:13 amResearchers have developed an adhesive plastic capable of inactivating 99.8% of novel coronavirus particles in two minutes
Manaus and herd immunity
February 19, 2021 11:13 amWeeks after the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths peaked in Manaus, the city appeared to have achieved herd immunity
Effect on births
February 19, 2021 11:05 amFearful of contracting the novel coronavirus, many pregnant women are putting off going to the hospital until they are at a more advanced stage of labor
Antibody treatment reduces time spent in hospital
February 19, 2021 11:05 amAmerican pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly presented the initial results of a clinical trial that used monoclonal antibodies in patients infected with the novel coronavirus
Obesity can exacerbate COVID-19
February 19, 2021 11:04 amA large-scale study found that obese people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are twice as likely to need medical care
Wildlife shrinks by 68% in five decades
February 19, 2021 11:01 amThe global populations of about 4,400 mammal, bird, reptile, fish, and amphibian species shrank by 68% between the years 1970 and 2016
Schistosomiasis medicine
February 19, 2021 11:01 amThe US FDA has granted orphan drug status to the immunomodulator P-MAPA for use against schistosomiasis
Where Vikings went
February 19, 2021 10:59 amResearchers analyzed the remains of 442 humans found in Viking cemeteries in Scotland, concluding that the Viking identity was not limited to people with Scandinavian genetic ancestry
A water-cooled chip
February 19, 2021 10:59 amA group has proposed and manufactured a semiconductor chip equipped with an internal cooling system that works by pumping water through a three-dimensional network of microchannels
Life on Venus?
February 19, 2021 10:59 amAn international group of researchers identified the presence of phosphine, a possible sign of life, in the atmosphere of Venus
The trigger for muscular strength
February 19, 2021 10:58 amAn international group of researchers has identified a chemical compound that functions as a molecular trigger for the strength gains caused by physical exercise
Helena Nader wins national award
February 19, 2021 10:58 amOn September 23, biochemist Helena Nader, a professor from the Federal University of São Paulo, received the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Award in Life Sciences
Electric cars, the economy, and health
February 19, 2021 10:58 amReplacing 25% of American cars with electric vehicles would save the country US$17 billion per year
Record fires in the Pantanal in 2020
February 19, 2021 10:57 amThere were 2,534 wildfires in the Pantanal in the first half of 2020
Brazil climbs four places in the Global Innovation Index1
February 19, 2021 10:57 amBetween 2019 and 2020, Brazil climbed from 66th to 62nd in the list of 100 countries ranked by the Global Innovation Index
Fraud in conference proceedings
February 19, 2021 10:52 amIOP Publishing, based in the United Kingdom, has retracted 25 physics and materials sciences/engineering conference proceedings papers
The Lancet acknowledges weaknesses in its review process
February 19, 2021 10:52 amThe scientific journal has announced plans to change its article-review process in order to prevent the publication of papers based on interpretations of large data sets that cannot be audited
Punishment for paper mills
February 19, 2021 10:51 amChinese government proposes sanctions for companies selling scientific papers on demand, which are most often fraudulent
Legal subjects
February 19, 2021 10:51 amThe idea that children are individuals who deserve the same rights as adults, as well as other specific rights based... View Article
Pond life
February 19, 2021 10:50 amTadpoles are as easy to find as they are difficult to identify
Scientific entrepreneurship
February 17, 2021 5:59 pmSão Paulo-based venture capital fund announces new investment cycle in radical innovation
Why the Covid-19 vaccine is important
February 17, 2021 12:44 pmNever before so many vaccines have been developed at the same time against a single disease, nor so rapidly | 7'32
Unconventional menu
February 15, 2021 3:36 pmResearcher from Pernambuco has twice been recognized for her studies on sustainable food consumption in farming and mining communities
Statement of confidence
February 15, 2021 3:35 pmLetters of recommendation give applications greater credibility and can be decisive in selection processes
Calculus of a poet
February 15, 2021 3:32 pmJoaquim Cardozo, from Recife, was responsible for the calculations that made Oscar Niemeyer's innovative Brasília architecture possible
Beyond poetry
February 15, 2021 3:31 pmStudies illuminate the intellectual trajectory of Cecília Meireles and uncover new aspects of her work
The esthetic of rupture
February 15, 2021 3:30 pmThe 100th anniversary of the birth of Lygia Clark is celebrated by a deeper understanding of her work
Revisiting and reclaiming the past
February 15, 2021 3:30 pmResearchers and native peoples discuss repatriation of artifacts taken during colonial eras