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Study finds that collaborating with business contributes to academic productivity
Publicado em 04 de maio de 2019
Results of survey involving more than 1,000 researchers were presented to 8th Annual Meeting of Global Research Council in São Paulo
Interaction between universities and companies in Brazil has societal, economic and environmental impacts, as well as positive effects on academic productivity. Researchers and research groups who collaborate with business organizations are scientifically more productive. The intellectual and scientific impacts of the partnership are positive.
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Agencies should exchange experiences in the evaluation of research projects
Publicado em 03 maio 2019More and more research is conducted in partnership worldwide by academia and other sectors – manufacturers, tech startups, NGOs or government. Partnerships bring in more resources and contribute to internationalization, technology transfer and commercialization, as well as building capacity and helping solve economic, social and environmental problems. This trend requires funding agencies to measure and evaluate the results of their programmes as a strategy to ensure their investments [...]ver notícia -
The Tietê, São Paulo State’s main river, is filtered by dam reservoirs
Publicado em 29 abril 2019In São Paulo City, Brazil, the Tietê River is polluted by a vast amount of waste, mainly domestic sewage, but the farther it runs into the interior the better the quality of its water becomes. It is much less murky at Barra Bonita, 294 km from São Paulo, and transparent at Buritama (546 km). A study by Brazilian researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Presidente Prudente and São José dos Campos shows that this change in water quality as the [...]ver notícia -
Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer
Publicado em 23 abril 2019Curcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow powder derived from the roots of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) can also help prevent or combat stomach cancer. The study by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) in Brazil identified possible therapeutic effects of this pigment and of other bioactive compounds found in food on stomach cancer, the third [...]ver notícia -
Growth hormone acts to prevent weight loss
Publicado em 13 abril 2019Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that growth hormone (GH), which stimulates skeletal maturation and linear bone growth, as well as helping maintain tissue and organs throughout life, also acts directly on the brain to conserve energy when the body loses weight. A paper on the discovery has just been published in the journal Nature Communications. “Growth hormone has been known for decades, but our discovery shows it does a lot more than was [...]ver notícia -
Biophotonic therapy eliminates bacteria and viruses from organs before transplantation
Publicado em 12 abril 2019A new technique for the decontamination of organs before transplantation using ultraviolet and red light irradiation has been developed by Brazilian and Canadian researchers and is described in an article published in the journal Nature Communications. The research is supported by São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP and has been partially conducted at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP) at São Carlos in São Paulo State [...]ver notícia