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Washington , November 5: A study conducted by an international team of researchers with FAPESP's support shows that infection by chikungunya virus can produce even more severe manifestations than the typical symptoms of the disease, such as acute fever, headache, rash, and intense joint and muscle pain. The analysis was performed by 38 researchers affiliated with the Federal University of Ceara (UFC), the University of Sao Paulo (USP), and the Ministry of Health in Brazil, and with [...]

A team of researchers has for the first time discovered hybrid fungus involved in lung infections and are investigating the role of fungi in COVID-19. Several COVID-19 patients have died owing to concomitant infection by Aspergillus. Aspergillus latus, a species of fungus previously found only in soil or plants, has been found for the first time in a hospital environment by an international group of researchers. The group sequenced its genome and discovered that it is actually a hybrid and [...]

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 19 | In addition to keeping the mouth moist and protecting us against germs, saliva can also be used for early detection of the risk of developing diseases associated with surplus body fat, a new study suggests. For the findings, published in the journal Nutrition Research, the researchers in Brazil performed a study in which they used the level of uric acid in saliva to predict body fat percentages in teenagers and identify those with surplus fat even if they had no [...]

Washington DC , Nov 13 : If you take too much stress while driving here's the news for you. Stress during driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. A new study by Brazilian researchers suggest that cardiac overload due to the stress of driving in heavy traffic can be attenuated by listening to instrumental music. The results of the study were published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in [...]

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 13 (IANS) Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack, but now researchers have found that listening to music while driving can reduce cardiac stress. “We found that cardiac stress in the participants in our experiment was reduced by listening to music while they were driving,” said study lead author Vitor Engracia Valenti, Professor at Sao Paulo State University in [...]

Sao Paulo : A team of global researchers has discovered that a lipid — produced in response to cold by brown adipose tissue in the human body — helps reduce blood sugar. The discovery with the lipid known as 12-HEPE can pave the way for new treatments for diabetes, said the team from Brazil, the US and Germany. The group also observed that a drug used to treat urinary dysfunction increases the amount of 12-HEPE released into the bloodstream in human patients. White adipose [...]

Washington D.C. , Apr 13 : In a recent study, scientists have discovered that growth hormone (GH) plays an important role when it comes to losing and maintaining weight. According to the research published in the journal Nature Communications, GH stimulates skeletal maturation and linear bone growth, as well as helps maintain tissue and organs throughout life, also acts directly on the brain to conserve energy when the body loses weight. "Growth hormone has been known for decades, but our [...]

Washington D.C, Feb 12 : Diet consisting of fewer calories can improve cell performance, a recent study suggests. The result of the study suggests that the number of calories a person eats directly influences the performance of different cells. We are looking at how changes to the diet affect metabolism and how that ends up changing the odds of having diseases associated with aging, said Alicia Kowaltowski, lead author of the study. One of the group's experiments on mice shows how a [...]

Sao Paulo, Sep 25 : Brazilian scientists have identified four new families of extremely young asteroids, taking the total number to 13. The four families, all of which are less than seven million years old, orbit between Mars and Jupiter as part of a grouping known as the Main Asteroid Belt. The researchers dated the families using a numerical simulation method to process current data to go back in time to the asteroid formation era. "We identified the new families by means of numerical [...]