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Newswise — The use of cell therapy to treat COVID-19 patients can reduce the risk of death from the disease by 60%, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, in partnership with colleagues in Germany and the United States. Their findings are reported in an article published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology. The review covers 195 clinical trials of advanced cell therapies [...]

Newswise — A study conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil concluded that particles of glitter can hinder the growth of organisms at the base of aquatic ecosystems, such as cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), which play a key role in the biogeochemical cycles of water and soil, as well as being eaten by other organisms. An article on the study is published in the journal Aquatic Toxicology. Ubiquitous in makeup, nail [...]

Food and drinking water quality are essential to our health. Below are some of the latest headlines from the Food and Water Safety channel on Newswise.  Cleaning water with ‘smart rust’ and magnets (Embargoed until 16-Aug-2023 5:00 AM EDT) -American Chemical Society (ACS) Current estimates of Lake Erie algae toxicity may miss the mark -Ohio State University New study identifies disparities in testing and treating well water among low-income, [...]

Newswise — About a third of the restaurants listed on iFood, the food delivery app most used by Brazilians, are “dark kitchens”, according to the first study of the topic conducted in Brazil, and one of only a few worldwide. An article on the study is published in the journal Food Research International. It has eight authors; the first three and the last are researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo state. Defined in the [...]

About a third of the restaurants listed on iFood, the food delivery app most used by Brazilians, are “dark kitchens”, according to the first study of the topic conducted in Brazil, and one of only a few worldwide. An article on the study is published in the journal Food Research International . It has eight authors; the first three and the last are researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo state. Defined in the article as delivery-only [...]

A type of soil called terra preta da Amazônia, or Amazon dark earth (ADE), promotes faster growth of trees and enhances their development in qualitative terms, according to an article published in the journal Frontiers in Soil Science. The findings reported in the article resulted from studies supported by FAPESP (projects 20/08927-0, 18/19000-4 and 14/50320-4 ) under the aegis of its Biodiversity, Characterization, Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use Program ( BIOTA [...]

Newswise — The Brazilian coast, especially in the South and Southeast regions, is already suffering from the impact of climate change, with increasingly extreme surface air temperatures and more frequent swings from heat to cold and back. This is one of the results of a study described in an article published in Scientific Reports, a journal of the Springer Nature group. On the coast of Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo states, the frequency [...]

Newswise — According to a study conducted by Brazilian scientists affiliated with the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF), low-level laser therapy and its associated photobiomodulation have been found to be the most effective among the known treatments for tinnitus. The study, which compared the main therapies currently in use, is detailed in an article published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine. CEPOF, the Optics and Photonics Research Center, is a Research, [...]

A cleft lip or palate arises from the combined effects of genes and inflammatory risk factors experienced during pregnancy, such as smoking or infections, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers. The study, published in Nature Communications, has revealed for the first time how genetic and environmental factors come together to form a cleft lip or palate in a developing fetus. Cleft lip, with or without cleft palate, is the most common craniofacial malformation [...]