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A recent study underscores the critical role of soluble fiber in fortifying our defenses against gut infections like those caused by Clostridioides difficile . This bacterium, often contracted by individuals in hospitals, can lead to severe health complications, including sepsis and death. The Protective Role of Acetate At the heart of this study, published in Cell Host & Microbe , is acetate, a short-chain fatty acid produced when the gut's intestinal microbiota digest soluble [...]

Recent discoveries in the field of virology have heightened global awareness about coronaviruses originating from unexpected sources. In Brazil , scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats that bears a striking resemblance to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, which has previously caused significant fatalities. This discovery, while promising new avenues of research, underscores the urgent need for continued studies to understand its potential risks to [...]

In recent years, numerous studies have warned of the presence of plastic in our human body. When we eat, when we use cosmetics, when we cook, pollutants are everywhere. According to the findings of a new study published September 16 in the journal JAMA Network Open, microscopic microplastics are entering our brains… when we breathe. In this study, German and Brazilian researchers report that eight out of 15 adults autopsied had microplastics detected in the olfactory bulb the [...]

August 13, 2023 by newsy today University City, campus of the University of São Paulo (USP) located in the Butantã neighborhood, in the west zone of the capital, will be the headquarters of a pioneering sustainable energy project in the world that foresees the production of hydrogen (H ) from ethanol. An experimental vehicular hydrogen fueling station, with the capacity to produce 4.5 kilograms of H per hour (kg/h), will be built on site for technology validation. The pilot [...]

Oxitec released the genetically modified mosquito in 2016 in Piracicaba, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Our mosquitoes do not bite! Like male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found in the environment, Aedes do Bem™ does not bite and therefore does not transmit disease. Perfect for people, the environment and your pets! An innovative, safe and highly effective solution to control Aedes aegypti.» For example, the company Oxitec advertises its “positive Aedes [...]

Between 8% and 20% of old man who for some reason need hospitalization have episodes of delirium, an acute and generally reversible disturbance of consciousness and cognition. In these cases, the person becomes disoriented, with a disconnected speech and it is common that he does not recognize his loved ones. This is a different picture from delirium – as hallucinations caused by mental illness are popularly known – and an important sign that the brain of the elderly is [...]

FAPESP agency – At least 1.76 million people over the age of 60 have some form of dementia in Brazil. That is revealed cover story in FAPESP research in July. The estimate is in a report prepared by a specialist in neurology, geriatrics and mental health to be sent to the Ministry of Health in order to mobilize the government and contribute to creating a national action strategy to deal with the problem. According to the document, most of those affected – an as yet unknown [...]

Precision farming makes it possible to get different winter wines from the same plantation | André Julião, FAPESP Agency Undergraduate student, Augusto Sorrigotti uses a sensor to measure the chlorophyll content and vegetative index of the vines at Casa Verrone, in Itobi. Behind, researcher Luís Henrique Bassoi, from Embrapa Instrumentation, project coordinator; Photo: Guilherme Lima/Embrapa Instrumentation If you look at the same rows of vines in a wine, you can [...]

Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) and University College London, in the United Kingdom, demonstrated in an animal model that cleft lip and palate, a condition also known as cleft lip, is due to the association of two factors: one. genetics and others associated with the occurrence of inflammation during pregnancy – in the period of formation and development of the embryo. in an article published in the magazine Nature of Communication, the group describes how [...]