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The Groundbreaking AI Development at USP A remarkable advancement in mental health diagnostics has emerged from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil's premier higher education institution. Professor Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues, a leading expert in complex systems and data science at USP's Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (ICMC), has pioneered an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies mental disorders with over 90% accuracy. This innovation leverages [...]

A study based on the analysis of mobile phone data reveals that residents of favelas in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, exhibit less variability in their daily travel patterns than residents of formal areas with similar incomes. The study was published in the journal Transportation and was authored by Matheus Henrique Barboza from the Engineering School of the University of São Paulo (Poli-USP). Barboza's work was supervised by Mariana Giannotti and co-authored by Anna Grigolon [...]

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that two osteoporosis drugs (etidronate and tiludronate) may combat diseases caused by iron accumulation in the body. In tests conducted on human cells, the drugs bound to excess iron, reduced oxidative stress, and prevented cell damage. The study was published in the journal BioMetals. "Currently, only three drugs are approved to treat iron overload, known as chelators. They bind to the metal and thus facilitate [...]

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that two osteoporosis drugs (etidronate and tiludronate) may combat diseases caused by iron accumulation in the body. In tests conducted on human cells, the drugs bound to excess iron, reduced oxidative stress, and prevented cell damage. The study was published in the journal BioMetals. "Currently, only three drugs are approved to treat iron overload, known as chelators. They bind to the metal and thus facilitate [...]

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that two osteoporosis drugs (etidronate and tiludronate) may combat diseases caused by iron accumulation in the body. In tests conducted on human cells, the drugs bound to excess iron, reduced oxidative stress, and prevented cell damage. The study was published in the journal BioMetals. "Currently, only three drugs are approved to treat iron overload, known as chelators. They bind to the metal and thus facilitate [...]

Researchers at the Ribeirão Preto Blood Center and the Center for Cell-Based Therapy ( CTC ) conducted a study using the NK-92 cell line to test new models of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) with specific costimulatory domains, such as 2B4 and DAP12. The tests showed that these components helped make the cells "ready to attack," thereby increasing their ability to destroy tumors. The results were published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology. The CTC is one of the Research, [...]

For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against the Earth's surface. These structures, named geraisites in honor of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, where they were first discovered, constitute a new strewn field. This expands the incomplete record of impacts in South America. The discovery was described in an article published in the journal Geology by a [...]

Researchers at the Ribeirão Preto Blood Center and the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) conducted a study using the NK-92 cell line to test new models of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) with specific costimulatory domains, such as 2B4 and DAP12. The tests showed that these components helped make the cells "ready to attack," thereby increasing their ability to destroy tumors. The results were published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology. The CTC is one of the Research, Innovation, [...]

The Mariana Dam Disaster: A Lingering Environmental Catastrophe Nearly a decade after the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais, on November 5, 2015, the impacts continue to reverberate across Brazil's ecosystems and communities. Operated by Samarco Mineração—a joint venture between Vale and BHP—the disaster unleashed approximately 43 million cubic meters of iron ore mining waste into the Rio Doce basin. This toxic mudflow traveled over 600 [...]