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A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) by researchers from the Nucleus of Analysis and Synthesis of Nature-Based Solutions ( BIOTA Synthesis ), a FAPESP Science Center for Development ( SCD ), identified approximately 410,000 hectares in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with potential for forest restoration in urban fringe areas. These peripheral areas of urban centers are characterized by diverse land uses, such as residential [...]

A research team in Brazil has developed a new chemical compound that might one day help treat Alzheimer’s disease. The scientists, based at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), used computer models, lab tests, and animal experiments to study the new drug. Their early results are promising, and they hope to work with pharmaceutical companies to begin testing the compound in human patients. The team’s main goal is to fight the buildup of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. [...]

Researchers from the University of São Paulo have discovered a molecule in the venom of the Amazonian scorpion Brotheas amazonicus that could offer a new approach to treating breast cancer. This disease continues to be one of the leading causes of death among women worldwide. The research team identified a specific molecule in the scorpion’s venom that attacks breast cancer cells. This molecule was shown in lab tests to be as effective as paclitaxel, a commonly used chemotherapy drug. [...]

A new chemical compound has shown promise for treating Alzheimer's disease. Its effects in a rat model of the disease were impressive, and the biochemists who discovered it are eager to progress to in-human trials. A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. And while it's still unclear whether these plaques cause the disease's symptoms, or are merely a side-effect, they remain a major research focus for treatment. Given that [...]

Ultra-processed foods are displacing traditional foods and meals globally, degrading diet quality, and contributing to the rise of diet-related chronic diseases. And despite the combined advertising spend of the leading ultra-processed food companies dwarfing even the total budget of the World Health Organization, there is plenty that governments, communities and health professionals can do about it. These are the findings, published today in the journal The Lancet, of our three landmark [...]

Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging our health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, an international study reveals. The three-part series on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) published today in The Lancet says evidence of UPFs harms justifies immediate public health action and outlines a roadmap for change towards impactful government regulation, community mobilisation and affordable healthier [...]

The increase of UPFs in diets worldwide presents an urgent challenge to health that demands coordinated policies and advocacy action to address, says a new three paper Series authored by 43 global experts and published in The Lancet. The Series exposes the tactics UPF companies use to drive consumption and prevent effective policy. It outlines a roadmap for change towards impactful government regulation, community mobilization, and accessible and affordable healthier diets. The growing [...]

The international team of researchers also pushed back against criticism of their work on UPFs, saying efforts to "manufacture scientific doubt" on the subject were similar to tactics used by the tobacco industry. There has been intense debate in scientific circles about UPFs, with some health and nutrition experts raising concerns that the term is vaguely defined and that more research is needed. However, leading UPF researchers argued in The Lancet medical journal that these [...]

PARIS (AFP) – Researchers warned Wednesday that rising global consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) poses a major threat to health, calling for countries to subject some products made by huge food companies to marketing restrictions and taxes. The international team of researchers also pushed back against criticism of their work on UPFs, saying efforts to “manufacture scientific doubt” on the subject were similar to tactics used by the tobacco industry. There has [...]