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Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a novel nanotechnology-based solution for the removal of micro- and nanoplastics from water. An article on the research, which was supported by FAPESP, is published in the journal Micron. Tiny plastic particles are ubiquitous in the world today and may currently be one of the most important environmental problems, after the climate emergency and the accelerating extinction of species and ecosystems. [...]

A strain of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from an 86-year-old woman with a urinary infection admitted to hospital in Brazil's Northeast region in 2022 proved resistant to all available antibiotics. The patient died 24 hours after being hospitalized. A group of researchers supported by FAPESP sequenced the bacterium's genome and compared it with a database of 48 similar sequences. Alarmingly, the results showed that the strain in question had previously been detected in [...]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, above all before vaccines were available, an alarm was sounded regarding a possible correlation between severe cases of COVID-19 in pregnant women and preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure (hypertension) in the expectant mother and high levels of protein in her urine (proteinuria). It can entail dangerous complications for mother and baby. Preeclampsia was more frequent in pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2 and was associated with a [...]

A recent study by scientists at the Center for Research on Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) has shed light on why people with high blood sugar, often due to diabetes, are more likely to suffer from blood clots, a condition known as thrombosis. These findings, published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, could help develop new ways to protect diabetics from heart attacks and strokes. Thrombosis plays a major role in severe health issues like heart attacks and strokes, [...]

A study conducted at the Center for Research on Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) helps understand how high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), one of the manifestations of diabetes, can cause thrombosis. The findings, reported in an article published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, can contribute to the development of strategies to prevent cardiovascular dysfunction in diabetics. The leading causes of death in Brazil and several other Latin American countries are ischemic [...]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, above all before vaccines were available, an alarm was sounded regarding a possible correlation between severe cases of COVID-19 in pregnant women and preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure (hypertension) in the expectant mother and high levels of protein in her urine (proteinuria). It can entail dangerous complications for mother and baby. Preeclampsia was more frequent in pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2 and was associated with a [...]

A study conducted at the Center for Research on Redox Processes in Biomedicine ( Redoxoma) helps understand how high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), one of the manifestations of diabetes, can cause thrombosis. The findings, reported in an article published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, can contribute to the development of strategies to prevent cardiovascular dysfunction in diabetics. "The leading causes of death in Brazil and several other Latin American countries are [...]

Considered one of the fastest-growing agricultural frontiers in Brazil, and the area with the highest greenhouse gas emissions in the Cerrado, Brazil's savanna-type biome, the region known as MATOPIBA risks facing water shortages in the years ahead. Water overuse may mean that between 30% and 40% of demand for crop irrigation cannot be met in the period 2025-40. MATOPIBA is a portmanteau of the names of four states – Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia (all but [...]

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Scientists have discovered a strange new toad species smaller than a fingernail in a rainforest in northeast Brazil , shedding more light on the rich diversity of life forms in the region. The species reaches less than 1cm in length as adults and has been [...]