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Newswise — Many parts of the Brazilian Amazon are neglected in ecological research, for several reasons, according to an article published in the journal Current Biology . Authored by Joice Ferreira of the Federal University of Pará (UFP) and colleagues from many countries who also belong to the Synergize Consortium , the article identifies the areas missing from ecological research and the factors that have determined these gaps, pinpointing opportunities for the planning of new [...]

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, [...]

In the Cerrado and Caatinga, they use stones as hammers and anvils to crack open cashew nuts, seed pods of Hymenaea courbaril (West Indian locust; jatobá in Brazil) and other hard foods. In an article published in Scientific Reports , Brazilian researchers show that food hardness and tool size do not always correlate as closely as has been thought. In their study, the researchers observed three populations of bearded capuchin monkeys ( Sapajus libidinosus ), measuring food [...]

Newswise — A Brazilian study published in the journal PNAS describes some of the effects infection by SARS-CoV-2 can have on the central nervous system. A preliminary version (not yet peer-reviewed) posted in 2020 was one of the first to show that the virus that causes COVID-19 can infect brain cells, especially astrocytes. It also broke new ground by describing alterations in the structure of the cortex, the most neuron-rich brain region, even in cases of mild COVID-19. The cerebral [...]