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According to a study by the Brazilian Institute of Butantan, a substance found in frogfish venom can treat asthma
Publicado em 28 agosto 2023
Asthma It is one of the major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) affecting children and adults worldwide.
In accordance with World Health Organization (WHO), it is calculated that in 2019, asthma affected 262 million people and called 461 thousand deaths.
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Most of the deaths associated with asthma, occur in low and middle income countries Where no diagnosis And care According to the WHO, this is a recurring [...]
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USP scientists test new possible drug against lung cancer
Publicado em 12 dezembro 2022Researchers from the ICB-USP (Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo) are testing a possible new drug for lung cancer: the compound NT157. in experiments in vitro the synthetic molecule proved to be capable of acting on several disease targets inhibiting the proliferation of tumor cells and potentially preventing resistance to radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other drug interventions. Published in article on Scientific Reports, the study was conducted by the [...]ver notícia -
CNPEM School of Science selects students for the second graduation class
Publicado em 11 dezembro 2022FAPESP Agency – Ilum Escola de Ciência, linked to the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas, offers 40 vacancies for the second class of the bachelor’s degree in science and technology. Registration can be made until Friday (16/12) next week. Lasting three years, full-time, the undergraduate course is free and puts into practice innovative pedagogical proposals and methodologies for the training of scientists and researchers connected [...]ver notícia -
Method uses artificial intelligence to separate coffees before roasting
Publicado em 12 novembro 2022According to an article published in the scientific journal Computers and Electronics in Agriculture scientists of University of Sao Paulo (USP) managed to develop a method with artificial intelligence (AI) to select grains of coffee special and traditional The Brazilian researchers are from the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (Cena) and the Luiz de Queiroz Higher School of Agriculture (Esalq), at USP. The new engine uses the multispectral imaging (MSI) technique based on [...]ver notícia -
Discover books that explain what Nazism is
Publicado em 05 novembro 2022A video with supporters of Jair Bolsonaro making gestures similar to the Nazi salute. A group of teenagers, students of Porto Seguro school, sharing Hitler stickers, exchanging messages with racist content and making apology for the Nazism after Lula’s election as president. Kanye West falling from grace after anti-Semitic comments. Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving suspended for five games in NBA after releasing film anti-semitic on twitter. a cell neo-Nazi dismantle here. Nazi groups on [...]ver notícia -
Amazon: Fire is more linked to pasture fire
Publicado em 31 outubro 2022A Brazilian study shows that the uncontrolled use of fire by humans has more influence than drought on the fires recorded throughout the Amazon between 2003 and 2020. According to the authors, most periods with a high number of fire outbreaks are more related to agricultural fires and deforestation than to extreme drought conditions. On average, 32% of the areas burned annually in the biome were on agricultural land (dominated by grasslands), followed by natural grasslands (29%) and areas of [...]ver notícia -
Can step speed indicate illness? Artificial intelligence gives answers
Publicado em 23 outubro 2022AGENCIA FAPESP – Scientists from the Human Movement Research Laboratory (Movi-Lab), based on the Bauru campus of Paulista State University (Unesp) used artificial intelligence to help diagnose and identify the stage of Parkinson’s disease. Research published in the journal Gait & Posture showed that machine learning algorithms (machine learning or ML) can help to identify cases of the disease through the analysis of spatio-temporal parameters of the person’s [...]ver notícia -
Never had covid-19? The answer may lie in your genes
Publicado em 20 outubro 2022The reason why some people have not been infected with the virus that causes covid-19 in the more than two-year period of the pandemic intrigues scientists. Researchers at the University of Oxford investigated how genes can influence the body’s immune response and may have discovered important information to resolve this question. The findings were published in the scientific journal Nature Medicine on October 13 and point to a gene that helps generate a stronger immune reaction after [...]ver notícia -
Never had covid-19? The answer may lie in your genes
Publicado em 19 outubro 2022The reason why some people have not been infected with the virus that causes covid-19 in the more than two-year period of the pandemic intrigues scientists. Researchers at the University of Oxford investigated how genes can influence the body’s immune response and may have discovered important information to resolve this question. The findings were published in the scientific journal Nature Medicine on October 13 and point to a gene that helps generate a stronger immune reaction after [...]ver notícia -
how is the Brazilian participation in the successor of James Webb
Publicado em 14 agosto 2022Text: Elton Alisson, from Agência FAPESP The Giant Magellanic Telescope (GMT) will receive a new investment of US$ 205 million from the international consortium of institutions participating in the project with the aim of accelerating construction. According to spokespersons for the GMT, the investment represents one of the largest rounds of funding for the telescope and will have the participation of FAPESP, the Carnegie Institution for Science and the universities of Harvard, [...]ver notícia