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Covid may lead to emergence of ‘superfungus’ in Brazil, say scientists
Publicado em 15 junho 2021
Overcrowded hospitals, exhausted health care workers, and other factors are creating “ideal conditions” for the emergence of a “superfungus” with the ability to resist drug treatment, warn scientists.
The first two cases of infection with the fungus Candida auris in Covid patients, described in the Journal of Fungi, was reported in a hospital in Salvador in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
“Nine other C auris patients have since been diagnosed at the same hospital, [...]
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Study shows how fungi, bacteria can activate genes associated with head, neck cancer
Publicado em 26 maio 2021Brasilia [Brazil], May 26 (ANI): A research group at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has analyzed how Candida albicans fungi and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria influence gene expression and tumour cell survival. An in vitro study conducted by researchers at UNESP in Araraquara, Brazil, shows how fungi and bacteria can activate genes associated with head and neck tumours, as the metabolism of biofilms (communities in which these microorganisms self-organize in a structured and coordinated [...]ver notícia -
Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood: Study
Publicado em 13 maio 2021Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): A new study has found that girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia). The study was conducted in Brazil on 92 adolescents. The findings of the study were published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. The study was conducted with FAPESP's support by scientists affiliated with the University of Sao [...]ver notícia -
Soybean, linseed oils in cows' diet improve milk quality, researchers affirm
Publicado em 07 maio 2021Brasilia [Brazil], May 8 (ANI): Brazilian researchers show that the inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows made the fatty acid content of their milk even healthier for human nutrition. It also increased the proportions of omega-6 and omega-3, which in the right balance play a key role in preventing cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are one of the world's main public health problems. In Brazil, they are among the foremost causes of death. Each year [...]ver notícia -
Study shows how low-protein intake during pregnancy can cause renal problems in child
Publicado em 05 maio 2021Brasilia [Brazil], May 6 (ANI): A study led by researchers affiliated with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) describe the impact of hypoproteinemia (low level of protein in the blood) on the expression of microRNAs associated with kidney development in rat embryos. Besides being underweight, babies born to women whose diet lacked sufficient protein during pregnancy tend to have kidney problems resulting from alterations that occurred while their organs were forming during the embryonic [...]ver notícia -
Chikungunya may affect central nervous system as well as joints and lungs
Publicado em 05 novembro 2020Washington [US], November 5 (ANI): A study conducted by an international team of researchers with FAPESP's support shows that infection by chikungunya virus can produce even more severe manifestations than the typical symptoms of the disease, such as acute fever, headache, rash, and intense joint and muscle pain. The analysis was performed by 38 researchers affiliated with the Federal University of Ceara (UFC), the University of Sao Paulo (USP), and the Ministry of Health in Brazil, and [...]ver notícia -
A City in Brazil Suffered So Many Covid-19 Infections That It May Have Reached Herd Immunity, Finds Study
Publicado em 24 setembro 2020The Brazilian city of Manaus, which was devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, may have suffered so many infections that its population now benefits from "herd immunity," according to a preliminary study. Published on the website medRxiv, the study analyzed infection data with mathematical modeling to estimate that 66 percent of the population had antibodies to the new coronavirus in Manaus, where the pandemic's passage was as fast as it was brutal. That may be sufficiently [...]ver notícia -
Scientists identify asteroids of interstellar origin moving in our Solar System
Publicado em 21 julho 2020Scientists at São Paulo State University's Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE-UNESP) in Rio Claro, Brazil, have recently spotted 19 asteroids of interstellar origin. These asteroids are classified as Centaurs, which are outer Solar System objects that revolve around the Sun in the region between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune. The study titled An interstellar origin for high-inclination Centaurs was supported by FAPESP and has been published in the Royal [...]ver notícia -
Listening to Music While Driving May Reduce Cardiac Stress
Publicado em 15 novembro 2019Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack, but now researchers have found that listening to music while driving can reduce cardiac stress. "We found that cardiac stress in the participants in our experiment was reduced by listening to music while they were driving," said study lead author Vitor Engracia Valenti, Professor at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. For the study, [...]ver notícia -
Shocking! Recently Discovered Electric Eel Species is the Most Powerful One Ever Found
Publicado em 12 setembro 2019The nature never ceases to surprise us, and it has been proved once again. While the Amazon Forest caught world’s attention to the massive disruptive fires, the geographical area has given scientists and researchers a new reason to rejoice. As reported by The New York Times, the researchers have discovered two new species of electric eels in South America, one of which can deliver a bigger jolt of electricity than any other known animal. The discovery was revealed in a September 10 [...]ver notícia