News from Latin America

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 27-Apr-2024 03:08 ET (27-Apr-2024 07:08 GMT/UTC)

26-Apr-2024

Food insecurity is significant among inhabitants of the region affected by the Belo Monte dam in Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of 500 households in Altamira, a city near the dam in Pará state, showed that 61% experienced food insecurity.

Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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25-Apr-2024

Cocaine is an emerging contaminant of concern in the Bay of Santos (Brazil), says researcher

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

The drug accumulates not only in water, but also in sediments and marine organisms, and poses a high ecological risk, said Camilo Seabra, a professor at the Federal University of São Paulo, during FAPESP Week Illinois.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

25-Apr-2024

Study confirms effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Brazilian scientists conducted the first research project to evaluate the immunity induced in an actual group of vaccinated subjects. Their findings are reported in the Journal of Medical Virology.

Journal

Journal of Medical Virology

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24-Apr-2024

Bioelectronic chip detects vitamins C and D in saliva in under 20 minutes

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The device was developed at the University of São Paulo and can be used for self-monitoring of micronutrients, assistance with personalized diets, and prevention of deficiencies and toxicity.

Journal

ACS Applied Nano Materials

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

23-Apr-2024

Light-activated materials perform well in treatment of textile effluent

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Investigators affiliated with two FAPESP-supported research centers conducted an experiment using actual effluent from the textile industry. The results are detailed in the journal Chemosphere.

Journal

Chemosphere

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22-Apr-2024

Without proper management, Cerrado becomes disfigured and less resilient to climate change

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study conducted over a period of 14 years in the Brazilian savanna-like biome shows its typical vegetation rapidly becoming ‘cerradão’ – a biodiversity-poor forest formation – while resistance to drought and wildfires weakens.

Journal

Forest Ecology and Management

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

19-Apr-2024

Registration of biological pest control products exceeds that of agrochemicals in Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Reports and Proceedings

Around 90% of the sugarcane area in Brazil now uses natural enemies to combat agricultural pests; data were presented during FAPESP Week Illinois.

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18-Apr-2024

DNA vaccine against zika performs well in tests on mice

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The vaccine is being developed by researchers in Brazil. The results of preclinical trials are published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.

Journal

Frontiers in Immunology

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

18-Apr-2024

Heifer International and Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT agree to strengthen collaboration, empower smallholder farmers

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Business Announcement

Heifer International and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have agreed to further their shared goals of empowering rural communities, alleviating hunger and poverty, and promoting sustainable agriculture.

17-Apr-2024

International group runs simulations capable of describing South America's climate with unprecedented accuracy

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

A consortium made up of researchers from more than ten countries, including Brazil, the United States and some European nations, is running simulations of the past and future climate in South America with unprecedented resolution.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo