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Research funded by FAPESP aligned with the SDGs

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Research funded by FAPESP aligned with the SDGs

Brazilian innovation prevents brain injuries in critically ill ICU patients
SDG 3, SDG 9
Brazilian innovation prevents brain injuries in critically ill ICU patients

A study conducted at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, suggests that analyzing intracranial compliance using technology developed with support from FAPESP may reduce mortality, neurological sequelae, length of hospital stay, and readmissions.


Brazilian innovation prevents brain injuries in critically ill ICU patients
SDG 3, SDG 9
Brazilian innovation prevents brain injuries in critically ill ICU patients

A study conducted at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, suggests that analyzing intracranial compliance using technology developed with support from FAPESP may reduce mortality, neurological sequelae, length of hospital stay, and readmissions.


Blood test using artificial intelligence paves the way for early diagnosis of leprosy
SDG 3
Blood test using artificial intelligence paves the way for early diagnosis of leprosy

Researchers at the University of São Paulo analyzed a molecule capable of identifying new cases of the disease before the onset of more severe lesions.


Blood test using artificial intelligence paves the way for early diagnosis of leprosy
SDG 3
Blood test using artificial intelligence paves the way for early diagnosis of leprosy

Researchers at the University of São Paulo analyzed a molecule capable of identifying new cases of the disease before the onset of more severe lesions.


New FAPESP center will use AI to help city to monitor sewage and predict disease outbreaks
SDG 3, SDG 6
New FAPESP center will use AI to help city to monitor sewage and predict disease outbreaks

The Science Center for Development will bring together the University of São Paulo in São Carlos, the Federal University of São Carlos, EMBRAPA, and the Autonomous Water and Sewage Service.


New FAPESP center will use AI to help city to monitor sewage and predict disease outbreaks
SDG 3, SDG 6
New FAPESP center will use AI to help city to monitor sewage and predict disease outbreaks

The Science Center for Development will bring together the University of São Paulo in São Carlos, the Federal University of São Carlos, EMBRAPA, and the Autonomous Water and Sewage Service.


Stricter criterion for diagnosing sarcopenia improves prevention
SDG 3
Stricter criterion for diagnosing sarcopenia improves prevention

Based on data from 7,065 Brazilians over the age of 50, researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos advocate for changing the cutoff score of the test used to assess muscle strength in order to identify the condition earlier.


Stricter criterion for diagnosing sarcopenia improves prevention
SDG 3
Stricter criterion for diagnosing sarcopenia improves prevention

Based on data from 7,065 Brazilians over the age of 50, researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos advocate for changing the cutoff score of the test used to assess muscle strength in order to identify the condition earlier.


Study suggests measures to minimize risks of using wastewater in family farming
SDG 3, SDG 6
Study suggests measures to minimize risks of using wastewater in family farming

Reusing liquid from toilets to produce biofertilizer on small rural properties is a widespread practice throughout Latin America.


Study suggests measures to minimize risks of using wastewater in family farming
SDG 3, SDG 6
Study suggests measures to minimize risks of using wastewater in family farming

Reusing liquid from toilets to produce biofertilizer on small rural properties is a widespread practice throughout Latin America.


“Poor man’s Majoranas” can be used as quantum spin probes
SDG 9
“Poor man’s Majoranas” can be used as quantum spin probes

A theoretical study conducted at São Paulo State University shows that quantum excitations without topological protection, previously considered experimental limitations, can serve as spectroscopic tools for identifying quantum statistics and stabilizing exotic states in superconducting nanostructures.


“Poor man’s Majoranas” can be used as quantum spin probes
SDG 9
“Poor man’s Majoranas” can be used as quantum spin probes

A theoretical study conducted at São Paulo State University shows that quantum excitations without topological protection, previously considered experimental limitations, can serve as spectroscopic tools for identifying quantum statistics and stabilizing exotic states in superconducting nanostructures.


Project to quantify carbon stock in Brazil
SDG 13
Project to quantify carbon stock in Brazil

The Carbon Countdown initiative, with an investment of BRL 100 million through a partnership between the Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture, Shell, and Petrobras, will traverse all Brazilian biomes to collect soil and vegetation samples.


Project to quantify carbon stock in Brazil
SDG 13
Project to quantify carbon stock in Brazil

The Carbon Countdown initiative, with an investment of BRL 100 million through a partnership between the Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture, Shell, and Petrobras, will traverse all Brazilian biomes to collect soil and vegetation samples.


Graphene ‘scaffold’ recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures
SDG 3, SDG 9
Graphene ‘scaffold’ recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures

Structures developed by a team from the University of São Paulo and the Albert Einstein Faculty can repair bone loss or malformation when combined with organic polymers.


Graphene ‘scaffold’ recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures
SDG 3, SDG 9
Graphene ‘scaffold’ recruits bone cells and helps the body regenerate fractures

Structures developed by a team from the University of São Paulo and the Albert Einstein Faculty can repair bone loss or malformation when combined with organic polymers.


Improved catalyst enhances the conversion of ethanol to hydrogen
SDG 7, SDG 9
Improved catalyst enhances the conversion of ethanol to hydrogen

Fine-tuning the processing of perovskite-type ceramic material increases system stability and reduces costs by eliminating the need for noble metals.


Improved catalyst enhances the conversion of ethanol to hydrogen
SDG 7, SDG 9
Improved catalyst enhances the conversion of ethanol to hydrogen

Fine-tuning the processing of perovskite-type ceramic material increases system stability and reduces costs by eliminating the need for noble metals.


FAPESP’s new SCD will act as a research hub focused on decarbonizing São Paulo’s roads
SDG 11
FAPESP’s new SCD will act as a research hub focused on decarbonizing São Paulo’s roads

The Sustainability and Innovation in Road Infrastructure Science Center for Development will receive BRL 7.7 million in funding from the Foundation and 42 scholarship recipients to apply new materials and solutions in pavement recycling.


‘Cervical cancer is a disease that clearly reveals inequalities’
SDG 3, SDG 10
‘Cervical cancer is a disease that clearly reveals inequalities’

In an interview with Agência FAPESP, world-renowned HPV researcher Luisa Villa explains why cervical tumors still kill thousands of Brazilian women, even though they are almost entirely preventable with vaccines and screening.


Stress in adolescence causes lasting brain changes, study with mice suggests
SDG 3
Stress in adolescence causes lasting brain changes, study with mice suggests

Research conducted at the University of São Paulo shows that changes in the prefrontal cortex caused by severe stress or trauma during adolescence may be linked to the onset of disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.


Brazil’s fire corals may be facing silent extinction, experts say
SDG 13, SDG 14
Brazil’s fire corals may be facing silent extinction, experts say

Also known as hydrocorals, four species found in Brazil – three of which are endemic – have historically been overlooked in reef monitoring. Researchers report the death of 100% of the monitored colonies of one of the species studied.


Active thermography enables non-destructive testing of materials
SDG 9
Active thermography enables non-destructive testing of materials

Technology improved by a FAPESP-supported startup enables contactless inspection of large industrial structures with greater speed, safety, and traceability.


Study details neuropsychiatric symptoms and biological mechanisms of long COVID
SDG 3
Study details neuropsychiatric symptoms and biological mechanisms of long COVID

It is estimated that up to 400 million people worldwide and nearly 14 million in Brazil have the chronic condition. A review by an international panel of 14 experts, including Brazilians, highlights the need to standardize diagnosis and treatment.


Project seeks to cut treatment costs for type of blood cancer in half
SDG 3, SDG 9
Project seeks to cut treatment costs for type of blood cancer in half

A subsidiary of the Federal University of São Carlos and spin-off of a FAPESP-supported center uses new materials in the synthesis of chemotherapy drugs for multiple myeloma, which could generate savings of 30% to 50% in time and investment.


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