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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Study reveals a link between penile cancer and mitochondrial genome mutations
SDG 3
Study reveals a link between penile cancer and mitochondrial genome mutations

Performed under the aegis of the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC), the study is the first to investigate mitochondrial DNA in search of alterations associated with penile tumors.


Startup uses facial recognition technology to monitor human behavior
SDG 3, SDG 9
Startup uses facial recognition technology to monitor human behavior

System developed by Hoobox interprets facial expressions and other behavioral cues and can be used to assess the status of patients in intensive care, babies in cribs or passengers in self-driving cars.


Stem cells help repair brain injury due to stroke
SDG 3
Stem cells help repair brain injury due to stroke

Biomaterial kept mesenchymal stem cells alive and considerably reduced the size of the lesion caused by stroke in a study involving mice. The procedure could help repair brain areas in even larger lesions.


Researchers create a new molecule to treat heart failure
SDG 3
Researchers create a new molecule to treat heart failure

This innovation has been developed by researchers based in Brazil and the US. It not only halts the progression of the heart failure but also improves the heart’s capacity to pump blood.


Genetic study seeks to prevent foodborne infection caused by <i>Salmonella</i>
SDG 3
Genetic study seeks to prevent foodborne infection caused by <i>Salmonella</i>

Project presented at FAPESP Week London identifies genes that allow bacteria to survive in the digestive tract of poultry and thus infect humans.


Venoms are sources in the search for new medicines
SDG 3, SDG 9
Venoms are sources in the search for new medicines

The study of natural toxins and their derivatives may help in the development of medicines to treat diseases like cancer and osteoarthritis, says coordinator of the Center of Excellence in New Target Discovery.


Study investigates the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases
SDG 3
Study investigates the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the School of Medical Sciences at the Santa Casa de São Paulo are using cell reprogramming techniques to grasp at how Wolfram and Niemann-Pick syndromes act on the brain.


Deciphering biological structures in search of medicines
SDG 3
Deciphering biological structures in search of medicines

Glaucius Oliva speaks at FAPESP Week London about the line of work of the Center for Research and Innovation in Biodiversity and Drug Discovery and how the UK collaboration helps developing structural biology in Brazil.


Diets consisting of fewer calories improve cell performance
SDG 3
Diets consisting of fewer calories improve cell performance

Animal experiments have shown that caloric restriction causes cellular changes that can prevent diseases, the subject of a session at FAPESP Week London.


Brazil will have the technology to transplant pig organs into humans
SDG 3
Brazil will have the technology to transplant pig organs into humans

Gene-edited pigs may reduce Brazil’s transplant waiting list. Still in its initial stages and presented at FAPESP Week London, a project will assess how patients awaiting kidney transplants react to porcine blood.


Scientists discover how light destroys cell membranes
SDG 3
Scientists discover how light destroys cell membranes

Description of the mechanism could enhance the efficiency of photodynamic therapy, a medical treatment for cancer and bacterial infection, and permit the development of more efficient sunscreens.


Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity
SDG 3
Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity

A study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94% of meals served in restaurants contain more than the recommended number of calories according to the UK’s National Health Service.


Waist-stature ratio can indicate the risk of cardiovascular disease even in healthy individuals
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Waist-stature ratio can indicate the risk of cardiovascular disease even in healthy individuals

Physically active men who are not overweight but who have a relatively high waist-stature ratio are more likely to develop heart disorders, according to a study by Brazilian researchers.


Urbanization changes shape of mosquitoes’ wings
SDG 3
Urbanization changes shape of mosquitoes’ wings

Research shows that rapid urbanization in São Paulo City, Brazil, is influencing wing morphology in the mosquitoes that transmit dengue and malaria.


Supplement enhances muscle detoxification in athletes
SDG 3
Supplement enhances muscle detoxification in athletes

After taking beta-alanine for 28 days, volunteers eliminated more toxic substances from skeletal muscle following physical exercise. This discovery could help treat diseases caused by oxidative stress.


Substance found in fruit helps combat the effects of jararaca viper venom
SDG 3
Substance found in fruit helps combat the effects of jararaca viper venom

A study conducted in Brazil showed protective effects of flavonoid rutin against bleeding and inflammation due to snakebite.


Scientists synthesize molecule capable of eliminating hepatitis C virus
SDG 3
Scientists synthesize molecule capable of eliminating hepatitis C virus

The compound called GA-Hecate also acts on bacteria, fungi and cancer cells and will be tested against Zika and yellow fever viruses.


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