Alterations in gene expression related to the control of inflammation and oxidation were detected six months after the surgery and may explain benefits observed in the morbidly obese after the procedure...
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Flat, minuscule, and ultra-thin: USP scientists create an “impossible” lens – Thinner than a human hair
A thousand times thinner than a human hair, the technology may be used in cell phone cameras to make them cheaper...
Knowledge of the structure of the Ohr enzyme paves the way for drug development
Scientists from USP’s Center for Research on Redox Processes in Biomedicine – Redoxome and its Institute of Bioscience (IB) are “treading” a path that may lead to the development of new medicines. In an article recently published in journal ACS Catalysis, they demonstrated how the Ohr enzyme (Organic Hydroperoxide Resistance Protein) is capable of...
Researchers of USP finalize the genetic improvement of sweet passion fruit
The experiments resulted in fruits with a higher content of pulp in more productive crops...
Liver transplant success draws attention to procedures of this type during the pandemic
Surgery performed in the General Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, with new protocols and precautions for avoiding COVID-19, saved the life of a patient who even received extreme unction...
Moisture variation in the Amazon rainforest can help explain bird diversity
Conclusion showed in an article published in July 2019, which gathers data from researchers and combines two historical hypotheses...
Genetic mapping indicates that bacteria survive daily cleaning in ICU
Study at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMRP compared communities of microorganisms from several areas of adult and neonatal ICU...
Galaxies leave us a little closer to knowing the neutrino, the “Ghost particle”
Compiling cosmological data from several sources, a mathematical model enabled to estimate mass of the lightest neutrino: it is at least 6 million times lighter than an electron...
Alterations in fat metabolism are associated with the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Researchers from the USP Chemistry Institute are pioneers in analyzing the set of nervous system lipids, which is a knowledge that can help to develop new treatments...
Entrepreneurship in the university
How a public university, which has as its pillars research, teaching, and action with the community, stimulate its students to create innovative products and services...