BV-FAPESP: research projects supported in this Center
OCRC in the Media: news about the Center
The Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC) is one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDC) supported by FAPESP, and is active since June 2013.
OCRC coordinates scientific efforts to find solutions for obesity, a disease highly associated with a number of serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and certain kinds of cancer. The overall mortality directly and indirectly associated with obesity is rapidly increasing in Brazil and all around the world – so much so that, today, it is considered a global epidemic.
The OCRC staff is constantly in contact with the industry and other potential users of the knowledge and products obtained through our research in order to speed up the transfer of knowledge to society.
2020-04-15
One of the studies will evaluate the effectiveness of drugs that inhibit bradykinin against pulmonary inflammation in critical patients. The other will analyze the transmission dynamics of the novel coronavirus in a small town in Amazonia.