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Italy donates 27,000 euros for a Cuban vaccine against dengue fever

Published on: October 30, 2023
10:16

Rome, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The National Association of Italy-Cuba Friendship (Anaic), donated 27 thousand euros to Cuba to support a research on a vaccine against dengue fever, in addition to the 19 thousand previously donated for that purpose, a spokesman said today. Marco Papacci, national president of Anaic, told Prensa Latina that in a ceremony held in the city of Milan, a check for that amount was handed over to Cuban scientist Gerardo Guillén, director of Biomedical Research at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).

Cancer increased 79% since 1990 in people under 50 years of age

Published on: September 10, 2023
00:45

London, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The last three decades (1990-2019) show an astonishing 79.1-percent increase in new cases of cancer among people under 50 years of age worldwide, according to a recent research.

Costa Rica to strengthen biomedical research

Published on: August 21, 2023
15:33

San Jose, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican health authorities created a committee to analyze projects related to medical research, especially phase 1 drugs and bioequivalence, the entity reported this Monday.

Cooking food, avoiding salad could cut antibiotic resistance – Study

Published on: August 17, 2023
18:57

London, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cooking food thoroughly and avoiding some types of vegetables and salad during a course of antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce antibiotic resistance, by preventing bacteria carrying resistance genes getting into the gut, according to a new study.

Russia launches its first lunar mission

Published on: August 11, 2023
07:45

Moscow, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Russia’s first mission to the Moon in 40 years took off from the Vostochny cosmodrome, the RosCosmos Space Corporation reported on Friday.

Cuba launches website to discuss high-risk pregnancies

Published on: August 5, 2023
10:45

Havana, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba presented a website on Maternal-Fetal and Perinatal Medicine, where obstetrician-gynecologists will be able to debate on the trends in the management of high-risk pregnancies.

Russia to launch new lunar probe on August 11

Published on: August 4, 2023
00:15

Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The launch of Russia’s lunar probe Luna-25, the first in 47 years, is scheduled for August 11 from the Vostochni cosmodrome, in the east of the country, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos reported.

Scientists unveil cause of inner-ear bone loss

Published on: August 3, 2023
14:38

Washington, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Chronic inflammation of the middle ear can cause several problems and complications that can affect a person's hearing and balance. One such problem is the formation of a Cholesteatoma, which is an abnormal collection of cells in the ear that can cause bone erosion if left untreated.

Cuba receives 1.3 million foreign visitors

Published on: July 14, 2023
00:15

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban professor and researcher Jose Luis Perello said that 1.3 million foreign tourists had visited Cuba at the end of the first semester of 2023.

The problem of missing persons in El Salvador is still unsolved

Published on: June 22, 2023
10:13

San Salvador, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) People missing in El Salvador are still a problem, as revealed today by an investigation of the Foundation of Studies for the Application of Law (Fespad).

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