Science

BBIL completes trials for India´s intranasal Covid-19 vaccine

Published on: August 15, 2022
18:45

By: Pavel López Lazo

New Delhi, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on Monday announced that its intra-nasal vaccine (BBV154) has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in subjects in controlled clinical trials.

Hyaluronic acid awakens stem cells to repair damaged muscle – Study

Published on: August 15, 2022
17:59

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) A new study published in the journal Science reveals a unique form of cell communication that controls muscle repair. In damaged muscle, stem cells must work together with immune cells to complete the repair process, yet how these cells coordinate to ensure the efficient removal of dead tissue before making new muscle fibers has remained unknown.

Social isolation, loneliness increase risk of fatal heart attack

Published on: August 15, 2022
17:36

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Washington, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Social isolation and loneliness are closely associated with around a 30% increased risk of heart attack or stroke, or even death from either, a specialized source reported, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Teenager among 50 infected in Puerto Rico with monkeypox

Published on: August 15, 2022
16:16

By: Elsy Fors Garzon

San Juan, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The main epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health, Melissa Marzán, confirmed today that among the 50 people infected in Puerto Rico with monkeypox there is a 19-year-old adolescent.

UN member states meet in NY to hammer out high seas treaty

Published on: August 15, 2022
14:41

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

United Nations, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) UN member states will gather in New York to hammer out a long-awaited treaty that, if agreed, will govern the planet’s last, lawless wilderness: the high seas.

Bolivia confirms 15 monkeypox cases

Published on: August 15, 2022
13:44

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

La Paz, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Health and Sports Minister Jeyson Auza on Monday said local authorities have confirmed 15 monkeypox cases, reported mainly in the Santa Cruz Department.

Cuba reports 87 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths

Published on: August 15, 2022
13:35

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Havana Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Public Health Ministry (MINSAP, in Spanish) on Monday reported 87 new Covid-19 cases, bringing total to 1,109,520 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

Weather forecast: heat to increase in East Asia due to climate change

Published on: August 15, 2022
08:45

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Seoul, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Heat waves will become more frequent and intense in East Asia due to climate change, a study led by South Korean scientists revealed.

Depression grew 41 percent during Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

Published on: August 14, 2022
14:18

By: Elsy Fors Garzon

Brasilia, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Depression, a mental illness caused by deep sadness, low mood and low self-esteem, grew by 41 percent in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey quoted today by the G1 portal.

Cuba wishes former President Fernando Lugo a speedy recovery

Published on: August 14, 2022
13:29

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s National Assembly of the People´s Power (ANPP, in Spanish) President Esteban Lazo on Sunday wished Paraguayan Senator and former President Fernando Lugo a speedy recovery after being affected by a stroke.

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