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Covid-19 ruled out as a cause of congenital malformations

Published on: July 18, 2024
11:31

London, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) A study published by the British Medical Journal ruled out that Covid-19 and the vaccine against the virus that generates it are a cause of congenital malformations in babies whose mothers were infected or immunized during pregnancy.

Russian radioactivity evaluation of Fukushima spill concludes

Published on: July 15, 2024
11:19

Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The Russian research vessel Akademik Oparin today completed the mission to assess the Pacific waters after the Japanese spills of radioactive water from the earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Climate change key to Antarctic sea ice melt in 2023

Published on: May 22, 2024
10:53

Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The surface of Antarctic winter sea ice fell in 2023 to the lowest level since satellite records began in late 1978, scientists warn.

UK authorities covered up contaminated blood cases

Published on: May 20, 2024
14:51

London, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom authorities covered up a scandal associated with blood transfusions from 1970 to 1991, which caused the infection of more than 30,000 people with HIV and hepatitis, a study revealed today.

Weight-loss drugs increase risk of stomach paralysis

Published on: May 20, 2024
10:48

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Three new studies based on data from patients taking popular weight loss and diabetes drugs have corroborated the risk of being diagnosed with stomach paralysis or gastroparesis, it was announced today.

Microplastics reduce ocean’s ability to confront climate crisis

Published on: May 20, 2024
10:35

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Carbon in the ocean is captured as terrestrial plants take CO2 and store it in the soil; however, the microplastics present today at the bottom of the sea reduce the capacity of this process.

Converting CO2 into methanol, a new proposal to tackle climate change

Published on: May 7, 2024
14:57

Washington, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The use of a new catalytic material, cobalt phthalocyanine, converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol, which could contribute to lowering CO2 high emissions that is polluting the atmosphere nowadays.

Artificial intelligence can be used to control infections

Published on: April 24, 2024
00:31

Dublin, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used nowadays in many ways to help prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases and manage daily hospital activities, according to an international research.

Earthquake of 3.5 degrees shakes three Caribbean countries

Published on: April 11, 2024
10:19

Port of Spain, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) A tremor of 3.5 magnitude on the open Ritcher scale shook the coasts of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines today, with no material damage reported so far.

Cuban research center to dedicate publication to Venezuela

Published on: March 28, 2024
00:16

Havana, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) 'Venezuela: external projection and role in international relations' will be the main theme of the April-June issue of "Cuadernos de Nuestra América," a publication from the Cuban Research Center for International Politics (CIPI).

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