science

NGOs urge WHO to include kidney disease in priority list

Published on: April 3, 2024
17:18

Washington, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) Professional institutions working on kidney health urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to include this disease in the priority non-communicable diseases (NCDs) list, according to an article published in Nature Reviews Nephrology.

Comet and eclipse might coincide, but the former is already visible

Published on: April 3, 2024
13:22

Washington, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) The comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, whose shape is reminiscent of the Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars saga, is passing close to Earth these days and will be visible in the night sky of the northern hemisphere on Wednesday, a NASA statement said.

BioHavana 2024 scientific event opens in Cuba

Published on: April 1, 2024
11:43

Matanzas, Cuba, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd edition of the BioHavana 2024 scientific event opened on Monday at the Plaza America Convention Center in Varadero, Matanzas province, with the participation of over 1,300 delegates and representatives from 25 countries.

Humans pass more viruses to animals than they to humans – Study

Published on: March 28, 2024
17:34

Washington, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. The virus that causes AIDS, for example, crossed over from chimpanzees. And many experts believe the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic flowed from bats.

Cuba: Matanzas hosts 3rd International Scientific Congress

Published on: March 26, 2024
13:25

Matanzas, Cuba, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) The 3rd International Scientific University-Society Congress (UNISOC2024) starts in the Cuban province of Matanzas until March 28, in order to promote knowledge to achieve sustainable development.

Diaz-Canel calls to apply science and innovation in domestic trade

Published on: March 14, 2024
14:42

Havana, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel called to apply science and innovation, pillars of the Government, in domestic trade to increase productivity and control in this sector.

S. Africa and Czech Republic to collaborate in science and technology

Published on: March 6, 2024
11:57

Pretoria, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) South Africa and the Czech Republic will collaborate in various areas of science and technology, and innovation as a result of contacts at ministry level.

NASA releases images of a stadium-sized asteroid

Published on: February 28, 2024
00:15

Washington, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) NASA released the first detailed images of asteroid 2008 OS7, which has the size of a stadium and has managed to come within 2.9 million kilometers from Earth, it was reported.

Space debris will damage ozone layer and Earth’s climate

Published on: February 22, 2024
00:15

Washington, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Recent scientific data indicate that the space debris accumulated by the "passage of man in the atmosphere" is changing the sky today with harmful legacies for the ozone layer and Earth's climate.

Colombia gets ready to host ECLAC science meeting

Published on: February 21, 2024
00:30

Bogota, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Colombia is organizing the 4th Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), scheduled for April 4-5.

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