SCIENCES

Asthmatic, obese children worsen with Delta variant

Published on: September 14, 2021
07:20

Washington, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) Children most likely to be worsen by Delta variant are those asthmatics and obese, a specialized source reported.

NIH study rakes up origins of lung cancer in never smokers

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:07

Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a majority of these tumors arise from the accumulation of mutations caused by natural processes in the body, according to an international team led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Russia: Protection in cyberspace

Published on: September 6, 2021
07:21

Moscow, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) A Moscow court recently imposed high fines on owners of social networks: Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, which refused to store Russian users´ data, a process that violates the laws in force in this regard.

Scientists recommend consuming celery for its high medicinal value

Published on: September 4, 2021
11:50

Washington, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Scientists and nutritionists strongly recommend consuming celery, for it is a blood lipids regulator and has neuroprotective and anticancer properties, a specialized source reported on Friday.

Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation, study finds

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:30

Washington, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Long-term alcohol consumption has been associated with the development of atrial fibrillation and avoiding alcohol has been associated with reduced atrial fibrillation, a scientific source revealed on Thursday.

Consuming weight-loss products can cause death, says scientists

Published on: September 2, 2021
07:09

Washington, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Scientists warned that consuming weight-loss products can cause side effects on human´s health and death, according to a specialized source.

Covid-19 causes more than 50 long-term negative effects

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:18

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, causes more than 50 long-term negative effects on humans, a specialized source revealed today.

3 cups of coffee a day can lower risk of stroke – study

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:17

Budapest, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Drinking up to three cups of coffee a day can lower the risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to the largest-ever study of the popular beverage's effect on health, a scientific institution reported.

Monoclonal treatments combo reduces Covid-19 hospitalizations

Published on: September 1, 2021
01:00

Washington, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate Covid-19, according to The Lancet´s EClinicalMedicine.

CECMED authorizes to use phase-II trial with CIGB2020 candidate

Published on: August 12, 2021
07:36

Havana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s Center for State Control of medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED) on Wednesday authorized the start of a phase-II clinical trial with the vaccine candidate CIGB2020, seeking to stimulate the immune response against acute respiratory infections.

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