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World Health Organization fears bird flu evolution
World Health Organization fears bird flu evolution

Geneva, April 19.- Dr. Jeremy Farrar, leading scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed great concern about the possible evolution of the avian flu virus and its transmission between humans.

Cuba strengthens work for the benefit of hemophiliac patients
Cuba strengthens work for the benefit of hemophiliac patients

Havana, April 18.- Despite the existing shortcomings and the impact of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, the Cuban health system enhances its work for the benefit of hemophiliac patients.

Cuba calls to promote equity in access to technologies (+ Post)
Cuba calls to promote equity in access to technologies (+ Post)

Havana, April 17.- Wilfredo González Vidal, first vice minister of Communications of Cuba, called at the United Nations to materialize the establishment of mechanisms for access to financing sources, technology transfer and capacity building for developing countries .

Expanded cooperation for well-being of HIV patients
Expanded cooperation for well-being of HIV patients

Varadero, April 17.- The project Expansion of differentiated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) services for key population groups in the Republic of Cuba renewed cooperation between Health institutions on the Island and the world.

International information and communication event prepared in Cuba
International information and communication event prepared in Cuba

Havana, April 16.- The XI International Meeting of Information and Communication Researchers and Scholars (ICOM 2024) will take place in this capital from December 3 to 6, the organizers announce on their digital platforms.

Blue tourism: a project to learn to look at ecosystems with the heart
Blue tourism: a project to learn to look at ecosystems with the heart

Since 2022, the territorial project Resilient Blue Tourism in the context of climate change: Santa Lucía beach destination has been developed in the province of Camagüey. Researchers, specialists and professors from different institutions and ministries focus their work on six fundamental results that contribute, jointly, to the implementation of a package of technologies associated with the concept of resilient blue tourism in that important resort, located in the north of the territory.

New hydrogel that eliminates microplastics from water
New hydrogel that eliminates microplastics from water

Washington, April 13.- Researchers from the Indian Institute of Sciences designed a sustainable hydrogel to eliminate microplastics from water, published in the journal Nanoscale.

Antarctica melting is greater than normal
Antarctica melting is greater than normal

Washington, April 12.- Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest annual extent on February 20, with a total of 1.99 million square kilometers, according to data collected by the Nimbus-7 satellite, run by NASA.

Southern Ocean has the cleanest air in the world
Southern Ocean has the cleanest air in the world

London, April 10.- A team of Australian scientists considered that the place with the cleanest air on the planet is a region of the Southern or Antarctic Ocean, located off the coast of Antarctica, published in the magazine Nature.

Micromaterial releases nanoparticles that destroy cancer cells
Micromaterial releases nanoparticles that destroy cancer cells

Washington, April 9.- A team of scientists developed micromaterials composed solely of proteins, capable of delivering nanoparticles over time that can target specific cancer cells and destroy them.

NASA explains the importance of Monday's total solar eclipse (+ Posts)
NASA explains the importance of Monday's total solar eclipse (+ Posts)

Moscow, April 8.- In some regions of Mexico, the United States and Canada you will be able to witness how a total solar eclipse, which will take place on April 8, will suddenly darken the sky for a few minutes, as a result of the interposition of the Moon between the Sun and Earth. Given this important event, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) explains the details of why this astronomical phenomenon will be important.

Camagüey participates in research project on Thalassia (+ Photos and Infographics)
Camagüey participates in research project on Thalassia (+ Photos and Infographics)

Camagüey, April 8.- The tourist destination Playa Santa Lucía, located north of Camagüey, is one of the intervention sites of the investigative project Development of capacities for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and the sustainable use of biodiversity for the well-being of the human health in Cuba, coordinated by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICIMAR) and whose implementation extends from 2024 to 2026.