Toxoplasmosis 'more severe in Brazil than Europe'
The effects of toxoplasmosis infection on the eye are more severe in Brazil than in Europe, says a study.
27 August 2008 | ES
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The effects of toxoplasmosis infection on the eye are more severe in Brazil than in Europe, says a study.
27 August 2008 | ES
A study has found low condom use among communities at risk of HIV in Paraguay, suggesting that it is a key driver of HIV infection.
27 August 2008 | ES
Brazilian scientists warn in a report that Brazil's agriculture could be severely affected by climate change in the coming years.
27 August 2008 | EN
A study shows how rising oil and gas demand is leading to major exploration in the Western Amazon, threatening the forest and indigenous people.
Panama's president, Martín Torrijos, has signed a law to increase access to information and communication technology (ICT) in the country.
24 August 2008 | ES
Representatives of five South American countries have created a network of technological innovation centres to increase regional competitiveness.
22 August 2008 | ES
The Argentinean ministries of science and education have launched a scheme where scientists will talk to schoolchildren about their work.
20 August 2008 | ES
According to a study, the non conventional renewable energies could supply up to 40% of the energy demand in Chile by 2025.
15 August 2008 | ES
Around 1,500 Andean women are benefiting from a programme teaching computer skills in their native quechua language.
15 August 2008 | ES
The Mexican president, Felipe Calderón, has admitted that technology research is lagging and calls for joint efforts to overcome the situation.
Source: Excelsior Online
13 August 2008 | ES
A survey reveals that information and communications technology (ICT), including internet and telephone usage, is increasing in the Dominican Republic.
Source: 7 Días
13 August 2008 | ES
About 60 per cent of the patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis can be cured by combining five different drugs, says a study.
11 August 2008 | ES
Students between 14 and 21 years old have taken part in the 'Creativity Park', a Colombian experience to foster creativity in future researchers.
9 August 2008 | ES
A new museum, with several laboratories, interactive areas and an activity park will be inaugurated in La Paz, Bolivia, next April.
Source: La Razón
7 August 2008 | ES
The Caribbean — the second-most affected region in the world by HIV/AIDS — is launching a US$7.73 million plan against the virus.
7 August 2008 | ES
Latin America has the highest proportion of HIV patients in the developing world receiving treatment, says a top scientist.
5 August 2008 | ES
Overuse of a drug used in treating malaria may play a role in growing resistance to a related antibiotic, according to a new study in Guyana.
Experts at an international wetlands conference have called for recognition of the importance of wetlands and more basic research.
Glacier experts say climate change has caused north Peru's mountain glaciers to recede by 26 per cent in the last 33 years.
The Dominican Republic has signed an agreement to train researchers in Spain, and has received US$ 1 million from Taiwan for a fellowship program.
Source: El Nuevo Diario y El Caribe
29 July 2008 | ES