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Apply New Corneal Transplant Technique Cuban Ophthalmologists

The endokeratoplasty technique for corneal transplant, a complex surgery that has been successfully carried out on twelve people who suffered from serious corneal dystrophies Read More

Use in Cuba for Fight Dengue Mosquito New Product, Patented by LABIOFAM Laboratories

Researchers of the Cuban National Bio-preparation Center are involved in the making of a compound to counteract proliferation of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, transmitter of the dengue, reported Prensa Latina news agency. Read More

A Cuban candidate vaccine against prostate cancer

A Cuban candidate vaccine against prostate cancer, produced by the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center in this province, has entered its first clinical testing stage with promising results, according to preliminary evaluations. Read More

Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) can cooperate with Cuba in oil and natural gas exploration

"TPAO is eager to join natural gas and oil exploration tenders in Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador," Guler told reporters after meeting Marta Lomas Morales, the Cuban minister of foreign investments and economic cooperation, in capital Ankara. Read More

In Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Marble Industry Develops

The central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus gets ready for the industrial production of the marble extracted from Cariblanca quarry in the local municipality of Fomento. Read More

Implantation of Adult Stem Cells in Cuba

Autotransplant of adult stem cells, from the same patient, to treat critical lower limb ischemia has been one of the most important medical achievements in Cuba recently awarded with the Dionisio Daza y Chacon prize granted by the Spanish Magazine of Surgical Research as the best paper published in 2007. Read More

Found by Cuban Speleologists in the Boquerones Cave System Fossils of the Pleistocene Epoch

Fossils of the Pleistocene Epoch were found by Cuban speleologists in the Boquerones cave system, northeast of Ciego de Avila province. Read More

Under Clinical Test in Eastern Cuba: New Cancer Medication

The project, which includes all patients requiring the action of the medication, will be implemented in all major hospitals in the eastern territory over the next six months. Read More

Guanahacabibes: A Rural Region and Savage for the Tourism in Cuba

During last year the work of the Office for the Integral Development of Guanahacabibes Peninsula was mainly directed to the creation of the necessary conditions to develop nature tourism in the region, taking into account its attractive flora, fauna and sea. Read More

Founded in Havana the Latin American Association for the Mapping of the Human Brain.

The group is made up of researchers from Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Cuba. The association found the support of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), other international institutions, plus Canada, Britain and Germany. Read More

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