1st December – World AIDS Day
There are about 2,000-2,200 people in Hungary who have tested HIV positive while an estimated 3,000-4,000 could be infected but unaware of it.
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Sperm count 50 percent lower in sons of fathers who smoke
Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that, independently of nicotine exposure from the mother, men whose fathers smoked at the time of pregnancy had half as many sperm as those with non-smoking fathers.
Pope Francis: ‘hear the cry of the poor’
Pope Francis celebrated Holy Mass on Sunday to mark the World Day of the Poor. Hundreds of homeless and poor people from Rome and surrounding areas were present to participate in the liturgy that took place in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Theresa May: Brexit won’t be easier if I’m ousted
Theresa May has told her critics that getting rid of her as PM would not make delivering Brexit any easier.
Rare “stingray” attacks Australian man in Tasmania
A 42-year-old man has died after a suspected stingray attack off the Tasmanian coast, Australian police say.
California wildfire death toll reaches 71 as number missing rises to 1000
The death toll in California’s wildfires climbed to 71 on Friday as the number of missing people surpassed 1000, while authorities continued the search for survivors and victims.
Stars’ homes destroyed by California wildfires
Gerard Butler and Miley Cyrus are among the celebrities whose homes have been destroyed by the deadly wildfires in California.
TransNatura 2018 – Winner and Exhibited Photographs
Winner photos of TransNatura International Nature Photo Contest.
French-Italian mission on the human body at high altitude in Peru
Fourteen French and Italian scientists will study the population of gold mines in La Rinconada (Peru), the world’s tallest city in January, in search of the limits of human body adaptation.
We need concerted efforts to build up a successful bioeconomy in Europe, says EC Director-General Paquet
On 8 November, Jean-Eric Paquet, the European Commission’s Director-General for Research and Innovation, participated in the BIOEAST conference – “Bioeconomy in the forefront of national policies”, organized in Budapest by Hungary’s Ministry of Agriculture together with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.