Newswise Location Channel: Mexico

GW Experts: Mexico City Faces Severe Water Crisis Amidst Climate Change and Urban Development

George Washington University — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:05:58 EST

UTHealth Houston partners with Mexican organizations for $5M NIH grant to improve implementation of cancer control interventions in Mexico and Latin America

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:05:35 EST

A five-year, $5 million grant has been awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science to support research and training in implementation science, with a focus on improving cancer control efforts in Mexico and Latin America.

Expert: Hurricane Otis part of a trend of rapidly intensifying hurricanes in offshore regions

University of Delaware — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:05:01 EST

Wren Laboratories Expands Flagship Molecular Cancer Diagnostic NETest to China

Wren Laboratories — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:05:15 EST

Licensing agreement with Kindstar Globalgene Technology will more than double Wren NETest distribution within first year

Illinois expert argues Ancient Maya reservoirs offer lessons for today's water crises

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:05:54 EST

University of Illinois anthropology professor Lisa Lucero argues in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that ancient Maya reservoirs, which used aquatic plants to filter and clean the water, "can serve as archetypes for natural, sustainable water systems to address future water needs." The Maya built and maintained reservoirs that were in use for more than 1,000 years, providing potable water for thousands to tens of thousands of people in cities during the annual, five-month dry season and in periods of prolonged drought.

Cedars-Sinai Unveils Mexico City Office

Cedars-Sinai — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:05:12 EST

Cedars-Sinai International has opened a new, conveniently located office in Mexico City.

Cedars-Sinai Inaugura Oficina en la Ciudad de Mexico

Cedars-Sinai — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:05:35 EST

Cedars-Sinai International ha inaugurado una nueva oficina convenientemente ubicada en la Ciudad de Mexico.

Crime pushes entrepreneurs to fly under the radar, relocate or shutter

Iowa State University — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:00:47 EST

New research shows entrepreneurs in Mexico become a greater target of crime as their businesses grow and become more profitable. The study also found entrepreneurs typically respond to crime in one of three ways: Truncating business growth, relocating or shutting down their operation.

Counterfeit pills sold in Mexican pharmacies found to contain fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:05:34 EST

A UCLA-led study provides the first scientific evidence that brick and mortar pharmacies in Northern Mexican tourist towns are selling counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine. These pills are sold mainly to US tourists, and are often passed off as controlled substances such as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.

Mapping Mexico's Dengue Fever Hotspots

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:45:30 EST

Ubydul Haque, an assistant professor of global health at the Rutgers Global Health Institute, has analyzed data from Mexico's Ministry of Health to identify dengue fever hotspots. Working with epidemiologists at the University of North Texas and Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, the team calculated environmental and socioeconomic risk factors and mapped areas where severe outbreaks occur.

Cleveland Clinic Expands Global Access to Care by Appointing Five New In-Country Representatives

Cleveland Clinic — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:40:25 EST

As part of its continued efforts to ensure greater access to quality care for patients around the world, Cleveland Clinic is broadening its network of in-country representatives to five locations: Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico.

Electrical Engineer and First Mexican-Born Woman to Travel in Space Featured Speaker at CFES Global Conference

CFES Brilliant Pathways — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:40:57 EST

Katya Echazarreta, a 27-year-old electrical engineer who became the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space, will serve as keynote speaker at the 31st annual CFES Brilliant Pathways Global Conference on Nov. 7-8 at the Sagamore Resort in Lake George, NY.

Ancient Maya cities were dangerously contaminated with mercury

Frontiers — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:05:00 EST

A new review shows that the soil in the cities of the ancient Maya are heavily polluted with mercury. As vessels filled with liquid mercury and objects painted with cinnabar have been found at many Maya sites, the authors conclude that the Maya were heavy users of mercury and mercury-containing products. This resulted in severe and dangerous pollution in their day, which still persists even now.

Search for clues may explain the collapse of ancient city in Mexico

Iowa State University — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:05:52 EST

Faculty and students from ISU joined an international team of archaeologists this summer to begin excavating one of Teotihuacan's suburbs. The four-year project could help unlock clues about the ancient city's mysterious collapse and what happened in the hundreds of years before Spanish conquistadors arrived in central America.

FSU geologist available to discuss earthquake that hit Mexico's Pacific coast

Florida State University — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:05:35 EST

By: Kathleen Haughney | Published: September 19, 2022 | 4:01 pm | SHARE: Mexico is dealing with the fallout of a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred near the Pacific coast on the anniversary of two previous tremors. Earthquakes occurred on Sept. 19 in both 1985 and 2017 in Mexico, killing thousands of people.Florida State University Professor of Geology James Tull is available to speak with reporters about the effects of the earthquake and the geology behind this catastrophic event.

NRAO Supporting Work of Mexican Astronomer

National Radio Astronomy Observatory — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:10:49 EST

NRAO is supporting a Mexican astronomer's work to select and develop antenna sites in northern Mexico for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).

NRAO apoya trabajo de astronomo mexicano

National Radio Astronomy Observatory — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:05:17 EST

El Observatorio Radioastronomico Nacional de Estados Unidos (NRAO, en su sigla en ingles) de NSF esta apoyando el trabajo de un astronomo de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) que se encargara de caracterizar, seleccionar y desarrollar sitios en el norte de Mexico para las antenas del Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).

Expert Quotes: Hurricanes, Extreme Weather, Flooding, Power Outages Hit Canada, Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico

Newswise — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:45:29 EST

HIV Incidence Rising Steeply Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana

UC San Diego Health — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:45:51 EST

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have presented data that suggests a new HIV outbreak in Tijuana, Mexico, driven in part by "drug tourism" unabated by the closure of the international border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Almost all asylum-seeking children and parents who had been forced to separate at the US-Mexico border were subsequently diagnosed with PTSD, depressive and/or anxiety disorders, even after reunification

PLOS — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:00:00 EST