TOKYO Malcom Brown Youth Jersey , Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as solid consumer confidence data for August raised hopes for the health of the U.S. economy.
As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 107.25 points, or 0.55 percent, from Tuesday to 19,469.80.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Joe Thuney Youth Jersey , meanwhile, gained 6.60 points, or 0.41 percent, to 1,604.36.
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HAVANA Devin McCourty Youth Jersey , Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Experts at Cuba's Center for Immunoassay (CIE) have developed a monoclonal antibody to enable the early detection and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF), local media reported on Friday.
The development is to be used to screen newborns, Dr. Rebeca Gonzalez, a CIE research specialist, told online magazine Bohemia.
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Cystic fibrosis refers to the characteristic fibrosis and cysts that form within the affected organs.
While medical advances in pharmacology and genetics have helped to develop new treatments to mitigate symptoms, there is no cure for the disorder as yet.
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