cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48568489

Duration - 2:56

When her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Cuban scientist Teresita Rodríguez was distraught. Her mother was her role model, her hero…so she set out to find a way to help her. At the time, her colleagues at Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology were working on a new drug, and Teresita joined them in their research.

She soon realized the medication could actually help her mother, so she started giving it to her. Teresita eventually became the leader of that team, and the results she witnessed with her mother became the inspiration for a medication that could be a game changer for Alzheimer’s treatment worldwide.

Set in the heart of Havana against the backdrop of Cuba’s world-class biotech sector and the relentless challenges posed by intensifying U.S. sanctions, Teresita’s Dream is a powerful story of scientific innovation, love, hope and resilience.