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Curing leukemia with eye drops
An active ingredient in eye drops that were being developed for the treatment of a form of eye disease has shown promise for treating an aggressive form of blood cancer. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Nottingham and their collaborators...
Corfu island crowned Best European Film Location of 2018
The island of Corfu has been chosen from among 12 European locations as the Best European Location of 2018, in recognition of the key role it played in the TV series The Durrells. The competition is organised by the EUFCN (European Film Commission Network), which...
Dr Androula Nasiopoulou wins UNESCO award for nanoscience
Dr Androula Nasiopoulou, Director of Research at the National Centre for Scientific Research (NCSR) Demokritos, has been awarded an UNESCO medal for her contribution to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in Paris. The prize, which was inaugurated in 2010, is awarded each year by the...
Greek condiment-flavored olive oil wins EVOOWR category competition for 2018
A Greek olive oil ranked first among 30 countries in the Best Condimento-Flavored Olive Oil for 2018 category of the annual World Ranking Evoo (EVOOWR) competition. The EVOOWR is based on a system first introduced by the World Association of Journalists of Wine and Spirits,...
Greek scientists’ dream team
Mr. Ioannis PA Ioannidis, a professor at Stanford University, wrote a list of 45 leading Greek scientists under the age of 45, published in 2018 at “Kathimerini”. “These scientists have been born since 1974, and have published papers with an influence on the top 0.1%...
The Greek pilot who was named “Best Warrior”
Fighter Pilot Kosmas Chalaris, Captain of a Mirage 2000-5, belongs to the 331st All-Weather Squadron of the 114th Combat Wing of the Hellenic Air Force in Tanagra. Continuing the tradition that the Hellenic Air Force belongs among the world’s elite, the Greek pilot was proclaimed...
The Athens University of Economics and Business among the 300 best Business Schools in the world
The Athens University of Economics and Business was among the 300 best Business Schools in the world. In particular, Eduniversal’s international ranking list published 1,000 best Business Schools from 154 countries in 2018. Ranking evaluates Business Schools of Universities, taking into account the international influence...
Discovered a new radiation band between Saturn’s rings
A very high-energy proton radiation band between Saturn and its dense rings was discovered by Greek scientists while analyzing the early results of the final phase of the Cassini spacecraft mission. The new study, which involves the Office of Space Research and Technology of the...
Seven Greek researchers among the over-productive ones in the world
A new international study headed by a distinguished Greek scientist, Stanford University of California Medical School professor John Ioannides reveals that among the overproductive scientists in the world, there are also several Greek ones, who work both in Greece and abroad. The analysis of the...
Created a test which traces heart attack danger
Two Greek scientists are among those who developed a cheap “one-off” genetic test in Britain that can identify people most at risk of a heart attack in the future due to genetic predisposition to heart disease. They will be warned in time to change their...