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Greek researcher discovers potential antibiotic to kill superbugs
[:el] A study published Wednesday in Nature outlines the discovery of a new type of antibiotic that shows promise in countering the growing threat of drug-resistant “superbugs,” which have emerged as a global public-health crisis. Senior study author Dr. Eleftherios Mylonakis, chief of infectious diseases...
4 Greeks behind the new personalized tumor vaccine
A new type of cancer vaccine has yielded promising results in an initial clinical trial conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, in the team participated 4 Greek scientists. The...
Five Greek nominations in the Natura 2000 finals
Five Greek projects have been selected by the European Union to compete for the prestigious Natura 2000 award. The Greek nominees are among 25 finalists and the winners will be decided by a popular vote and announced at a high-level ceremony on May 17 in...
Argyris Papathanasopoulos the Greek who won the North Pole Marathon
[:el]Argyris Papathanasopoulos, a Greek doctor who lives in England, holding up the Greek flag in one hand and ice smothered across his face won the North Pole Marathon, the northernmost race on Earth. After 4 hours, 34 minutes, 36 seconds and 4.22 km, unrecognizable from...
10 places you need to visit in Greece this summer
Greece may still be fiscally flabby but it’s shaping up to be one of the world’s hottest destinations this summer. In recent years Athens has emerged as a great city break destination and the country as a whole still offers better value for your money...
Serifos, Mani and Amorgos at the top 10 Mediterranean hideaways
[:el]Financial Times presented the list of the 10 most beautiful hideaways in the Mediterranean, including three Greek destinations. At the top of this year’s list is Serifos, while two more Greek destinations are featured, Mani and Amorgos. 1. Serifos, Greece While Mykonos and Santorini are...
Greek named best teacher in the world and wins $1m dollars
[:el] Andria Zafirakou is an arts and textiles teacher at Brent’s Alperton Community School in North-West London, one of UK’s most deprived areas. Zafirakou is the first UK or Greek teacher to ever win the prestigious annual Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. In a ceremony...
Greek researcher head of the team that discovered new osteoarthritis genes
[:el] In the largest study of its kind, nine novel genes for osteoarthritis have been discovered by scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute led by a Greek researcher and 3 more Greek researchers among the team. The study could open the door to new targeted...
Greek researcher behind potential screening test for gynecologic cancers
[:el] Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, led by Nickolas Papadopoulos, have developed a new screening test for endometrial and ovarian cancers based on cervical fluid samples gathered during routine Papanicolaou (Pap) tests. PapSEEK detects mutations in DNA that have been identified for specific cancers...
36 reasons to travel to Greece
Many destinations rely on a couple of well-worn beauty spots to carry their images as a vacation hotspot. According to CNN, when it comes to Greece, those picture-postcard scenes of blue skies, bluer seas and whitewashed villages are everywhere. The sun-kissed Mediterranean country has...