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A Greek town in the 8 lesser-known ports to cruise in 2017
[:el] Cruise ships have expanded their itineraries with even more destinations for 2017. The desire to go somewhere your neighbor hasn’t gone (or at least hasn’t Instagrammed) is strong onboard. Conde Nast Traveler published the list with 8 destinations seeing more cruise ships now than...
[:el]47 Nicholas Apergis Department of Banking and Financial Management, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece 53 Costas Arkolakis Economics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (USA) 141 George E. Halkos Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Greece 186 Alexander S. Kritikos DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für...
Greek researcher identifies new mechanism for Parkinson’s treatment
[:el] Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway, led by a Greek researcher, have found that the secret to Parkinson’s disease may be in cells’ mitochondria. There is no known cause or effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The findings could lead to future treatment...
12 Greeks in the team that discovered new genes for height
[:el] In the largest, deepest search to date, the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium has uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human height. These changes are uncommon or rare, but they have potent effects, with some of them adjusting height by...
3 Greek beaches in the world’s 20 greatest beaches
[:el]The British newspaper Telegraph published the list with the greatest beaches in the world. The list features 20 beaches, 3 of them are in 2 beautiful Greek islands. The beaches were chosen due to their backdrop, watersports or isolation they offer to their visitors. See...
Greek researcher engineers new thyroid cells
[:el] Researchers, led by a Greek scientist. have discovered a new efficient way to generate thyroid cells, known as thyrocytes, using genetically modified embryonic stem cells. The findings, which appear in the journal Stem Cell Reports, are the first step to developing a similar protocol...
Greek-American won the Super Bowl with the Patriots
[:el] The New England Patriots produced the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime and claim a fifth title in the most dramatic of circumstances. The Patriots trailed by 25 points in the third quarter but recovered to...
A Greek among the 20 wealthiest immigrants in America
[:el] The list with the richest people in United States was published by the magazine Forbes, known as Forbes 400. Forbes created a sub-list with the 20 wealthiest immigrants in America. Among them is a Greek who immigrated to USA with his family as an inflant....
Trump close to choosing Greek as head of the National Institutes of Health
[:el] Could US president-elect Donald Trump be close to choosing a leader for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? The Greek researcher, John Ioannidis is thought to be among the candidates according to Nature. According to American media the current NIH chief Francis Collins and...
[:el]A study published by The BMJ suggests that higher levels of psychological distress (anxiety and depression) may be associated with an increased risk of death from certain cancers. The findings are observational, so no firm conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn. However, the...