Medicine

He Consolidated homeopathy in Greece

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George Vithoulkas is an International teacher of Classical Homeopathy, honoured with the alternative Nobel Prize (The Right Livelihood Award) for his work in the field of Classical Homeopathy. He was born in 1932 in Athens. He began studying Homeopathy in 1960 in South Africa. He...

Famous Greeks

The “golden” hands of pediatric cardiac surgery

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[:el] He has been characterized as the modern missionary of Medicine and not unfairly. He is not just interested in titles or offices. He was a disciple of Alain Karpentie and Magktni Yaqub, whom he followed closely. Afksentiyos Kalangos is holding the leading position in...

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A Cretan scientist in the fight against Parkinson and Alzheimer’s disease

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Professor Nicholas D. Mazarakis holds the Lucas-Lee chair of Molecular BioMedicine and is head of Gene Therapy in Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. He is a molecular neuroscientist with an international reputation in gene therapy of neurological diseases. Nicholas Mazarakis is from Crete....

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Proved that happiness is contagious

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[:el] Nicholas Christakis is a social scientist and physician who conducts research on social factors that affect health, health care, and longevity. He directs the Human Nature Lab at Yale University, and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. He is the Sol...

Achievements

Researches for new drugs against mental illness

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Eleni Tzavara is working on new drugs development for treating psychiatric conditions such as depression, manic depression and schizophrenia. In 2008 she was honored with the Science Prize of Foundation Bodossaki. Her research activity studies the disorders of neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity, which are related...

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The Greek surgeon who “kills” tumours

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The so-called “lung laser machine”, used by the Greek scientist, costs approximately 120,000 pounds and shortens both the treatment’s duration and the length of hospital stay, while allowing for speedier patient recovery. An innovative method, used by the senior consultant thoracic surgeon at the Royal...

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The long and tireless journey towards the better understanding of human genes

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[ Manolis Kellis studied Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT, where he now teaches as adjunct Professor. He works at the famous Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and teaches “Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution (6.895/6.085)”. His research looks into better comprehending human genes...

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A pioneer in discoveries for the benefit of humanity

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[:el] Dr. Peter H. Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space. In 2014 he was named one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders”, by Fortune Magazine. In the field of Innovation, Diamandis is Chairman and CEO of...

He Consolidated homeopathy in Greece

The “golden” hands of pediatric cardiac surgery

A Cretan scientist in the fight against Parkinson and Alzheimer’s disease

Researches for new drugs against mental illness

The Greek surgeon who “kills” tumours

The long and tireless journey towards the better understanding of human genes

A pioneer in discoveries for the benefit of humanity

The enchanting “heart” of the Peloponnese

Τhe mapping of the human brain unites the science of biology and...

The man who mapped the human brain

Dr. Ioanna (Joan) Vernikos – The first Greek female scientist at NASA

Katerina Gogou – The carefree girl of Greek cinema who was anything...

Rania Bellou – The artist of memory

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