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Study finds probiotics control hepatocellular carcinoma

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[:el] The health benefits or not of probiotics such as in yoghurts is the subject of a paper published in the journal PNAS, with the authors, among them a Greek researcher, reporting that, in their mouse model, a probiotic mixture reduced growth and size of...
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New study indicates that couple’s immune systems are remarkably similar

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The immune systems of people who live together seem to be remarkably similar according to a new research by a team of scientists, among them is a Greek researcher. The team is a collabotation of Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and Cardiff University in UK. Everyone’s...
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4 Greek scientists awarded by the European Research Council

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[:el] The European Research Council (ERC) has announced today the 302 winners of its 2015 Consolidator Grant competition. These excellent mid-career scientists are awarded a total of €585 million, as part of the European Union Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020. With grants worth up...
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Detected Super-Earth atmosphere for the first time

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[:el] For the first time astronomers were able to analyse the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the class known as super-Earths. Using data gathered with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and new analysis techniques, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e is revealed to have a dry...
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Developed the “bionic eye”

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[:el] Professor Minas Coroneo is the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, University of New South Wales, the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Sydney Children’s Hospital and Head of the Genetic Eye Foundation. He has had a long-term interest in the pathological effects of sunlight on the eye,...
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One of the most accomplished biomedical scientists in the world

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[:el]George D. Yancopoulos is the Founding Scientist, President and Chief Scientific Officer in Regeneron Laboratories. According to Forbes magazine, Yancopoulos’ exceptional research in Regeneron has made him a billionaire. He is the first research and development chief in the pharmaceutical industry to become a billionaire....
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He holds the key to defeating obesity

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[:el] Tony Tiganis is a Professor and Deputy Head (Research) of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University. He is Head of the cellular signalling and human disease Tiganis Laboratory. Professor Tiganis is focused on uncovering the pathways involved in human disease states,...
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Discovered 2 new gene variations which increase the possibilities of breast cancer

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Kyriaki Michailidou is a member of a large international research team that succeeded in discovering two new genetic variations that increase the chance for women to develop breast cancer. Over 100.000 women, with and without breast cancer, had their DNA analyzed and they accomplished in...
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Member of an international team who fights against breast cancer

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[:el] Eleni Perrakis is a member of a large international collaboration between dozens of worldwide cancer research institutes. Their goal is the understanding of breast cancer genetics. They managed to understand how two gene variations, rs10816625 and rs13294895, are both parts of the chromosome 9....
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Greek scientist researches Malaria transmission

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Researchers at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and University of Perugia, Italy may have found the key to uncovering why Anophelesmosquitoes are unique in their ability to transmit malaria to humans. A Greek researcher was a part of the team. The paper’s senion author is...

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