[:el] For first time, it is introduced in Greece and applied successfully by the Maxillofacial department of the Athens Naval Hospital, a groundbreaking for the Greek medical data ‘bloodless’ surgery, at the base of the skull, in the temporomandibular joint, measuring just 2cm, joining the...
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Designed and built a humanoid robot in record time
[:el] Nikos Tsagarakis is a Researcher in the Department of Advanced Robotics in the Italian Institute of Technology. He is also the lead Researcher on a humanoid robot project “Walk-Man”. Since 2013 he is serving as a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Robotics Research...
From top class theoretical physicist to ambitious hardware tech designer
[:el] Fotini Markopoulou is both a hardware tech designer and theoretical physicist. She is Co-Founder of “Doppel”, a wearable tech company that uses cutting-edge research in psycho-physiology, the study of how the mind and body affect one-another, to create technology that changes how we perceive,...
Discovered an innovative technique in the fight against breast cancer
[:el] Christos Sotiriou, MD, PhD is a medical oncologist specialized in breast cancer and actively involved in the treatment of breast cancer patients. He is head of the Functional Genomics & Translational Research Unit at Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium. Dr. Sotiriou’s research focuses on...
The Greeks who excelled globally in March
[:el] For yet another month Greeks from all over the world, managed to excel, to abolish the borders and make us proud with their achievements. The ellines.com team chose 5 of them, who during March caused international sensation with the work and personality. 1.Dorothea Pinotsi Rsearchers...
Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital Neurosurgical Service
[:el] Nicholas T. Zervas is a Higgins Professor of Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School and Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital Neurosurgical Service. Nicholas Zervas was born on March 9, 1929 in Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1950, he received his A.B. from Harvard College. In 1954, Dr. Zervas received...
Greek coordinator in the space weather prediction project
[:el] Weather in space can be quiet or agitated just like weather on Earth. There are winds, clouds, and storms. However, they are very different from those on Earth. In space, winds, clouds, and storms don’t consist of air and water droplets, but of tiny,...
Greek researcher sheds light in Parkinson’s mechanism in the brain
[:el] Researchers led by a Greek scientist, may be closer to unraveling the underlying causes of Parkinson’s disease, after identifying the point at which alpha-synuclein – a protein believed to play a key role in the condition – becomes toxic to the brain. First author...
Dean of the University in The Polytechnic School of Lausanne
[:el] Demetri Psaltis is the Dean of the University in The Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), in Switzerland (one of the most prominent centres of innovation in Europe) and a leading researcher in the field of optics. He is also a Professor in Bioengineering and...
Good cholesterol can lead to higher risk of heart attack
[:el]A new research, in which a Greek scientist participated, shows that high levels of good cholesterol can lead to higher risk of heart attack. You can eat healthy and still be exposed to heart disease. The generally accepted medical maxim that elevated HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is “good”...