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Australia
Greek and Greek-Australian Scientists to Patent First MS Treatment
Multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This disrupts the communication in certain parts of the nervous system, resulting in...
Canada
Canadian Smoking Cessation Model Used to Help Greeks Quit Smoking
Greek scientist Sophia Papadakis has travel to Crete in order to implement a program that is going to help people quit smoking. At the moment 38% of the Greek population smokes, making it the leading European country for tobacco...
Australia
Greek-Australian Scientist Develops Interactive Anatomy App
Since the invention of smartphones, mobile apps have become a part of everyday life, entertaining and helping people with their day-to-day tasks. Scientists have embraced this new technology and are constantly trying to find ways to incorporate apps in...
Greece
Food to Address Vitamin D Deficiency from the TEI in Thessaly
An international research team led by Greek professor of biochemistry; Dimitris Moulas received high honors in a leading international conference. Moulas, professor at the Department of Biochemistry of the Technological Institute in Thessaly, and his team participated in the...
Europe
Greek Scientists Participate in Chronic Pain Research
Scientists in Britain, including two Greek researchers announced that they are developing a new very promising drug therapy, which may be used to help people who suffer from chronic pain. Although for now, the treatment has only been tested...
Europe
Greek Scientist Participates in Research on Genetic History of Europeans
The introduction of agriculture in Europe occurred around 8,500 years ago, changing not only the way of life of the continent’s inhabitants, but also their genes, according to new international scientific research, based on analysis of ancient DNA. The...
Europe
Greek Diaspora Scientist Develops Electronic Roses
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed both analog and digital electronic circuits that exist inside living plants, thus creating electronic roses. Their creation has paved the way for a possible future "marriage" between plants and computers.
The research...
Australia
University of Melbourne Organizes Greek-Australian Fellowship Program
Greek Australian professors Christos Pantelis and Dennis Velakoulis from the Neuropsychiatry Centre of Melbourne University decided to find a way to help Greek researchers overcome the difficulties created by the financial crisis. The lack of resources has led Greek...
Europe
Greek Scientist’s ‘Walk-Man’ in Major Robotics Competition
23 robot systems and software teams from the US, Japan, South Korea, Germany and Italy took part in the "Robotics Challenge" held at Fairplex in Pomona, California, from June 5 to 6.
The DRC finals, organized by the Defense Advanced Research Projects...
Australia
Greek-Australian Scientist: ‘There is No Soul, Everything Comes from the Brain’
Greek-Australian neuroscientist George Paxinos arrived in Athens to speak during a conference taking place at Aegean College on Friday, May 22, on the subject of “Brain, Behavior, Development.”
During his stay in the Greek capital, Paxinos gave an interview to the...