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4 Tips That May Help You Reach the Age of 100

Researchers in Greece have come up with four tips that may help people reach the age of 100 by studying the places in the world with exceptionally long life expectancies. Several factors appear to affect life expectancy. Research has shown...

New Pill Cuts Cholesterol and Heart Attacks

A new cholesterol-lowering drug called Nexletol has shown promise in reducing the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems in people who cannot tolerate traditional statin drugs, according to a major study presented at the American College of...

Viagra May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk, New Study Claims

In a new study, scientists from University College London suggest that men who use drugs like Viagra for erectile dysfunction might lower their chances of acquiring Alzheimer's disease. Researchers looked at over 260,000 men and found that those using these...

First Evidence of Alzheimer’s Transmission Between Humans in Medical Procedures

Researchers at University College London have found strong proof of Alzheimer's disease transmission from one person to another. In a few very rare cases, scientists showed how a treatment involving human growth hormone transferred harmful proteins to children, leading...

Top Five Ancient Greek Beauty Tips Everyone Should Know

Beauty was extremely important in ancient Greece and not just for women but for men, as well. As admirers of beauty, ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin, and, naturally, they developed many useful, natural beauty tips. The countless...

Top Greek Olive Oil Brand to be used in Yale’s Brain Health Research

A multi-awarded Greek extra virgin olive oil brand has once again won a top international award for its flavor and quality.

People in World’s ‘Blue Zones’ Live Longer – Their Diet Could Hold the Key to Why

Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ such as the Greek island of Icaria share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.  By Justin Roberts, Joseph Lillis & Mark Cortnage Ageing is an inevitable part of...

How Was Cancer Treated in Ancient Greece?

It was Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who identified and gave the name cancer to the illness that blights humanity to this day.

Ancient Greek Medicine Comes Back to Life

Greeks take their traditions, including those related to food, holidays, spirits, dances, and arts, which have persisted for thousands of years, very seriously. Those cultural practices which have helped them in the healing of disease and maintenance of good...

First Living-Donor Liver Transplant Successfully Completed in Greece

The first successful liver transplant from a living donor, specifically from a father to his daughter, took place in Greece this week. The operation took place at Athens’s Laiko Hospital, as announced by Deputy Health Minister Irene Agapidaki in a...

Spike of Covid-19 Cases Recorded in Greece

A spike in Covid-19 infections has been recorded in Greece over the festive season with experts warning that the peak of the current outbreak will be the end of January. On January 1st, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY)...

Scientists Destroyed 99% of Cancer Cells in the Lab

Researchers have come up with a new innovative method in the elimination of cancer cells. When scientists shine near-infrared light on aminocyanine molecules, they begin vibrating together. This synchronized vibration is potent enough to rupture the outer walls of...

Eight Greek Homemade Remedies that Work Wonders

Greek grandmothers, or "yiayias," in their accumulated wisdom and vast experience, have been known to use homemade remedies for millennia.

Spider Poison May Treat Erectile Dysfunction, Scientists Say

Thirty years ago, Brazilian scientists started looking into an interesting outcome of getting bitten by a banana spider: the venom caused people to experience priapism, which is a painful and long-lasting erection. Inspired by the spider's venom, these scientists worked...

Immortal Jellyfish DNA Could Extend Human Life, Scientists Say

Eötvös Loránd University scientists Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai have made a new breakthrough in figuring out why we age. Their research focused on something called "transposable elements" (TEs) in our DNA. Think of TEs as movable parts...