TASSOULA KARAISKAKI

Progress against Alzheimer’s

Two Alzheimer’s drugs, lecanemab and donanemab, have been approved in the US. At a recent gathering organized by the Goulandris Foundation and the Hellenic Initiative Against Alzheimer’s, new research on lecanemab was presented.

Fragility fractures on the rise

Fragility fractures, often caused by a simple fall, are becoming a significant issue among Greece’s elderly population. Annually, about 100,000 fractures occur in those over 60, a number expected to exceed 120,000 by 2034.

28.09.2024 / 21:48

The commuter’s lament

Trains overflowing with the city’s denizens and tourists. Buses clanking along as they shift from first to second gear or idling on streets bottle-necked by a crash up ahead, a protest rally, fans of a sports event, roadworks – there’s always something. Traffic jams stretching for kilometers are back.

24.09.2024 / 20:24

Fanning the Greek studies flame

“We strive to keep the spark of Hellenism alive in the United States, in this great melting pot, in an environment that does not favor the preservation of the Greek cultural identity.

07.09.2024 / 21:22

The root of irrationality

Under the flow of events that point forward, such as the prime minister’s announcements on Saturday regarding the 36 measures to improve everyday life at the Thessaloniki International Fair, lies a parallel reality that emerges in almost every crisis, big or small, and keeps us stuck in stagnant shallow waters.

10.08.2024 / 21:00

The den of iniquity

It really makes you wonder: How safe must a recently arrested corrupt civil servant feel to continue their dirty tricks even after numerous extortion rings within the state have been smashed.

28.05.2024 / 18:30

Cretan civilians executed by Nazis identified 83 years later using DNA

Eighteen civilians who were executed on Crete by the Nazis during World War II have been identified 83 years later via DNA analysis by the Comparative Genomics Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH).

15.12.2023 / 21:47

Communicating vessels

It is a common secret from Russia to Latin America and from Eastern Europe to the Western Balkans that hooliganism and common crime often tread common ground; that hard-line associations of fans of the rituals of war and violence are sometimes the reservoirs from which extremist formations and organized crime recruit executioners. Young people who […]

13.11.2023 / 12:28

Ambitious nanosatellites program in final stretch

The development program by universities and businesses for the launch of 12 nanosatellites (CubeSats) with innovative functions in communications and Earth observation is reportedly in the final planning phase.

26.08.2023 / 20:32

Fire conspiracies

A new wave of conspiracy theories and fear is swelling in the wake of the successive devastating wildfires of recent days. According to these conspiracy theories, “foreign agents” and undocumented migrants are to blame for the wildfires, instead of the negligence, the imprudence, the oversights and mistakes of the state’s agencies, and the malice of certain individuals.

12.08.2023 / 20:30

The end of self-regulation

Once, not so long ago, a prevalent practice permeated the realm of politics. This practice revolved around adopting minimal or even nonexistent measures, driven by a seemingly impenetrable belief that natural forces would eventually restore equilibrium.

21.07.2023 / 23:24

Facing the beast

It was a dilemma that some might have faced amid this week’s wildfires in Kouvaras, Dervenochoria, or Megara after receiving the text message from the emergency number 112, urging them to evacuate. Should they stay or should they go?

01.05.2023 / 09:41

Invisible pressure groups

The power of image can now replace the force of iron bars, and social networks can replace public squares for spreading rhetoric.

28.03.2023 / 21:30

We need answers to the question of overtourism

Is the Greek public concerned about the impunity witnessed on the island of Mykonos which came to light after the violent attack against an archaeologist? Or is it part of a “tradition” according to which, even when criminality is off the charts, it is largely ignored and therefore perpetuated?

19.11.2022 / 16:04

Is lab-produced meat the future?

Many scientists tout the benefits of laboratory-produced meat, predicting a bright future, even claiming that humans will no longer eat slaughtered animals a century from now.