ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
In this article we present the, so far, oficially announced findings of the Palaeolithic period from the island of Samothraki (North Aegean). Continue reading “Middle Palaeolithic finds (100,000 – 33,000 ago) on the island of Samothraki, Greece”
The prevalence of metabolic health in American adults is ‘alarmingly low,’ even among people who are normal weight, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Only one in eight Americans is achieving optimal metabolic health. This carries serious implications for public health since poor metabolic health leaves people more vulnerable to developing Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other serious health issues. Continue reading “Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, study finds”
Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Helsinki have analyzed the first ancient DNA from mainland Finland. As described in Nature Communications, ancient DNA was extracted from bones and teeth from a 3,500 year-old burial on the Kola Peninsula, Russia, and a 1,500 year-old water burial in Finland. The results reveal the possible path along which ancient people from Siberia spread to Finland and Northwestern Russia. Continue reading “First ancient DNA from mainland Finland reveals origins of Siberian ancestry in region”
Research on a newly rediscovered 9,000-year-old child’s tooth has reshaped our understanding of Alaska’s ancient people, their genetic background and their diets. Continue reading “Ancient child’s tooth reveals picture of Alaska’s early inhabitants”
Στο παρόν άρθρο αναδεικνύουμε συνοπτικά μια ιατρική μορφή της Χριστιανικής Ρωμαϊκής Αυτοκρατορίας (‘Βυζάντιο’), τον Ιωάννη Αλεξανδρείας. Continue reading “Ο ιατρικός συγγραφέας Ιωάννης Αλεξανδρείας”
Παρουσιάζουμε εδώ κάποιους επιλεγμένους, ωφέλιμους λόγους σοφίας του Οσίου Θεοδώρου Εδέσσης. Continue reading “Ψυχωφελείς λόγοι Οσίου Θεοδώρου Εδέσσης”
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