A new immunotherapy screening prototype developed by University of California, Irvine researchers can quickly create individualized cancer treatments that will allow physicians to effectively target tumors without the side effects of standard cancer drugs. Continue reading “New immunotherapy technique can specifically target tumor cells”
Staggering extent of human impact on planet revealed in new report
Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018. The report presents a sobering picture of the impact of human activity on the world’s wildlife, forests, oceans, rivers and climate, underlining the rapidly closing window for action and the urgent need for the global community to collectively rethink and redefine how we value, protect and restore nature. Continue reading “Staggering extent of human impact on planet revealed in new report”
Archaic funerary statues in Phthiotis: The Atalanti kouroi
In mid-October (2018), during excavations by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Phthiotis and Eurytania in the greater area of Atalanti in Phthiotis, four torsos of life size limestone statues came to light and one section of the three sided base of a statue. Continue reading “Archaic funerary statues in Phthiotis: The Atalanti kouroi”
The Need for Spiritual Study in the Age of the Internet and Information
Our era has one particular feature where it differs from previous ages: people are more interested in information than in knowledge. The growth of the Internet has meant that we’re bombarded on a daily basis with information and news and aren’t interested to the same extent in the study of spiritual texts, be these Scripture, the Fathers, or theologically beneficial writings. Continue reading “The Need for Spiritual Study in the Age of the Internet and Information”
Miracle on Hope Street
The floors have just been shined, and the little white church dedicated to Archangel Michael in Tarpon Springs is about to get a new front door. Continue reading “Miracle on Hope Street”
The impact of Orthodox Christian Neptic-Psychotherapeutic interventions on self-reported depressive symptomatology and comorbid anxiety
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the very interesting corresponding paper by the Right Reverend Dr. Andrew (Zoran) Vujisić. Continue reading “The impact of Orthodox Christian Neptic-Psychotherapeutic interventions on self-reported depressive symptomatology and comorbid anxiety”