Mapping tick-borne diseases in Greece: UNIC Professor leads major review
The review analyses studies published up to the end of 2020, drawing from MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and European surveillance systems.
Medical School joins new Erasmus+ project focusing on sustainable clinical trials
The GREEN-TRIALS project aims to create a set of training materials to introduce practical ways to embed environmental sustainability into academic clinical research. These resources will be complemented by teachers’ guides and an online learning platform.
UNIC Medical School involved in Harvard-Cyprus Environmental Health projects
The symposium featured four keynote speakers and thirteen Harvard master’s students, who presented methodologies, emerging data, and trends in environmental health research across diverse geographical and socio-environmental settings.
Άρθρο του Καθηγητή Δρικάκη και της ομάδας του στο UNIC δημοσιεύθηκε από το American Institute of Physics (AIP) και επιλέχθηκε για προβολή από το ScilightΆρθρο του Καθηγητή Δρικάκη και της ομάδας του στο UNIC δημοσιεύθηκε από το American Institute of Physics (AIP) και επιλέχθηκε για προβολή από το Scilight
Άρθρο του Καθηγητή Δρικάκη και της ομάδας του στο UNIC δημοσιεύθηκε από το American Institute of Physics (AIP) και επιλέχθηκε για προβολή από το Scilight
Η μελέτη εξετάζει πώς η εμφύτευση πρασίνου σε αστικές περιοχές μπορεί να επηρεάσει το μικροκλίμα μέσω της τοπικής κυκλοφορίας του αέρα και της μεταφορά θερμότητας.
UNIC neurologist contributes to new guideline on asymptomatic hyperCKaemia
The guideline provides structured, evidence based recommendations to support clinicians and researchers in the assessment and management of asymptomatic/oligosymptomatic hyperCKemia, with the aim of improving consistency and clarity in day to day practice.
UNIC study identifies key gene behind early embryonic cell development
The study, titled ‘NR6A1 is essential for neural crest cell specification, formation and survival’ explores the formation of neural crest cells (NCC), a migratory progenitor cell population unique to vertebrate embryos that helps in the development of many organs and tissues, including parts of the face, nerves, and heart.
New book on brain tumour diagnosis
The volume comprises 14 scholarly articles focusing on the identification of novel biomarkers, the development of innovative diagnostic techniques, and the application of state-of-the-art methodologies for brain tumour detection and diagnosis.
Study warns climate change fuels tick-borne threats to Mediterranean livestock
A recent scientific review by Panagiotis Karanis, Professor of Anatomy at the UNIC Medical School, in collaboration with researchers from Greece and Turkey, highlights how climate change is creating compounded challenges for livestock systems in the Mediterranean.
Medical students contribute to depression treatment research
The two students worked with Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UNIC Medical School, George Mikellides, to document a case involving the combination of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and ketamine therapy.
UNIC research reveals strong link between chronic stress and cancer risk
The researchers surveyed 1,318 participants from over 30 countries, collecting data on familial cancer history, stress factors, and self-reported cancer status. Using machine learning and causal modelling, they explored connections between chronic psychological stress and cancer occurrences.
UNIC professor publishes leading textbook on safe childbirth
UNIC professor publishes leading textbook on safe childbirth The third edition of ‘Best Practice in Labour and Delivery’, edited by Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Nicosia Medical [...]
Medical School participates in a €400K Erasmus+ grant
The Medical School participates in a €400,000 Erasmus+ grant for the Virtual Realities in Medical Education (ViR-MEd) project. The project is led by Dr Achilleas Pavlou, with team members Professors Alexia Papageorgiou, Stelios Georgiades, and Dr Panagiota Andreou.
Οι καιρικές συνθήκες πρέπει να λαμβάνονται υπόψη στην Πρόβλεψη ενός Δεύτερου Κύματος μιας Πανδημίας
Οι ερευνητές του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας Talib Dbouk και Δημήτρης Δρικάκης, στην πρόσφατη δημοσίευσή τους για τον COVID-19 στο Physics of Fluids, καταδεικνύουν πως η θερμοκρασία, η υγρασία και ο άνεμος είναι βασικοί επιδημιολογικοί παράμετροι που παραλείπονται από τις προβλέψεις
Τα συστήματα καθαρισμού αέρα δύναται να αυξήσουν την εξάπλωση των ιών
Οι ερευνητές του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας Dbouk και Δρικάκης, επιστρέφουν με σημαντικές πληροφορίες σχετικά με τον COVID-19. Σύμφωνα με την τελευταία τους δημοσίευση στο Physics of Fluids, η χρήση εξαερισμού αυξάνει τον ρυθμό με τον οποίο δυνητικά μολυσμένος αέρας μπορεί να κυκλοφορήσει σε κλειστούς χώρους.
