A second guru of the Left, Raviv Drucker, has also called on the Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz, to join a national emergency cabinet under acting Prime … Read More Israel Update: The Corona Tipping Point?
Medicine, Technology & Science
Israel Mobilizes IDF, Shabak, and Mossad Secret Services to Combat Corona
By the time you read this, the first Israeli victim of corona may have died. An 89-year-old Jerusalem woman has been in critical condition for several days now. Five more … Read More Israel Mobilizes IDF, Shabak, and Mossad Secret Services to Combat Corona
Corona crisis likely to persuade Gantz to now join “national emergency cabinet” under Netanyahu’s leadership
It was a masterful performance. Active Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu announced new dramatic steps of closing schools and universities in his latest action to check the mounting coronavirus threat. So … Read More Corona crisis likely to persuade Gantz to now join “national emergency cabinet” under Netanyahu’s leadership
New-found molecules may treat obesity, fatty liver disease
(Picture By Henry Vandyke Carter – Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body) In a newly published study in Scientific Reports, a team from Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute … Read More New-found molecules may treat obesity, fatty liver disease
Could an immunotherapy treatment from Israel cure cancer?
The “clean room” at Immunovative. Photo: courtesy Ten years ago, Dr. Michael Har-Noy, founder and CEO of a Jerusalem-based startup developing an immunotherapy treatment that could potentially cure cancer, lamented … Read More Could an immunotherapy treatment from Israel cure cancer?
Israelis find biochemical pathway underlying anxiety
Painting entitled Anxiety, 1894, by Edvard Munch ‘If we understand exactly how the circuitry that we’ve discovered controls anxiety, this may help develop new drugs to alleviate its symptoms.’ Israeli … Read More Israelis find biochemical pathway underlying anxiety
How heat and salt may contribute to multiple sclerosis
Israeli study shows how changes in the cellular environment damage the molecular structure of nerve cells’ insulating coating, possibly leading to MS.
Treating obesity without going under the knife
Image courtesy of Nitinotes More than one in 10 people around the world are classified as obese, defined as having a BMI (body-mass index) of 30 or higher. In the … Read More Treating obesity without going under the knife
Making water from the air to keep kids healthy in India
Soapy’s off-grid, sun-powered hygiene stations use water pulled from the air and a smart dispensing system for an exact dose of soap and water 24/7.
New drug-release method avoids harming healthy tissue
The new technology developed by Israeli researchers uses longwave light to release drugs in a highly targeted, non-invasive method.