Monthly Archives: December 2011

Canadian doctors find out first hand about Israeli medicine

Posted on December 11, 2011

Keshet organized a tour of Israeli universities, medical schools and startups for a group of Canadian physicians. Please read this summary of some of Israel’s amazing medical breakthroughs. http://www.israel21c.org/travel/canadian-mds-make-a-house-call-to-israel

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Women are better optimists

Posted on December 11, 2011

Men are over confident. Research at Ben Gurion University has found that female students who were more optimistic achieved significantly higher grades than their less optimistic compatriots, but in men, it had a harmful effect and led to disappointing grades. … Continue reading →

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Israeli wins US Prize for Neuroscience

Posted on December 11, 2011

Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, a leading brain sciences researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was awarded the US Society for Neuroscience’s $25,000 Swartz Prize. Sompolinsky’s “ring” model is the paradigm for modelling neural circuits and the basis of countless studies … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian immigrant walks

Posted on December 11, 2011

Ayala Mandria, 20, was unable to stand on her two feet all her life, until she arrived at the Beit Levinstein Rehabilitation Center. Mandria suffered from poliomyelitis and ALS since childhood. Only three months after starting treatment she can already … Continue reading →

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Beam me up, Scottie

Posted on December 11, 2011

You saw it on Star Trek – the Universal Real-time Speech Translator. Now Israeli start-up Lexifone has developed live voice real time speech translation based on its proprietary generic software platform, which statistically optimizes voice data, in conjunction with its … Continue reading →

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Eva is your on-line travel expert

Posted on December 11, 2011

This unique search engine from Israel’s Evature has won the DEMO award for the most game-changing travel innovation at the fourth annual Travel Innovation Summit in Miami. It is just brilliant – as this youtube video demonstrates. You can even … Continue reading →

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Israeli Argan oil – super hardy variety

Posted on December 11, 2011

Argan oil, the much-in-demand product of the endangered Moroccan argan tree, is now available in a hardy ‘super’ strain developed by company Sivan SMin Israel. The high-yielding, pest-resistant and drought-tolerant trees are grown in the Arava valley, the Negev and … Continue reading →

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Bacteria and fungi work together for the good

Posted on December 11, 2011

Soil research in Israel and Holland has found that fungi often “hitch a ride” on bacteria, whilst the bacteria use fungi to bridge gaps in the soil. The research has relevance to agriculture but also has medical implications for hospitals … Continue reading →

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More BBC praise

Posted on December 11, 2011

“Israeli start-up Takadu helps Londoners save water” by Katia Moskvitch – Technology reporter, BBC News. Within seconds of a water leak, an alert starts flashing on a remote computer in the tiny office of Takadu – an Israeli start-up in … Continue reading →

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Giant Israeli bags save world crops

Posted on December 11, 2011

As much as 50 percent of every grain harvest and 100% of every pulse harvest is lost to pests and mould. Israeli-designed GrainPro Cocoons provide a surprisingly simple and cheap way for African and Asian farmers to keep their grain … Continue reading →

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