Monthly Archives: January 2012

Scanning the brain for diseases

Posted on January 22, 2012

Herzliya-based ElMindA has trademarked their non-invasive BNA (brain network activation) device that maps network activation points in the brain. It produces a three-dimensional image of nerve cell connectivity and synchronization and can potentially pinpoint the stage of many diseases and … Continue reading →

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Enhancing treatment for strokes

Posted on January 22, 2012

Israel’s Thrombotech is shortly to begin trials of its peptide, THR-18, which allows current thrombolytic stroke medication to easily dissolve blood clots, diminishing life-threatening side effects and improving its efficacy. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000714339&fid=1725

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Flying high in the Negev

Posted on January 22, 2012

Magen David Adom’s new Israel Southern Emergency Lifesaving helicopter – Lahak 2 – came in to full service on 8th January. The helicopter was launched from Kibbutz Dvira, Northern Negev and will fly every day from 07:00 until sundown, covering … Continue reading →

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Empowering the visually impaired

Posted on January 22, 2012

The Centre for the Advancement of the Blind is the only residential rehab program in all of Israel for those who are newly blind and/or going blind. It has 16 teachers to serve the 1,400 plus people who were newly … Continue reading →

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Israeli treatment saves baby’s sight

Posted on January 22, 2012

5 month-old Hilai from Ashdod was going blind because of an infection from a rare strain of bacteria. Doctors at Kaplan medical centre in Rehovot injected surgically infused antibiotics directly into the eye socket. His mother said, “Angels in white … Continue reading →

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Growing plants in seawater

Posted on January 22, 2012

(Thanks to NoCamels) Israeli agro-biotechnology company, Rosetta Green, has developed a new technology to develop new varieties of crops that can be irrigated with salt water and are able to withstand prolonged periods of severe drought and harsh climatic conditions. … Continue reading →

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Together, in the stars

Posted on January 22, 2012

Tel Aviv University and Harvard have launched a joint research programme across all areas of astrophysics. The Department of Astronomy at TAU is internationally recognized with two of its faculty members recently awarded $2 million European Council Research grants each … Continue reading →

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The UK should “take a leaf out of the Israeli book”

Posted on January 22, 2012

An excellent article on Israel’s high tech future, in the UK magazine “Mindful Money”. http://www.mindfulmoney.co.uk/9647/investing-strategy/israels-high-tech-future.html

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Inside Google Israel

Posted on January 22, 2012

CJP’s Israel Advocacy of Boston went to visit Google’s Tel Aviv headquarters, which in 2005 was the first R&D centre that Google opened outside of the United States. If Google powers the Internet, that’s in no small part because Israeli … Continue reading →

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“Saving the lives of your special moments”

Posted on January 22, 2012

Israel’s Magisto has the hottest app for 2012 – the year of the mobile video. Magisto allows you to upload your home videos (from phone or camera) to youtube and edit them quickly and easily into the most exciting clips … Continue reading →

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