Monthly Archives: March 2012

Chill out in Jerusalem

Posted on March 4, 2012

As snow descends on Israel’s capital city, Jerusalem prepares for its first Ice Festival, to be held at the Old Railway Station. The festival will feature dozens of massive ice sculptures, depicting major sites around the city, animals and children’s … Continue reading →

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The Hassidic Jimi Hendrix

Posted on March 4, 2012

Every Sunday night at the Blaze club in downtown Jerusalem you can experience Yossi Piamenta – the Israeli man with the big colourful kippah and grey beard – as he performs super fast guitar solos with Sephardic rhythms. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/153100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds02dogRabo

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Take a tour of the Dead Sea – underwater

Posted on March 4, 2012

The Dead Sea is one of the most extreme places to dive on the planet. An experienced diver, Avraham Bresler, is now leading tours deep below the world’s saltiest sea. http://www.israel21c.org/travel/diving-where-few-men-have-dived-before/

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At the centre of Europe

Posted on March 4, 2012

The Weizmann Institute of Science and Tel Aviv University, have been chosen as Core Centres of the Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure (Instruct), supporting European biomedical research. Instruct’s aim is to allow Europe to maintain a competitive edge in cellular structural … Continue reading →

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Drink wine for a long life

Posted on March 4, 2012

Scientists from Bar Ilan University, Hadassah University and Hebrew University have discovered that the SIRT6 gene controls the aging process in mammals. Activators such as resveratrol (found in red wine) increase SIRT6 levels and could extend the human life span. … Continue reading →

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Switch off your stress

Posted on March 4, 2012

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered Corticotropin Releasing Hormone. CRH is a kind of “on-off” switch in the brain for regulating the release of Cortisol (a main stress hormone) in the body. The finding is relevant to research into a number … Continue reading →

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Nanocapsules – controlling drug release

Posted on March 4, 2012

Scientists at Israel’s Technion have developed tiny containers made of natural materials that can protect the drug inside until it is broken down inside the intestines. The drug can then target more precisely the required location of cancers, inflammation and … Continue reading →

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Kits to detect drug-resistant infections

Posted on March 4, 2012

Yissum, the research and development company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, had signed a licensing agreement with a UK company, for the commercialisation of kits that enables immediate detection of drug-resistant infections. http://www.yissum.co.il/media-center/news/23214

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Understanding the genome

Posted on March 4, 2012

Dr. Ehud Lamm of Tel Aviv University is at the front line of research into how the genome affects the way our genes change and develop. And below, the first article in TAU’s latest magazine shows that the university is … Continue reading →

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UNESCO promises to include Israel

Posted on March 4, 2012

We can guess why Israel was excluded from the main body of UNESCO’s report of scientific achievements for the period 2005 to 2010. After 18 months of protests (and withdrawal of funds by the USA) UNESCO has now promised to … Continue reading →

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