Monthly Archives: July 2012

Upgrading sewerage in Arab towns

Posted on July 8, 2012

The Israeli government has allocated NIS 355 million to improve the sewerage systems in Arab neighbourhoods across Israel. http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/06/israel-invests-arab-sewers/

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For your best Israel vacation ever

Posted on July 8, 2012

This article lists five apps to help you plan your most memorable Israel vacation. GPSmycity’s City Maps and Walks, Israel Culture Guide© , Israel Country Facts, eTips Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and Israel Sites are all available to iPhone users. … Continue reading →

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And September will be Red-hot

Posted on July 8, 2012

Internationally acclaimed rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers are pumping for their upcoming Tel Aviv gig, telling fans they can’t wait to make their Israeli debut. The band is scheduled to play September 10. Other stars with upcoming Israeli gigs … Continue reading →

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Who’s performing in July?

Posted on July 8, 2012

Guns and Roses on 3rd July, Morrissey on 21st July. Reggae superstars Groundation, Chris Cornell and the Brian Jonestown Massacre are also scheduled to play during July. http://www.janglo.net/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&page=display&catid=99&tid=219236&Itemid=157

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Designing molecules that don’t exist in nature

Posted on July 8, 2012

Dr. Sarel Fleishman of the Weizmann Institute has developed a method of combining proteins to form brand new molecules. The method could be used to design a variety of new drugs, including those to combat diseases for which current drugs … Continue reading →

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The secret of long life, from a mole rat

Posted on July 8, 2012

Dr. Dorothee Huchon of Tel Aviv University is part of an international team performing genetic analysis on the mole rat. They discovered that high levels of the neuroprotecting protein NRG-1 in adults correlated with a longer life span than several … Continue reading →

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Bad news is painful

Posted on July 8, 2012

It’s official – Ben Gurion University researchers have confirmed what readers of this newsletter will already know. People suffering with chronic pain experience an increase in pain intensity when exposed to media reports of terrorist attacks. http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Pages/news/media_research.aspx

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Brain stimulation helps quit smoking

Posted on July 8, 2012

(thanks to NoCamels) Israeli medical scientists from Ben Gurion Uni, Tel Aviv Uni and Israel’s Psychiatric Union have proved that magnetic currents from a deep brain stimulation (TMS) device significantly reduce the craving for cigarettes. Forty percent of the test … Continue reading →

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Treating with computers, not drugs

Posted on July 8, 2012

Psychiatric drugs can have damaging long-lasting effects on children with Anxiety disorder. Professor Yair Bar-Chaim, of Tel Aviv University’s School of Psychological Sciences recommends a computer program providing a therapy called Attention Bias Modification (ABM). http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/156793

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Israeli ALS treatment cures Rabbi

Posted on July 8, 2012

(Thanks to NoCamels) ALS (Lou Gehrig’s) sufferer Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz had been given two to four years to live. He lost the ability to talk clearly and was confined to a wheelchair. Following Brainstorm‘s ‘NurOwn’ stem cell treatment he can … Continue reading →

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