Monthly Archives: September 2013

Eilat’s international sports center

Posted on September 8, 2013

The cornerstone has been laid for Eilat’s new international sports complex. In the near future, sports teams from Europe will be able to come for training in Eilat during the winter. The complex will include a football stadium, five training … Continue reading →

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Hummus takes center stage at Budapest Israel festival

Posted on September 8, 2013

(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter and Ynet) At the opening of the Israel festival in Budapest, hundreds of Hungarians tucked into the biggest plate of hummus ever to be seen in Hungary. The Israeli market contained produce, exhibitions and tourist … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Israeli art

Posted on September 8, 2013

A new website promises to deliver the works of artists such as Yaacov Agam, Marc Chagall, Yosl Bergner, Reuven Rubin and Joseph Zaritsky, straight to your living room or office, anywhere in the world. I am not advertising the site, … Continue reading →

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Against all odds

Posted on September 8, 2013

Toddler Zion Rubenstein was diagnosed at the age of 6 months with a rare inflammation of the spinal cord that invariably leads to paralysis. A year after intravenous injections of high levels of antibodies and steroids coupled with accelerated physical … Continue reading →

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Exciting new cancer research

Posted on September 8, 2013

Ariel Munitz of Tel Aviv University is researching a type of white blood cell called macrophages. Exposed to a certain stimulus and they’ll promote healing of cancer and fibrosis. But exposed to a different stimulus and they actually make the … Continue reading →

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Skin defect can trigger allergies

Posted on September 8, 2013

Scientists at Tel Aviv and Northwestern Universities have discovered that mutations in the molecule desmoglein 1 in skin cells can disrupt the immune response and lead to allergic reactions. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/nu-scd082613.php

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Multiple studies produces research breakthrough

Posted on September 8, 2013

Dr. Ayelet Erez studied at the Technion, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Baylor College Texas and now Weizmann. Her wide experience led her to discover the link between the enzyme ASL and Nitrous Oxide, which is essential for regulating … Continue reading →

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Israeli doctors use robots to treat children

Posted on September 8, 2013

For the first time in Israel, doctors at Rambam hospital used surgical robots to perform advanced pediatric surgery. Using the Rambam’s da Vinci robot they corrected congenital defects on three Israeli children. Surgeons from Boston Medical Center trained the Israeli … Continue reading →

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The first robotic brain surgery

Posted on September 8, 2013

Dr. Nizam Razack successfully performed the world’s first deep brain stimulation (DBS) using Renaissance robotic guidance system from Israel’s Mazor Robotics, at Celebration Health Hospital in Orlando, Florida. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000877241&fid=1725

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Geothermal power station completed

Posted on September 8, 2013

Israel’s Ormat Industries has completed the 100-megawatt Ngatamariki geothermal power plant in New Zealand. The plant is the largest singular binary power plant in the world. Ormat has now built 14 geothermal power plants in New Zealand totaling 350 megawatts. … Continue reading →

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