Monthly Archives: December 2013

Israeli beer

Please watch this new video and maybe plan a visit to Tel Aviv’s “The Dancing Camel”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVhQrBf0ORg

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A pill for Type 1 diabetes

Israeli biotech Ormed is developing oral medicines to treat conditions that normally require injections. Its flagship product, the ORMD-0801 insulin capsule for Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes has just successfully completed clinical trials. Ormed’s share price rose 115 percent on the … Continue reading

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Stem cells to cure diabetes and brain diseases

Israel’s Kadimastem is turning stem cells into beta cells that can produce insulin in the pancreas or nerve cells in the brain. Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist has just given Kadimastem an NIS 8.5 million grant to continue its … Continue reading

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Forget about your diabetes

A new video showing how much easier life has become for patients with type-1 diabetes who are using the MD-Logic Artificial Pancreas. An international program based at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petach Tikvah, Israel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSrF02Mxq-E

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Israeli diabetes management system is now available

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) In March I included the NoCamels article about the Dario glucose iPhone monitor from Israel’s LabStyle. In Sept the Dario received the European CE Mark and last week the world launch commenced in the UK, Australia and … Continue reading

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Israeli shoes help keep your balance

Israel’s B-Shoe has developed a “smart shoe” that stops wearers from falling if they lose their balance. A microprocessor and patented algorithms detect a stumble triggering the motion device to roll the shoe slightly and gently backwards until the person … Continue reading

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Lymphoma treatment gets exclusive status

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) The US FDA has granted orphan designation for Teva’s TREANDA treatment for indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL). TREANDA is already used for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). http://www.tevapharm.com/Media/News/Pages/2013/1880493.aspx?year=2013

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Genes that cause aging

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a computer algorithm that identifies genes involved in the aging process. The findings could lead to the development of medication that transforms cells from a diseased state into a healthy one. http://www.aftau.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=19593&news_iv_ctrl=-1

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Israel purifies more UK water

In May I reported that Israel’s Mapal Green Energy had won a contract with Britain’s Anglian Water Company. It has now closed a deal with the UK’s largest water company Thames Water, for Mapal’s bubble aeration technology water purification system … Continue reading

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Awards for Everything

Israel’s Everything.me won a 2013 Meffy award in San Francisco in recognition of its contextual phone technology that provides Android users with an effortless mobile experience. Everything.me also won the Bronze Lovie in the ‘Lifestyle’ category. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131125006048/en/

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