Monthly Archives: October 2017

Israeli to head World Medical Association

Posted on October 29, 2017

Israel Medical Association Chairman Professor Leonid Eidelman has been elected President of the World Medical Association (WMA), an umbrella body representing national medical associations with more than nine million members around the world. http://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-doctor-elected-head-of-World-Medical-Association-507585

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Computer-generated protein design

Posted on October 29, 2017

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have engineered new proteins, e.g. antibodies or enzymes, that do not exist in nature.  They are designed to have specific properties and can usher in a new age of custom-designed medical treatments. http://www.pnas.org/content/114/41/10900.abstract https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/spare-parts-might-%E2%80%9Cjump-start%E2%80%9D-protein-design https://www.youtube.com/embed/NNYIb5DKISU?rel=0

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5 days after “dying”, infant dances on stage

Posted on October 29, 2017

Two-year-old Elchanan wandered off from his family’s succah and fell into a nearby pond.  When United Hatzalah EMT volunteers arrived, Elchanan was clinically dead. After on-site and hospital CPR, Elchanan made a full recovery and danced at his Sukkot concert … Continue reading →

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Lonza to open Israeli R&D center

Posted on October 29, 2017

Swiss-based life sciences company Lonza is establishing a Research and Development center in Haifa. The Lonza Collaborative Innovation Center will leverage Israel’s scientific strength in areas such as engineering, software and cell and molecular biology. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3722662,00.html

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50% less deaths from heart disease

Posted on October 29, 2017

Israel has seen a 50% decrease in mortality rates from heart disease over the past 15 years and is one of the leading Western countries in heart disease detection, prevention and treatment. In 2000, 20% of patients died one month … Continue reading →

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Harvesting lulavs for Sukkot / Tabernacles

Posted on October 8, 2017

Fresh lulavs (palm branches) from the trees on Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in the Beit Shean Valley. https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEfe2BAD9HE?rel=0

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Bikers to mark Battle of Beersheva

Posted on October 8, 2017

In October a group of Australians and New Zealanders bikers will ride 100 kilometers to mark the centennial of the Battle of Beersheva. The great ANZAC cavalry charge of WW1 led to the defeat of the Ottoman Turks and the … Continue reading →

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233 people changed their lives forever

Posted on October 8, 2017

The excitement generated on this Nefesh b’Nefesh Aliya flight from New York is quite infectious.  Watch as 233 people, young and old, religious and secular become Israeli. https://www.youtube.com/embed/i8E1p3wV00U?rel=0

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A remarkable journey

Posted on October 8, 2017

As Ed Elhaderi traveled from Jerusalem to Safed to Rehovot, Israel entered his bloodstream.  Hard to imagine that he had been born a Libyan Moslem, educated to hate Jews. He then went to the US University of Wisconsin, met and … Continue reading →

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When Tom Petty toured Israel

Posted on October 8, 2017

Legendary U.S. rocker Tom Petty, who passed away recently, performed in Israel in 1987 with the Heartbreakers band on his “Temple in Flames” tour. He had a life-changing experience when he visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-EWgmQu8o0?rel=0 https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-a-look-back-at-tom-pettys-life-changing-experience-at-the-western-wall/

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