Monthly Archives: November 2018

In their shoes

Posted on November 18, 2018

The Israeli charity In Their Shoes (ITS) trains caregivers to better serve patients with compassion. ITS’ Virtual Dementia Tour allows participants to feel the effects of dementia – hence “In Their Shoes”. ITS also conducts the Music and Memory Program … Continue reading →

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Implants made from patient’s own cells

Posted on November 18, 2018

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed the first fully personalized tissue implant, made from of a patient’s own fat cells. It means that eventually there will be no risk of an immune response to any organ implant, whether heart … Continue reading →

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Halting the growth of Mesothelioma

Posted on November 18, 2018

Scientists in the labs of Israel’s Technion and in the US have stopped the growth of mesothelioma – a cancer of the mesothelium membrane protecting the internal organs of the chest and abdomen. They found heparanase inhibitors PG545 and defibrotide … Continue reading →

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ALS treatment gets FDA boost

Posted on November 18, 2018

The US FDA has just given Orphan status to the ALS treatment being developed by Israel’s Kadimastem (see here). The designation qualifies the company for various development incentives and less rigorous bureaucracy. Kadimastem expects results of its Israeli clinical trials … Continue reading →

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Bio-artificial pancreas to fight diabetes

Posted on November 18, 2018

Israel’s Kadimastem is partnering with France’s Defymed to develop a stem cell-based bio-artificial pancreas for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. They received NIS 5.4 million from the European Commission and the intergovernmental research organization EUREKA. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3749642,00.html

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Targeting liver and metabolic disorders

Posted on November 18, 2018

Israeli biotech 89Bio has just raised $60 million to advance its pipeline of biologic and small molecule treatments for liver and metabolic disorders. 89Bio’s BIO89-100 is in a phase 1 clinical trial for treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a type of … Continue reading →

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Repairing hearts again in Tanzania

Posted on November 18, 2018

Since 1999 (see here) surgeons from Israel’s Save a Child’s Heart have saved the lives of over 750 children from Tanzania.  SACH doctors recently flew again to Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to conduct life-saving heart … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Sigd

Posted on November 11, 2018

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin sang “Jeena, Jeena, Ierusalem, longing, longing for Jerusalem” at celebrations marking the Sigd holiday of the Ethiopian-Israeli community. He praised “those ancient, wonderful prayers that you kept hold of and held dear to you and learned … Continue reading →

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UK trust funds Israeli clinic for disabled children

Posted on November 11, 2018

London-based Jewish philanthropists Gillian and Irving Carter, of the Locker Foundation trust, opened the Sylvia Carter Medical Clinic at ALEH Moriah, a treatment center for Israeli children with severe, complex disabilities. https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/london-philanthropists-open-clinic-for-israeli-children-with-severe-disabilities/

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Investing in Israel is Biblical

Posted on November 11, 2018

According to David Parsons, vice-president of ICEJ (International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem), “Investing in Israel is biblical”. ICEJ therefore engaged equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd to present to 6,000 evangelical Christians at its annual Feast of Tabernacles conference. https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/353882/Holy%20Investment.pdf?t=1541337370184

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