Monthly Archives: December 2021

Jerusalem exhibit showcases Jewish-Arab links

The Maktoub Hebrew-Arabic calligraphy exhibit at the Jerusalem Biennale cultural festival – highlights the newfound ties between Israel and Arab countries. It is curated by a US-Israeli artist with Syrian-Jewish roots and a Moroccan artist whose grandfather was Jewish. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/1638769628-jerusalem-calligraphy-exhibit-showcases-jewish-arab-ties

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First responders with disabilities

Dec 3rd was International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021. Israeli emergency service United Hatzalah has highlighted some of the inspiring men and women who, despite their disabilities, continue to rush out and save lives in an effort to help … Continue reading

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Award for helping hands

Professor Alon Wolf, of the Israel Technion Institute Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, has won the Variety Israel Prize for Breakthroughs in Science and Technology award. His lab’s Helping Hands Project provides disabled children with bionic hands (see here previously). https://austechnion.com/2020/05/18/helping-hands-technion-students-develop-3d-printed-bionic-hands-for-children/ … Continue reading

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Fashion neck brace for wounded IDF veteran

Israel’s Stratasys is part of “Restart’s Makers for Heroes”, an Israeli project to create innovative tech solutions that help injured soldiers overcome disabilities. They printed a comfortable, fashionable 3D neck brace for Moran Barash who still suffers 12 years after … Continue reading

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Slowing dementia

Tel Aviv University scientists have made progress in developing a treatment using the NAP peptide to counter Alzheimer’s and other neurological conditions (see here previously). Their new compound dramatically decreased the excessive buildup of the protein tau, which misfolds in … Continue reading

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A 3D-printed ear

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute combined organ printing and tissue engineering to create a mouse implant that replaced ears that failed to develop in the womb. Can’t wait to hear if it works in humans too! https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/israeli-researchers-create-an-ear-from-nothing-688471

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100 doctors come to Israel’s aid

Masa Israel Journey has brought 100 doctors to Israel to help relieve the pressure in parts of the Healthcare system. The Fellows come from countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Lithuania. The Masa Doctors program has brought almost … Continue reading

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Doctors restore sight of blind Israeli-Arab woman

60-year-old Hanan Awad from Nazareth had been blind for 20 years due to a severe corneal disease. Doctors at Israel’s Beilinson hospital restored her sight with an implant combining an artificial cornea and a piece of her shin bone. After … Continue reading

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Healthcare platform for research

Israel’s Lynx MD has developed an environment which allows scientists to access and analyze massive amounts of real-world anonymized medical data. It has recently joined forces with leading health organizations to collect real-world data from patients hospitalized with Coronavirus. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3924888,00.html … Continue reading

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We are not mice

Excellent article about Israel’s Quris (see here previously) which has developed the ability to test new medical treatments on a human simulation chip. Watch the video where Quris founder (Israeli Nobel Prize winner) Aaron Ciechanover explains the problem with previous … Continue reading

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