Monthly Archives: January 2022

Peace through olive oil

Posted on January 30, 2022

A new video featuring Israeli non-profit Sindyanna of Galilee (see here previously) in which Arab and Jewish women work together to produce and market fair trade olive oil. Instead of labels stating, “Extra Virgin olive oil”, they read “Extra Peaceful”, … Continue reading →

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Promoting tech in the Arab sector

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Israel Innovation Authority have launched an economic program to encourage Israeli Arabs and minorities to enter the hi-tech sector. It includes NIS 225 million over 5 years for incubators, tech centers … Continue reading →

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Pancreatic cancer breakthrough

Posted on January 30, 2022

Researchers at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center studied the data of 17,000 pancreatic cancer patients. They discovered that a mutation resulting in the absence of two proteins P15 and P16 allows the cancer to spread to the liver. The … Continue reading →

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Look into my eyes

Posted on January 30, 2022

A great article about Israel’s Neuralight (see here previously) and its amazing ocular technology that extracts microscopic eye movement measurements to help diagnose neurological disorders. The platform aims to help developers of treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and multiple sclerosis patients. … Continue reading →

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Israelis live longer

Posted on January 30, 2022

The latest report of life expectancy for Israeli men is 81 years – 8th in the OECD. For Israeli women it’s 84.8 – 11th in the OECD (see here for previous years). Both exceed the OECD average. Israel’s birth rate … Continue reading →

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AI management approved for type 2 diabetes

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s DreaMed (see here previously) has now received US FDA approval for use with Type 2 diabetes sufferers as well as Type 1. It will relieve the strain on endocrinologist who each have on average some 46,000 patients. https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/israeli-startup-offers-hope-in-global-diabetes-crisis/

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Non-invasive test for IBD

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s Weizmann Institute, working together with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center can detect inflammation in the intestines by analyzing a fecal sample for the genes expressed in the cells. It can help diagnose gastric disorders such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative … Continue reading →

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92% recovery after 3 days

Posted on January 30, 2022

Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare has treated 850 of its high-risk coronavirus-infected customers with the new Pfizer Paxlovid pills. 60% significantly improved on the first day, rising to 92% within 3 days.  All recovered. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-692757

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The next booster could be Israeli

Posted on January 30, 2022

The CEO of NRx – the US company in charge of trials of Israel’s BriLife coronavirus vaccine – said NRx is designing a Phase II study of BriLife as a booster to protect against COVID-19 variants. The study will be … Continue reading →

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The seal of the Temple treasurer

Posted on January 16, 2022

Dozens of clay seal impressions (bullae) excavated near Temple Mount show evidence of the Jerusalem Temple treasury in the late 8th century BCE. Some have patterns of woven bags that would have contained silver coins. One has the name of … Continue reading →

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