Monthly Archives: October 2023

RNA molecule to treat Alzheimer’s

Posted on October 22, 2023

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have engineered an RNA molecule that repairs a damaged ubiquitin-proteasome system – a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease. A faulty ubiquitin system leads to the accumulation of toxic proteins and amyloid plaque in Alzheimer’s patients. … Continue reading →

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Covid treatment also combats Ebola

Posted on October 22, 2023

Opaganib, a novel, twice-daily, oral medication developed by Israel’s RedHill Biopharma (see here previously) delivered a statistically significant increase in survival time in a United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in vivo Ebola virus study https://www.israel21c.org/drug-shows-promise-in-treating-often-fatal-ebola-disease/

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Matching cancer patients to clinical trials

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel’s Belong.Life (see here previously) has launched a chatbot “Tara” – a conversational AI cancer clinical trial matching platform. It records cancer type, mutation, diagnosis, treatment history, and can even scan medical files. Belong.Life also has platforms for IBD, MS, … Continue reading →

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No laughing matter

Posted on October 22, 2023

A male striped hyena was certainly not a laughing hyena when it was caught in an illegal snare. Veterinarians at Israel’s Wildlife Hospital in Ramat Gan saved the animal’s life, treating its infected foot and dislocated toes.   They also made … Continue reading →

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Mystery man buys tickets for returning reservists

Posted on October 22, 2023

An orthodox Jewish man stood by the counter of El Al Airlines at JFK airport and paid for anyone’s flight who presented him with an IDF call-up notice. He paid for 250 tickets. https://nypost.com/2023/10/10/anonymous-man-buys-250-plane-tickets-for-israel-bound-idf-reservists-at-jfk-airport-reports/ https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/mystery-man-buys-250-plane-tickets-to-israel-for-reservists/463489 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax2bFphI3Gk

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Arab Muslim tracker saves IDF families

Posted on October 22, 2023

A Bedouin IDF Lieutenant Colonel saved the lives of the wives and children of IDF officers at the division’s Re’im base. He removed his IDF uniform, called to the infiltrating terrorists in Arabic, and then eliminated them when they emerged, … Continue reading →

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The heroine of Kibbutz Nir Am

Posted on October 22, 2023

Instead of sheltering during the Hamas rocket barrage on Oct 7, Inbal Rabin-Liberman, head of the security at Kibbutz Nir Am, armed her 12-person team. They were then able to defend against the infiltrating Hamas terrorists for almost three and … Continue reading →

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Grandmother outsmarts Hamas terrorists

Posted on October 22, 2023

Rachel and David Edri survived a harrowing 20-hour ordeal, holed up with terrorists in their home in Ofakim. Rachel offered refreshments to the five terrorists, and later a meal, engaged them in small talk, playing for time until an elite … Continue reading →

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Life imitates art

Posted on October 22, 2023

Lior Raz, Tsahi Halevi and Idan Amedi are among the actors of the popular Israeli TV series Fauda who have joined the hundreds of thousands of IDF reservists. Lior posted “headed down south to join hundreds of brave “brothers in … Continue reading →

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Soldier’s organs save five lives

Posted on October 22, 2023

The family of 23-year-old IDF Lt. Roi Nahari, killed by Hamas, donated his organs to five patients at Israel’s Beilinson Hospital. His liver went to a 44-year-old mother of five, suffering from hepatitis for 30 years. https://www.jns.org/slain-idf-officer-saves-lives-of-five-with-organ-donation/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lt-roi-nahari-23/

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