Monthly Archives: February 2025

Are your proteins good?

Researchers from Israel’s Weizmann Institute have developed IPHOMED – a method for mapping all the proteins in a person’s microbiome. Some act as natural antibiotics, killing good bacteria and possibly causing inflammatory bowel disease. Problem proteins in food can also … Continue reading

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Does your DNA define you?

Israel’s OMGene is developing an AI decision-support system based on personal genetic information. It links the genome to a database of health, psychological, and social characteristics, from thousands of individuals and generates recommendations e.g., on sleeping, relationships, hobbies, health etc. … Continue reading

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Predicting the next accident

The AI accident prediction system (see here previously) built by the IDF for Israel’s United Hatzalah, really works. It sent a team to the Azrieli Mall in Ramat Gan just as someone began suffering a heart attack. With 14% of … Continue reading

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Restoring the lives of wounded IDF soldiers

This article describes the life-saving work of the charity Belev Echad (see here previously).  It facilitates the recovery of wounded men and women of the IDF through physical, medical, legal, emotional and financial support. And sometimes it requires a miracle. … Continue reading

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Clowns relieve the ultimate pain

This article features medical clowns alleviating both physical and mental suffering – for children and adults. (Aside, I went to see a friend in hospital recently who was visited by clowns while he was on a video call to his … Continue reading

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Natural antibiotic is safe

Israel’s Omnix Medical (see here previously) has completed Phase 1 trials of its lead antimicrobial, nature-derived, peptide OMN6 on 80 patients to show its safety. It is now starting Phase 2 FDA-approved clinical trials to establish its efficacy, especially on … Continue reading

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Full scholarships to former hostages

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is offering full scholarships for a three-year academic degree (both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs) to all released hostages. It will also establish a fund to pay the fees, when they reach adulthood, of children held … Continue reading

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Surge in diaspora Jews buying Israeli homes

Jews from overseas are rushing to buy Israeli apartments – 1,900 in 2024, 50% more that in 2023.  Jerusalem was the most popular city, at 100 purchases per month. The French are immigrating in large numbers, whereas Americans and the … Continue reading

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2,000-year-old inscription deciphered

Researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have deciphered the Aramaic inscription on a pottery shard discovered in the 1980s at the Alexandrium Fortress (Sartaba) in the Jordan Valley. They used Israeli advanced imaging technology to read ““Eleazar bar Ger… from Beit … Continue reading

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The JNF-USA in January

This month’s newsletter from JNF-USA’s CEO Russell F. Robinson highlights its work building a new medical center in Kiryat Shmona, disability support in northern Israel, a culinary school, the Alexander Muss High School, and Shabbat for Israel on May 2nd. … Continue reading

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