Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Make your time more productive

Israeli-US startup Hour25.ai has developed an app that learns and monitors a user’s activity patterns and gives an alert whenever it detects inactivity, fatigue or distraction. It then suggests a personalized intervention, e.g., take a walk, or perform an optional … Continue reading

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Diagnosing Parkinson’s at the cellular level

A Haifa University-led team of international scientists has discovered a method to identify early Parkinson’s Disease cases. Brain cells of PD patients die when they disconnect from the extracellular matrix. Early detection and subsequent treatment could halt this process. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-716881 … Continue reading

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Covid-19 variant vaccines arrive

Israel has taken delivery of second-generation coronavirus vaccines, updated to better battle new variants. They are expected to be in clinics by the end of September. The international scientific community is again looking to see how well these new vaccines … Continue reading

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83 cancer research grants

The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) has awarded 83 cancer research grants (28 new and 55 continuing) worth almost $5 million for the 2022-2023 funding year. ICRF’s funding has now reached 2,730 grants totaling more than $87.5 million. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/September-Newsletter–New-Grants-Announced–ICRF-Researcher-Predicts-End-to-Childhood-Cancer.html?soid=1101179113160&aid=GbdFVS7Qn8M

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Transforming cancer diagnosis

Israel’s Ibex Medical Analytics (see here previously) has launched a new cancer detection platform – Galen 3.0 with improved AI algorithms to detect cancer in prostate, breast and gastric biopsies. It also calculates the aggressiveness of prostate cancer, reducing time … Continue reading

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Ivories from the Kings of Judah

Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University archeologists have discovered a collection of First Temple period ivory plaques during excavations of a lavish palace at the site of the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David. They are the … Continue reading

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700 future Jewish leaders

700 Jewish teens from 32 communities in seven countries completed a life-changing seminar in Israel as part of a year-long Diller Teen Fellowship (see here previously), an immersive leadership program for teenagers from across the world. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/08/11/some-700-jewish-teens-graduate-diller-fellowship-program/

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I’m (still) a Zionist

To mark the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress, this classic 2010 video of our friend Antithesis, the Zionist Rapper, is still very appropriate for today’s youths. 12 years since this video was made, Antithesis is now working in … Continue reading

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The inclusive orthodox IDF new Chief of Staff

Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is an orthodox Jew who lives in a secular town in Samaria. A proponent of the Hesder program (Jewish study combined with IDF service) he believes the IDF can accommodate every soldier in … Continue reading

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Fly under Jerusalem’s streets

Enjoy this 5-minute 4.7km drive along the new Highway 16 (Ariel Sharon Boulevard) that connects Highway 1 to Highway 50, avoiding central Jerusalem. The tunnels speed you deep under Har Nof and Mount Herzl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vz_qgiqlE

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