Advanced medical clowning
(Thanks to Israel21c) Some of the world’s leading experts participated in the first Advanced Medical Clowning International Summer Seminar at the University of Haifa. Israel is a leader in professionalizing the field of medical clowning and providing scientific evidence for its effectiveness.
The fifties are the most productive
A study by University of Haifa researchers has shown that white-collar workers show their “highest level of professional vitality” between the ages of 50 and 60. That’s really good news for one 55-year-old newsletter editor.
The first medical smartphone
Israel’s LifeWatch Technologies unveiled the LifeWatch V- a first of its kind medical smartphone that measures ECG, heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar levels, body fat percentages, blood oxygen saturation and an index for measuring stress. Your phone becomes "a life preserving apparatus".
Diabetes revolution in Israel
A new method for treating Diabetes is being developed by Israeli biotech Orgenesis whose Chief scientist is Dr Sarah Ferber, Director of Molecular Endocrinology at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. The therapy is called autologous cell replacement and uses a patient’s own cells.
Israeli scientists can control insects
(Thanks to NoCamels) A robotics professor and an aerospace engineering scientist at Israel’s Technion have decoded the movement of insects. Replaying the electronic signals makes the insects move. Known as Biomimicry, this can help produce small controlled vehicles.
Detecting problems in pregnancy
(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s OrSense, announced successful clinical trial results for anaemia screening and haemorrhage detection using its NBM200 device. The non-invasive blood monitor measures haemoglobin levels in pregnant women.
Brain stimulation helps quit smoking
(thanks to NoCamels) Israeli medical scientists from Ben Gurion Uni, Tel Aviv Uni and Israel’s Psychiatric Union have proved that magnetic currents from a deep brain stimulation (TMS) device significantly reduce the craving for cigarettes. Forty percent of the test subjects quit smoking.
Bad news is painful
It’s official – Ben Gurion University researchers have confirmed what readers of this newsletter will already know. People suffering with chronic pain experience an increase in pain intensity when exposed to media reports of terrorist attacks.
The secret of long life, from a mole rat
Dr. Dorothee Huchon of Tel Aviv University is part of an international team performing genetic analysis on the mole rat. They discovered that high levels of the neuroprotecting protein NRG-1 in adults correlated with a longer life span than several other rodent species.
Designing molecules that don’t exist in nature
Dr. Sarel Fleishman of the Weizmann Institute has developed a method of combining proteins to form brand new molecules. The method could be used to design a variety of new drugs, including those to combat diseases for which current drugs are ineffective.