Survey reveals Israeli hourly wage for freelancers is nearly double that of their counterparts worldwide; Netanyahu, Johnson discuss free-trade zone; and more!

Microgrids for more efficient energy; British synagogues on display in Tel Aviv; Ukrainian Olim land on International Holocaust Day; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Breakthrough in nanomedicine Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a microbiological technique to generate electrical fields that can manipulate individual bacteria cells. They can then introduce... Read more »

Orphan status for pancreatic cancer treatment; 100 years of caring for Israel; Training students to protect crops; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Inhibiting an enzyme may cure Alzheimer’s Israel’s ProteKt Therapeutics is developing a treatment for early stage Alzheimer’s disease. It inhibits the PKR enzyme that is over-expressed in Alzheimer’s patients... Read more »

UK-Israel trade is booming and bilateral relations expanding in multiple areas; new accelerator launched to promote Israeli autotech startups in China; and more!

Another good trial of colon capsule scan; US professors visit Israeli universities; UK & Israel’s new strategic partnership; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Prioritizing flu vaccinations Israeli health company Maccabi has partnered with Israel’s Medial EarlySign (see here).  Maccabi will integrate EarlySign’s flu algorithm, which flags people at high risk of... Read more »

A clearer future for children; Fixing homes of the poor; World leaders come to Israel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Fixing the root cause of diabetes Hebrew University of Jerusalem Professor Motti Chevion has developed Zygosid-50, the first treatment to restore near-normal cellular sensitivity to insulin, without side effects. Israel’s Concenter... Read more »

Hundreds of children carrying rare, previously undiagnosed disorders have been helped by this Israeli innovation since 2017.

Treatments using the new approach could help millions of patients by preventing the need for dialysis treatment.

This volunteer medic ran to administer first aid to injured victims while wearing his wedding suit!

Israeli treatment in Mass trials; A revealing scientific breakthrough; Israeli MasterChef judge to feed Microsoft employees; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS US approves freezing of tumors The US FDA has granted approval for Israel’s IceCure Medical to use its tumor-freezing technology to destroy cancerous and benign tumors of the kidney, liver,... Read more »

Israeli cancer researchers developed a powerful tool that shortens evaluation time of cell mutations from a year to a few days.

Tourist in Sweden thanked by Syrian refugee waitress for Israeli medical treatment, Sheba Medical Center trains nurses from PA and Gaza, and much more!

Lowering the cost of X-rays; Government funding for all citizens; Video of the decade; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Decoy molecule neutralizes dangerous viruses Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute and at Tel Aviv University have engineered a molecule called Arenacept to fool and destroy viruses that migrate from rodents to humans.... Read more »

Arab-Israeli alliance taking shape; in Israel, dementia sufferers are not alone; Israelis name new planet; and more!

Countering the side-effects of cancer treatment; Warm coats for poor children; Now we’re really pumping; and much more! by Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TB vaccine can prevent Alzheimer’s Israeli scientists have studied 1,371 bladder cancer patients receiving treatment at Hebrew University’s Hadassah Medical Center. They found that those who had received the BCG vaccination... Read more »

Through just one daily breath, this gadget tells you what is best to eat for your particular metabolism.

One of the best places for female entrepreneurs; Israeli property prices stabilize; Ethiopian-Israeli MK lights candle in London’s Trafalgar Square; and much more! by Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Breakthrough in the fight to cure Lupus Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University and the US NIH have identified a trigger for the autoimmune disease Lupus.... Read more »

Israeli Muslim police commander highlights equality of Israel's Arab citizens at UN; Palestinian Arabs work alongside Israeli Jews in Jordan Valley, and more!

European award for stem cell investigator; Protecting endangered species; Saving water to save the planet; and much more! by Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Extending lives of pancreatic cancer patients In the latest Phase 2a trial of the pancreatic cancer treatment from Israel’s BioLineRx (see here) three-quarters of the patients at disease stage 4 were... Read more »

A collaborative effort between Israeli and American researchers has made progress towards helping those suffering from respiratory illnesses.

Nine Israeli inventions included in Time's top 100 for 2019; Jerusalem was one of 28 finalists out of 450 entries in the Smart City Expo in Barcelona; and more!

Green light for finger prick blood test; Haredi teens train as emergency responders; Currency reserves at new record; and much more! by Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Another breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research Israeli scientists and doctors have induced the self-destruction of pancreatic cancer cells in mice. A small molecule, PJ34, normally used to treat... Read more »

Israeli village preserves Jewish-Ethiopian culture; relations with Khazakhstan get even better; Israeli NGO aids terror-stricken Chad; and much more!

'The efficient eradication of malignant cells in human pancreas cancer xenografts presented a new model of pancreas cancer treatment,' the research team says.

Nano-chips help treat Alzheimer’s; Female entrepreneurs meet investors; Helping athletes to think; and much more! by Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Targeting chemo at tumors only Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a method that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to malignant cells and bypasses healthy ones. Cancer cells emit the protein TRPV2... Read more »