Using music to test for dementia; Natural gas revenues soar; ItsMine is a Cool Vendor; and much more!   by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Once-a-day injection to treat Parkinson’s Israel’s Pharma Two B (see here previously) is presenting the full results of its Phase 3 trial of its once-a-day injection of its P2B001 treatment for... Read more »

Re-educate your muscles; Tax benefits for investors; New immigrants dance at the airport; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Whole genome cancer detection It wasn’t long ago since the genome was fully decoded. Now, Israel’s C2i Genomics (see here previously) has teamed up with Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center take blood test... Read more »

Making science fiction a reality; Busting the protein link to Alzheimer's; Heart diagnosis AI that any doctor can use; and much more!

Making science fiction a reality; Energy costs go (down) through the roof; Electric road for France; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A miniature human heart, grown from stem cells Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel’s Technion Institute have created a tiny functioning human heart, smaller than a grain... Read more »

'Hibuki' hugs New York Kids, Toys comfort children in rehab, and much more!

Innovation for low-tech companies; STEM training for haredi youth; A digital army for Israel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Precision medicine for infectious diseases Personally tailored treatments for cancer patients are well known. Now Tel Aviv University researchers propose a similar approach to fighting infections. Two immune markers in the blood... Read more »

Israeli Embassy in Muslim-majority country provides for poor families; Eyeglasses for survivors in Sderot; Saving African Boys; and much more!

Building the first electric road in Norway; 1,000 Jewish teens compete in Israel; From navy captain to Israeli singer; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Programming tumors to self-destruct Researchers at Tel Aviv University encoded a toxin into mRNA (messenger RNA) molecules and delivered them directly to cancer cells. The cells were... Read more »

U-21 men’s team earns spot to make country’s first appearance in an Olympic football tournament in nearly half a century.

When the ventilator can be removed; JP Morgan expands operations in Israel; A mural of Jewish history; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS New treatment for chronic kidney disease Israel’s Curespec, founded by Israel’s Avner Spector, has developed Europe-approved Nephrospec. It uses an acoustic wave treatment called eHAT to treat chronic kidney... Read more »

After life-saving surgery, donor and recipient run marathon; American immigrant gets Outstanding Volunteer award; from inaugural trip to Israel to Birthright CEO; and much more!

Prize for pain treatment; More efficient water from air generator; Running a marathon with his kidney donor; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Predicting immunotherapy response Ben-Gurion University researchers have partnered Israel’s OncoHost to develop a biosensor that safely predicts if anti-PD1 therapy may cure a specific cancer patient. The leading immune... Read more »

'Motivated to enjoy the new challenge': Former Maccabi Haifa soccer player Omer Atzili becomes the newest player for the Emirati soccer club Al Ain.

Israel has long excelled at judo, sailing and gymnastics but suddenly is finding its feet in soccer and even baseball.

The finish is by far Israel's best-ever at any major soccer tournament.

What does Israel do for the United States? Israeli farmers feed the poor; Videos for Special Children; and much more!

Israeli farmers feed the poor; The future of 3D sensing; A kosher mehadrin Arab restaurant; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Please can we join your trial Following the 100% success of Israel’s Alpha TAU’s last clinical trial of Alpha DaRT on recurring skin cancer (see here previously) medical institutes around the world... Read more »

Israel twice came back from a goal down against the soccer powerhouse nation.

Beatie Deutsch emphasizes that, despite pressure to compete, observing the Jewish day of rest is more important than any apparent opportunity to advance her athletic career.

'I’m proud of my players, this was a tough game, a cup championship,' said coach Ofir Haim. Israel now faces Brazil.

'This was a heroic win, maybe the greatest match in the history of Israeli soccer,' says coach Ofir Haim.'This is for all of Israel, I dedicate this to you.'

Training Bedouin to save lives; The first Israeli to star solo at MSG; Six days of miracles; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Successful skin cancer treatment A small trial of Alpha DaRT from Israel’s Alpha Tau (see here previously) was 100% successful in treating 10 patients with skin cancer. All were 100%... Read more »

Israel's historic gene therapy helps 4-year-old from India, Israel’s TrainPain wins the Grand Prize, Israel’s SofWave Medical wins 2 international awards, and much more!

Israeli partnership to bio-print organs; Off-road vehicles on road to success; Redefining meat at the supermarket; and much more by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Historic gene therapy operation Doctors at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center made history with a 7-hour operation to deliver Upstaza gene therapy directly to the brain of a 4-year-old girl from... Read more »

Inbar Lanir scores surprise victory in women’s under-78kg category, overpowering France’s most medaled female judoka.

Israeli soldiers rescue trapped camel, Eurovision contestants plant saplings in Israel, helping to feed the vulnerable, and much more!

Edison award winner; A breath of fresh water; Lucy Dee’s heart; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Israeli surgeons perform innovative skin cancer treatment For the first time in Israel, plastic surgeons and oncologists at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center used electrochemotherapy to treat skin cancer tumors. An electric current disrupts the... Read more »

Super-paramedic; Five examples of Israeli Jewish-Arab partnership; Israel’s largest solar project; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Cancer therapy breakthrough Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed nanoparticles containing RNA that silences the protein CKAP5 – essential to the stability of many types of cancer. The therapy causes the cancer cells to... Read more »

Israeli hospital implants pacemaker in 102-year old, Artificial Intelligence helps Israel's paramedics, PTSD treatment gets US FDA clearance, and much more!

102-year-old receives pacemaker; Securing the perimeters; High flying deliveries; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS HBOT is effective for fibromyalgia Tel Aviv University researchers have found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is more effective than medication in reducing fibromyalgia pain caused by a traumatic head injury. 40% of the HBOT group were... Read more »

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Breakthrough discovery about pancreatic cancer An international study let by Hebrew University researchers has discovered that pancreatic cancer spreads (metastasis) due to reduced levels of the RNA controlling protein RBFOX2. The finding provides a new target for pancreatic cancer treatments. https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-735101 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05820-3 How the gut impacts cancer treatment A Weizmann Institute-led international... Read more »

Preventing migraines; Treating the poor in Brazil; New family of snakes identified; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A vaccine against bacteria For the first time worldwide, researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against plague bacteria, lethal... Read more »

A sampling of great Israeli hikes that let people in strollers or wheelchairs fully join the fun.

BackStreet Boys are back, Guns & Roses returns to Tel Aviv, Music from Kyiv to Israel, and much more!

Keeping an eye on your loved ones; Cocoa in Israel; Israel and Taiwan tech ties; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS A new target for protection against Alzheimer’s Researchers at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University found a new approach for treating Alzheimer’s disease. The developed a new molecule VBIT-4 that prevents the over-expression of... Read more »

Preventing kidney failure, sniffing out cancer, better than antibiotics, and much more!

Preventing kidney failure; Women in science; Speeding up on-line shopping; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Sniffing out cancer Israel’s SpotitEarly (see here previously) has just reported a 93% success rate in its study using a combination of dogs, sensors, and AI software to detect and identify breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancer.... Read more »

Best children's hospital in the world, Radical new approach to treating Alzheimer's, Dental care for the disabled, and much more!

Non-animal testing in Dubai; From Startup Nation to WaterTech Nation; 90 more Ukrainian Jews come homel; and much more! by: Michael Ordman ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS Proteins in focus for AMD Tel Aviv Universit+y researchers have identified two genomic proteins LHX2 and OTX2 that affect the chances of contracting Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The discovery is... Read more »

Esther Cohen escaped to pre-State Israel in 1938, helped establish IDF Oketz Unit; new apartments in historic Jerusalem neighborhoods, Educating on Zionism in the US, and much more!