Israeli scientists research genetic mutations that indicate abnormal aging; an instant blood test detects signs of malaria; cancer researchers on the road to new breakthrough, and more!

By: Michael Ordman

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

A genetic test for aging

The WizeAging study at Israel’s Weizmann Institute has enrolled 150 volunteers who take a blood test once a year to check for genetic mutations that indicate abnormal aging. Their target is 10,000 volunteers over the age of 50, to help with the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of age-related diseases.

https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/genetic-test-aging

Instant blood tests from a pin-prick

I reported previously (see here) on Israeli startup Sight Diagnostics and its Malaria blood test. Now Sight Diagnostics has launched a “lab-grade” desktop blood count analyzer called OLO, that digitizes blood images into complete blood count (CBC) tests from only a finger prick of blood.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/12/sight-diagnostics-launches-an-ai-based-diagnostics-device-for-faster-blood-tests/

Re-engineering the immune system to fight cancer

I have reported nearly 20 articles (see here) about Israeli scientists using immunotherapy to tackle cancer. Now Israel’s Cancer Research Fund and US Cancer Research Institute are partnering to decide which, of 160 Israeli research projects, could make the next big breakthrough.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248564

Positive emotions can shrink tumors

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have linked positive emotions with cancer remission. In laboratory tests, increased levels of the pleasurable neurotransmitter dopamine helped the immune system to reduce tumor size by 50 per cent.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-shows-positive-emotions-may-shrink-cancer-tumors/

Palestinian Arab baby saved

Israeli Border Police in the city of Hebron saved the life of a nine-month-old Palestinian Arab baby. Hearing shouts from a house, they found an unconscious baby boy and distraught parents. They administered CPR until an Israeli medical team arrived to restore the baby’s breathing.

https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-troops-save-life-of-palestinian-baby-in-hebron/

Mobile dental clinic for Kenya

Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID set up a mobile dental clinic for one week in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The four-person dental team treated many of the 190,000 refugees in the camp, many of whom had never received dental care in their lives.

https://unitedwithisrael.org/israelis-set-up-mobile-dental-clinic-in-kenya/

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