Good News Israel presents new smart anti-inflammatory protein; why some people age faster and much more.

By: Michael Ordman

 

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

New smart anti-inflammatory protein

Two researchers from Ben Gurion University and one from Colorado University have engineered an anti-inflammatory protein that only activates when it finds inflammation. Current anti-inflammatory treatments suppress the immune system and risk causing infections.
http://aabgu.org/bgu-develops-smart-drug-to-reduce-inflammation/

Patent for lung disease treatment

Europe, Russia and Australia approved a patent for Israeli biotech Kamada’s nebulizer that delivers its Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor–Human (AAT) treatment for lung disease. AAT also treats Type 1 diabetes and immune system diseases. Its USA brand name is Glassia.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kamada-granted-key-new-patent-for-inhaled-aat-and-eflow-nebulizer-system-in-israel-2015-07-01
http://www.kamada.com/press_item.php?ID=141

Grant for brain cancer treatment

US biotech Lauren Sciences has received a grant from Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC) to support developing V-Smart delivery of a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor. Lauren Sciences’ research team and labs are located at Ben-Gurion University, where V-Smart technology was invented before it was licensed to Lauren.
http://aabgu.org/v-smart-tech-could-be-answer-to-brain-tumor-treatment/

Weizmann Institute is top non-US research institute

Holland’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University has ranked Israel’s Weizmann Institute as the 10th best research establishment in the world and the top institute outside of the USA.
http://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/weizmann-institute-of-science-10th-in-the-world-for-research-quality#.VaumSfnn-YA

Why some people age faster

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dr. Salomon Israel was part of an international team that found a way to measure the aging process in young adults. The results may eventually lead to the prevention of age-related diseases by slowing down the aging process itself.
http://new.huji.ac.il/en/article/27136
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/07/01/1506264112.full.pdf

Heart surgery saves 10 children in Tanzania

An Israeli delegation of 20 doctors, nurses and medical technicians from Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) has performed lifesaving heart surgery on more than 10 local children in Tanzania and examined hundreds more with congenital heart defects.
http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/Israelis-perform-lifesaving-surgery-on-10-Tanzanians-409644

Leading the way in mobile health

The mHealth conference, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, brought investors, entrepreneurs, health professional and hospital executives to see the latest technology produced in Israel for mobile health. The article features Israel’s Medivizor, Doctors 2.0 Startup Winner.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-tech-firms-are-taking-the-lead-in-mobile-health/

 

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