Taking omega-3 supplements reduces craving for nicotine and even reduces the number of cigarettes that people smoke a day, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa. “The substances and medications used currently to help people reduce…
New Weizmann Institute research may bring the idea of sleep learning one step closer to reality. The research suggests that certain kinds of conditioning applied during sleep could induce us to change our behavior. The researchers exposed smokers to pairs…
In a new research paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, an international group of scientists announced the most significant breakthrough in a decade toward developing DNA-based electrical circuits. The central technological revolution of the 20th century was the development of computers,…
Stratoscale, the software platform for hyper-convergence, today announced its series B funding of $32 million, led by Intel Capital, with participation by Cisco® Investments and SanDisk, as well as other investors including the original series A investors, Battery Ventures and…
The KKL-JNF France delegation currently visiting Israel has split up into a number of different groups, to a set out to explore the country under the banner “Science in Israel and Shaping the Future with Renewable Technologies.” The Toulouse delegates…
On Wednesday November 12 at 17:30 Israel time, the Philae lander will land on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko – the first ever landing on a comet. The lander will be anchored to the surface by harpoons and screws that will penetrate the…
With the world facing a shortage of oncologists, BGU researchers have determined that preclinical study of oncology may increase the number of students entering the field and may make them more empathetic and concerned about ethical issues of treatment. With the…
What is the secret of Israel’s high life expectancy? The video offers some of the answers. “There are many things that add to the good life in Israel,” says Desiree Massad, General Manager of Protea Retirement Village.”This is a country…
UBIFRANCE is the implementing partner of Israel-France Innovation Day third edition, to be held in Paris on 16th December. This edition will focus on three topics: finance and e-commerce, e-health and personalized medicine, Big Data in the service of Tomorrow’s…
When we talk about global carbon fixation –“pumping” carbon out of the atmosphere and fixing it into organic molecules by photosynthesis – proper measurement is key to understanding this process. By some estimates, almost half of the world’s organic carbon…
