In October 2020, at the peak of the second lockdown, one in three people in Israel report being afflicted with high or very high anxiety symptoms and one in five people in Israel report suffering from high or very high symptoms…
Just before Israel decides on a possible third shutdown, a new study undertaken at the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa, and published in the journal Open Biology, found that mortality rates from COVID-19 can be reduced if…
Publicly traded wave energy developer, Eco Wave Power (Israel), signed strategic collaboration with Painhas for the technical support for the licensing of its’ Portugal project. Painhas, which was founded in 1980, has more than 40 years of experience in providing engineering and construction, operation…
Welcome to MICRO, our biennial international conference on plastic pollution from MACRO to nano. We are working hard to make this 3rd edition of MICRO a chance to keep the online content open access and foster a collaborative effort among…
First clinical trial in healthy aging adults: a unique HBOT protocol (hyperbaric oxygen treatments in a pressure chamber) reversed two biological processes associated with aging in human cells. Findings included a significant lengthening (up to 38%) of the telomeres – protective regions located…
Scientists in Israel have used the CRISPR Cas-9 gene editing system to destroy cancerous cells in mice without damaging other cells. Their research – the first of its kind – suggests that the system can be utilized to address cancer in animals, according…
The 2020 Drylands, Deserts & Desertification Conference (DDD) begins today and will address one of the most pressing worldwide issues, “Feeding the Drylands: Challenges in a Changing Environment.” More than 40% of the Earth’s landmass is considered drylands, and that percentage…
The new vaccine from Pfizer won’t be “magic bullet” to eradicate the coronavirus pandemic, but will be an important tool in managing the spread of the virus, said Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of renowned medical journal The Lancet during a webinar…
The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT), in partnership with the Sulamot Organization, held a first-ever international conference last week which examined the field of tissue engineering from a halachic-scientific perspective. The “Is a Lab-Grown Burger Fleishig?” Conference was held by…
The research will focus on bacterial biodegradation of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for the purpose of plastic recycling. BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), announced today that it had signed a research collaboration agreement with ECOIBÉRIA in the field…
