The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) today announced that it has been awarded a $9 million grant from the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to help fund the construction of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences…
As COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines, public health experts have viewed this time as an opportunity to learn from the situation and plan for future pandemics that may arise from climate change and environmental degradation Improving Health Care Systems The…
From today, we’re providing real-time air quality information at an astonishing resolution of 5 meters. In real terms, this means we now provide air quality information at the level of ‘a few steps’. Each day more research emerges correlating the…
New research in Eilat shows that artificial light at night from surrounding tourist attractions has negative effects on corals As the global population continues to grow exponentially, coastal cities are also becoming inundated by humans and bear the strain of…
Hebrew U. Team Teaches an Old Drug New TricksNew Delivery for Antibiotics Arms Medicine in the Fight against Antibiotic Resistance and Covid-19 May 4, 2020, Jerusalem: Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed an injectable antibiotic with a…
A group of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists have developed a new methodology to trace the SARS-CoV-2 virus through the sewage and wastewater systems. They already determined that it is transferred through feces into the sewage in their first…
European Investment Bank (EIB) backs Pluristem with €50 million of financing, which will help the company to advance the clinical development of its cell therapies and address a number of severe medical conditions The deal is the first Israeli-European project…
An increasing amount of our interactions with each other, as well as with our environment is manifested in the digital realm. These may be our posts on social media, internet search engine patterns, or visits to different webpages. Although we…
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have developed new methodologies to produce powerful, environmentally-friendly disinfectants, based on tap water, that can eliminate bacteria and kill viruses, including microbes from the coronavirus family. The ability to turn ordinary tap water into virus-fighting materials was developed…
Israeli companies Next-Gen & Scentech Medical are working together to provide a breath analyzer that can detect the coronavirus in less than a minute; The machine will work similarly to a breathalyzer; Its ability to produce immediate results will play…
