The more a professional driver is involved in conflicts with their colleagues, the greater the risk that they will drive unsafely. This is the finding of a new study undertaken at the University of Haifa. “Drivers who develop negative relationships…
MAYOR EMANUEL SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHICAGO’S CURRENT AND ISRAEL’S TECHNION New Collaboration Will Develop Solutions to Global Water Challenges and Drive Economic Development in Both Chicago and Israel Mayor Rahm Emanuel signed yesterday an agreement to…
Antibiotics are one of the most effective ways to treat bacterial infections. However, they have been overprescribed and misprescribed for years, leading to the development of bacterial strains that are resistant to specific antibiotics. The World Health Organization considers this…
CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C, proprietary implants for the treatment of joint surface lesions, announced today the initiation of Its IDE clinical study. 16 patients were enrolled and operated on during the first week of the study in 3 leading European…
Stress affects the body and can trigger illness – from psychiatric disorders to heart disease. Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life – as children, in adolescence, and in old age. But when is the impact of…
Rapid Medical, a company located in Yokneam in Israel, focused on the development of neurovascular interventional devices, announced that the first patient was enrolled to the TIGERTRIEVR registry at the Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Switzerland. The TIGERTRIEVER is a one-of-a-kind, fully-visible, controllable…
As our brain ages, our cognitive abilities naturally decrease and it becomes more difficult to learn new things or devote attention to several things at the same time. Researchers have long been looking for ways to slow down or even…
Just weeks after Hurricane Harvey caused destruction in Texas, Irma has made landfall in Florida – and there are still almost 12 weeks left of Atlantic hurricane season. It raises the question – where are all of these storms coming from? Research has…
Israel is subjected to sand and dust storms from several directions: northeast from the Sahara, northwest from Saudi Arabia and southwest from the desert regions of Syria. The airborne dust carried in these storms affects the health of people and…
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that brief memory reactivations can replace repeated extensive practice and training — commonly known as “practice makes perfect” — as a basis of procedural learning. “Instead of bombarding our brain with repeated practice…
