HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–The season of a baby’s birth influences its motor development during its first year of life, a new study by University of Haifa researcher’s shows. Babies born in the winter (between December and May) start crawling earlier compared to babies born in the summer (June-November). The research was conducted by Dr. Osnat
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) was honored on Tuesday, Sept. 9, for her work on behalf of students, teachers, and principals. Davis has been a leader in Congress on recruiting principals, providing teachers with the tools to excel, and creating a world-class education environment for students. “I truly appreciate and
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)— As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, it kills brain cells mainly in the hippocampus and cortex, leading to impairments in “neuroplasticity,” the mechanism that affects learning, memory, and thinking. Targeting these areas of the brain, scientists hope to stop or slow the decline in brain plasticity, providing a novel way to treat Alzheimer’s.
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VITEBSK, Belarus (Press Release) – Over 600 young Jews, mostly professionals 20-40 years old, will come together on Sept. 12-14 in Vitebsk for Limmud FSU, a festival of Jewish learning. There are currently about 70,000 Jews living in Belarus. Limmud FSU Belarus will take place in the hometown of renowned artist Marc Chagall, at the
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSAELM (TNA) –A 12-year-old Syrian boy arrived over the weekend to an Israeli hospital with injuries to his arms, leg, and eyes sustained from a mortar attack on his home near Damascus. The boy was led on a donkey by his brother up the slopes of Mt. Hermon to an IDF base
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Fred Reiss, Ed.D WINCHESTER, California — Many people believe that the Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar because the months are determined by the motion of the moon, resulting in a year of twelve full-lunar cycles, or a little less than 354½ days. However, if the Jewish calendar were a lunar calendar, then each
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — A native of Massachusetts, Stephen Siperstein is part of a national wake-up call about climate change studies and he is set to teach a course in the winter semester at the University of Oregon (UO) on the rise of the cli fi literary genre. ”Cli-fi” (novels and movies about
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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
HAIFA (Press Release) — Administering synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids) soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in rats, caused by the trauma and by trauma reminders. This is according to a new study conducted by Nachshon Korem and Irit Akirav of the Department of Psychology at the University of Haifa, which
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TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Despite the revolutionary biotechnological advancements of the last few decades, an ideal anti-cancer treatment — one that’s immediately lethal to cancer cells, harmless to healthy cells, and resistant to cancer’s relapse — is still a dream. But a concept called “synthetic lethality” holds great promise for researchers. Two genes are
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Jewish Women International (JWI) and Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), are joining forces to teach women age 50 and beyond about financial literacy. The new program, “Know Your Worth (Own Your Future): financial education for women in transition” is being developed by JWI, which has a lengthy track
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Science, Medicine, & EducationSANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – As students head back to college and begin to pick their classes, AMCHA Initiative on Wednesday, Sept 3, posted on its website a list of 218 professors identifying themselves as Middle East scholars, who recently called for the academic boycott of Israel. “How can professors who are so biased
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned a call by Hatem Bazian, the founder of the anti-Semitic hate group that calls itself “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP), for a disruptive and potentially unlawful, violent and dangerous “International Day of Action” on college campuses around the world. The SJP is
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In 1934, American archaeologist Nelson Glueck named one of the largest known copper production sites of the Levant “Slaves’ Hill.” This hilltop station, located deep in Israel’s Arava Valley, seemed to bear all the marks of an Iron Age slave camp — fiery furnaces, harsh desert conditions, and a massive
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TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Some 30 percent of all positive hospital blood culture samples are discarded every day because they’re “contaminated” — they reflect the presence of skin germs instead of specific disease-causing bacteria. Rather than toss these compromised samples into the trash, clinicians may be able to use the resistance profiles of skin bacteria
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