Science, Medicine, & Education

A celebration of mind at Legoland California Resort

David and Sara Harrison admire giant head of Einstein at Legoland California Resort.  An homage to Auguste Rodin’s “Thinker” reinforces the Lego Company’s celebration of the mind By Donald H. Harrison CARLSBAD, California – The Legoland California Resort here may be among the few places in the world where you can meet, after a fashion,

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Health workers may become less objective if threat near

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — When a health risk gets closer to home, health care professionals base their positions on vaccines more on emotions and personal experiences than on scientific and analytical knowledge, according to a new study by the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa. “When the risk is remote it

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Coalition protests assault by SJP at Temple U

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)-A coalition of groups concerned about civil rights and Jewish affairs has issued a statement protesting the assault and battery against a Jewish student at Temple University in Philadelphia by members of Students for Justice in Palestine.  The statement from the coalition follows: “We are deeply troubled by the physical assault against

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Copper awl is oldest metal object found in Middle East

HAIFA (Press Release) –A copper awl, the oldest metal object found to date in the Middle East, was discovered during the excavations at Tel Tsaf, according to a recent study published by researchers from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the Department of archaeology at the University of Haifa , in conjunction with researchers from

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Israel flies wounded Gazans to Turkey

By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–While Hamas intensifies its latest wave of rocket fire, Israel continues its humanitarian commitment to Gaza, agreeing to Turkish requests to transfer another group of Gazans wounded in recent fighting. The level of daily rocket fire has swelled in recent days to levels unseen since Israel’s August 3 ground pullout, with

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Beth Israel to host School Sup’t Marten Sept 18.

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego Superintendent of Schools Cindy Marten will discuss the current state of public education in San Diego during a Sept. 18  forum sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel’s Social Action Committee, Men’s Club, and Religious School in conjunction with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Marten, who once taught at the Beth Israel

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Researchers find nano-vehicle to deliver cancer drugs

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Combination therapies, or “drug cocktails,” are part and parcel of modern anti-cancer treatments today. The more researchers learn about cancer and its surreptitiously lethal impact on the body, the more urgent the need to diversify the arsenal at clinicians’ disposal. To that end, Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, and doctoral students Hemda Baabur-Cohen

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Tel Aviv U pioneers new test for ADHD

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed — and misdiagnosed — behavioral disorder in children in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, there are currently no reliable physiological markers to diagnose ADHD. Doctors generally diagnose the disorder by recording a medical and social

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Lucky for Herman, Jews disagree if he’s kosher

-Twentieth in a Series- By Donald H. Harrison CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon – Herman the Sturgeon is by far the biggest attraction at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery here. Approximately 70 years old, Herman is 10 feet long and weighs 450 pounds.  He is midsize for his species, with some sturgeons having been known to grow to

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UC teaching assistants vow Israel boycott

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Following a scathing antisemitic statement released by the Union of Student Workers promoting the boycott of Israel and exclaiming the need to “educate” others on the “settler-colonial” and “apartheid” nature of the Jewish state, eleven groups, today, urged University of California President Napolitano to intervene and ensure that hate-filled

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Whey consumption may reduce sugar surges

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Blood sugar surges — after-meal glucose “spikes” — can be life threatening for the 29 million Americans with diabetes. Diabetic blood sugar spikes have been linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney failure, and retinal damage. Now a new Tel Aviv University study, published in Diabetologia, suggests a novel way

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Personality profiles predict opponent’s next move

By Anav Silverman BEER-SHEVA, Israel (TNA)– The ability to understand the minds of political leaders is an important aspect of strategic intelligence. In this context, personality profiling is a common practice that has traditionally relied on the expertise and intuition of human psychologists, according to researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). However,

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