Science, Medicine, & Education

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–It seems that “seasonal depression” influences the price of shares in the stock exchange: shares that have been issued in the fall and winter, when the days are shorter and there are less hours of daylight, went up after the issue less than shares that have been issued during spring and summer.

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — At the just concluded AIPAC conference, Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland praised the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel, saying it was an inspiration for programs in his own state to help at-risk youth. In a video which Cummings showed to the assemblage, the village’s longtime director, Chaim Peri, said

CHICAGO (Press Release)- During the 125th annual Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) Convention, over 60 Reform rabbis will shave their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The “Shave

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors on Thursday, recognized Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, for its significant contributions to the State of Israel and its people, particularly its active role in the establishment of Israel’s medical infrastructure. Further, the Board of Governors called upon the Prime Minister, the

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Could used coffee grounds be good for your plants? University of Haifa scientists are planning to answer that question. Researchers at the Kadas Green Roofs Ecology Research Center, operating under the Faculty of Natural Sciences’ Institute of Evolution, and working in conjunction with the Student Union and the Green Campus

  HAIFA (Press Release)–An Israeli physician-scientist is a member of the Toronto research team that discovered a stem cell that may be responsible for initiating leukemia and triggering relapses in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The groundbreaking study was published in Nature magazine Feb. 12. The findings show that in about 25 percent of

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), on Wednesday, Feb. 26, announced that an innovative startup company from Ben Gurion University of the Negev won the first ever “Cybertition.” The winner of the cyber-security startup competition was announced at a JVP co-sponsored event here. Titanium Core will receive a $1 million investment and space in

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) announced that the Center for Pastoral Education at JTS received an Ignition Grant from the Covenant Foundation in support of a new initiative to create a web-based long-distance teaching program for clergy and lay leaders. The project, overseen by Rabbi Ute Steyer, will draw on the richness

NEW YORK (Press Release)— The Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a large-scale biomarker study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), is expanding to study individuals with genetic mutations associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), including individuals within the Ashkenazic Jewish community. In San Diego, lead investigator Douglas Galasko, MD, Professor of