Science, Medicine, & Education

By Aliza Wadler Solomon FLUSHING, N.Y — In the Jewish community, we believe in taking care of each other. While we have demonstrated this commitment in numerous ways – like visiting the sick and helping the less-fortunate – we’ve neglected to take care of our health. Like all Americans, members of the Jewish community have […]

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Though a small group of proteins, the family called Ras controls a large number of cellular functions, including cell growth, differentiation, and survival. And because the protein has a hand in cellular division, mutated Ras, which can be detected in one-third of all tumors, contributes to many human cancers by allowing

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When most people hear you talk about beetles, they probably think you’re speaking about music. Actually, beetles are very important creatures in our eco-systems. As a species, they represent 25% of all the life forms found on this planet. For many peoples across the world, beetle larva

BEERSHEVA, Israel (Press Release) —  A team of brain scientists, including Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev faculty (BGU), tested former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon using functional MRI to assess his brain responses at BGU’s Brain Imaging Research Center at Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel.  He was presumed to be in a vegetative state

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Because half of all instances of hearing loss are linked to genetic mutations, advanced gene research is an invaluable tool for uncovering causes of deafness — and one of the biggest hopes for the development of new therapies. Now Prof. Karen Avraham of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV (Press Release) —  Parkinson’s experts across the world have been reporting a remarkable phenomenon — many patients treated with drugs to increase the activity of dopamine in the brain as a therapy for motor symptoms such as tremors and muscle rigidity are developing new creative talents, including painting, sculpting, writing, and more. Prof.

By Dr. Clemens Heni T he new year 2013 will be a very important year in the struggle against the Iranian threat. Israel is facing international pressure and silence about the Iranian as well as the Islamist threat is prevailing. However, the situation is even more complicated if we look at supposedly pro-Israel and pro-Jewish

  HAIFA (Press Release)–Infants who have started crawling wake up more often at night compared to the period before the crawling, reveals a new study by Dr. Dina Cohen of the University of Haifa’s Department of Counseling and Human Development. The doctoral study, conducted under the supervision of Prof. Anat Scher, observed 28 healthy babies

A routine blood test done during the IDF induction process led Idan Dukatch, a soldier from Ashkelon, to the opportunity to save a life. His bone marrow donation was transplanted to Alex Katz, a 17-year old boy from New Jersey with cancer. At the end of a nerve-racking half year, waiting for updates on Katz’s

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –“People really want to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy however they can,” said Scott Brown, former San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) parent and logistical manager of The Mother of All Garage Sales. On Sunday, November 11 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, SDJA will be holding The Mother of All Garage