Science, Medicine, & Education

By Carissa Leigh EL CAJON (Press Release) — English professor Tate Hurvitz will lead a common reading project on the Grossmont College campus for the third year in a row this upcoming Fall 2013 semester.. Students and faculty members from a variety of academic disciplines will read Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

By Anav Silverman NAZARETH, Israel — Four years ago, the Israeli government named Nazareth a national priority area, meaning that Israel’s largest Arab city would be granted economic incentives as a preferential area and firms that relocate to the city are entitled to tax breaks. Recently, the first industrial park in Nazareth was officially opened

JERUSALEM–A mechanism that permits essential substances to enter our cells while at the same time removing from them harmful components also has a “down side.” This negative aspect prevents vital drugs, such as anti-cancer drugs, from achieving their designed functions, and also enables bacterial cells to develop resistance to penetration of antibiotics. A study aimed

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – An internist and instructor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has conducted research proving that specially trained dogs can differentiate the smell of breast cancer cells from non-cancerous cells in cell cultures. The concept of using the sniffing ability of dogs to detect cancerous cells first emerged a decade ago

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — A debilitating mental illness, schizophrenia can be difficult to diagnose. Because physiological evidence confirming the disease can only be gathered from the brain during an autopsy, mental health professionals have had to rely on a battery of psychological evaluations to diagnose their patients. Now, Dr. Noam Shomron and Prof. Ruth

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — A delegation led by the Governor of the State of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, pledged cooperation with The Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine during a visit to The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine on Tuesday, April 23. During the visit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Hebrew University president, Prof. Menahem

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Galapagos National Park to aid conservation of the endangered islands’ biological diversity. “In spite of excellent management and meticulous policing of ecotourism, a full-blown ecological disaster is unfolding before our eyes,

B’NEI BRAK, Israel (Press Release) –– From the thoughts of Avi Sorias, an ambulance driver for Ezer Mizion “Here,” says the young man from behind me. “At the right.” From my place at the steering wheel, I glance at his image in the mirror. He sits there, limp and helpless, his head dropped back against the

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— A few years ago, researchers revealed that the universe is expanding at a much faster rate than originally believed — a discovery that earned a Nobel Prize in 2011. But measuring the rate of this acceleration over large distances is still challenging and problematic, says Prof. Hagai Netzer of Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Evidence indicates that the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins, which form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, is critical for the development of Alzheimer’s disease, which impacts 5.4 million Americans. And not just the quantity, but also the quality of amyloid-beta peptides is crucial for Alzheimer’s initiation. The

PETACH TIKVAH, Israel (Press Release) —  “It was in the middle of sixth grade when I noticed a strange lump in my armpit. At first they thought I had appendicitis but I heard the doctor say those words-the words everyone is scared of. I had questions but the biggie I couldn’t even ask, not even to

  BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)–Combining video feeds from unmanned ground and aerial vehicles in a single screen will aid soldiers with orientation and identification tasks, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers funded by the United States Army. Dismounted operational tactics in urban areas are often aided by information

By Efrat Keren PETACH TIKVAH, Israel –When I was diagnosed with cancer, the doctors told me I would never have more children  Soon, I will be celebrating my son’s first birthday. One doctor told me I’d never have a baby. Another offered guidance in adoption. They all agreed that my chances of bearing more children