‘At Naturamed, we seek to understand how to develop scientifically-based natural health care, and to exploit these findings.’A new Israeli company appears to have found a natural, safe and effective relief for a widespread, but often hushed up, ailment: enlargement …
Author Archives: Roberta Neiger
Women leaders gather in Israel to combat crime of trafficking
Women hold a workshop at the Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center.An impressive array of female leaders from throughout the world recently gathered in Haifa to address a host of common concerns, including a problem that is becoming a …
A nano superhighway for drug delivery
Once you reduce the size of materials to nearly atomic level, you give them increased volume and surface area, which allow them to be active in a new way – Dr. Irene Jaffe of SoluBest.One of the major problems in …
Pushing the boundaries of stem cell research
Established last year, the $15-20 million Consortium Bereshit for Cell Therapy is composed of Israel’s – and some of the world’s – leading stem cell researchers.Israeli scientists are pushing the boundaries of an already cutting-edge field: stem cell research. They …
Israeli therapy uses adult stem cells to treat Parkinson’s Disease
Bone marrow stem cells – the transplantation of such dopamine-producing cells in rodent models of PD resulted in the amelioration of their Parkinsonian symptoms. Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics has developed a novel stem cell therapy to treat Parkinson’s Disease – using …
Israel’s Galilee College spreads the message of cooperation
Adlu Husain Hassan Baraka, (right) Director of Quality & Certification at the Palestinian Standards Institution in The Gaza Strip dances with Galilee College’s Dr. Joseph Shevel.We ended a recent course for Palestinian hospital directors with a gala dinner. All the …
Combining naturalism and science suits Israeli innovator
Professor Daniel Weihs – I’ve been studying nature for many years to learn about all kinds of phenomena of fauna and flora that can be applied to everyday human life. Who would think to use dandelion seeds as a model …
Israeli surveillance systems protecting American lives abroad
Unlike other intruder detection equipment on the market, Controp systems detect penetration attempts automatically, and in difficult conditions.They have a world of experience monitoring Israel’s borders around the clock. They helped secure the Athens summer Olympic Games. And now the …