The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ)has been selected to join a number of leading world universities taking part in a new research initiative in Singapore. Singapore’s newly founded National Research Foundation (NRF), plans to set up a series of research …
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Childhood sun exposure a major risk factor for skin cancer
Israeli study shows quadrupled higher risk of cutaneous melanoma among native-born Israelis of European origin.
Israel top location for scientific researchers
Two Israeli universities have been named among the top 10 best international places to work for scientific researchers in the world, by The Scientist magazine. The magazine, aimed at scientific researchers, ranked The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot as …
Israeli-Palestinian scientists to study sea corals
In a new research project that was officially launched this month, Israeli, Italian and Palestinian scientists will work together to try to predict what the condition of Red and Mediterranean Sea corals will be in 100 years time and what …
Teva wins FDA nod for two new important drugs
Israeli generic pharmaceuticals giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for generic versions of two new drugs – the breast cancer drug Arimidex made by AstraZeneca, and the antidepressant, Effexor XR, by Wyeth. Effexor …
Israeli millionaires rise by 42.7%
The number of Israeli millionaires rose by 42.7 percent to 8,419 in 2009 from 5,900 in 2008, according to Merrill Lynch Israel, based on the Capgemini World Wealth Report 2010. Merrill Lynch Israel said that the number of millionaires …
Israeli invents crossword puzzle for the blind
Israeli author and puzzle inventor Avi Rubinstein has designed a puzzle written in Braille that blind people can solve independently. Previously, if blind people in Israel wanted to solve a crossword puzzle, a sighted person would have to read it …
Israel No. 2 in world for Internet usage
Israelis are the second most active Internet users in the world, after Canada, according to a comScore survey of Internet use. The average time spent online per user was 38.3 hours in May 2010, compared with 40.4 hours in Canada. …
Signs point to oil under gas in Israel
Global oil and gas exploration company Noble Energy says that initial analysis of 2D and 3D seismic data leads the firm to estimate the gross unrisked resource potential on its Eastern Mediterranean acreage to be in excess of 30 trillion …
Israeli tour guides return to Bethlehem
For the first time since the second intifada (the Palestinian uprising characterized by terrorist attacks against Israelis) in 2000, yesterday 50 Jewish and Druze tour guides and drivers returned to work in Bethlehem in the Palestinian Authority (PA), in the …
Israeli data collection system features at Glastonbury
Israel’s Synel Industries, a leader in the development and production of workforce management solutions, has won a Harmony – Schedule Master System project and its systems will be used starting tomorrow at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in …