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The pandemic is now under control in Israel, but the political bickering in the scrappy democracy never stopped. However, in the background and in the labs and research facilities, state of the art developments to ameliorate global suffering and concerns also never stopped. As Michael Ordman relates: “On Thursday, Jerusalem residents woke up to the sight of a huge rainbow stretched across the whole of Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives.” His weekly posts bring a rainbow of good news. rsk
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
The Vaccination Nation. Nearly 3 million Israelis have now received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 1.7 million have now received the second. Covid infections and serious illnesses of Israelis over the age of 60 are now 60% lower than before vaccinating started. An inspiring video.
https://www.jns.org/israel-surpasses-1-million-fully-vaccinated-with-both-doses/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/week-after-2nd-pfizer-vaccine-shot-only-20-of-128000-israelis-get-covid/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvIjwpAsOdA
From coffee to vaccines. Israel’s Youtiligent has developed an IoT (Internet of Things) solution for checking that a vaccine has been kept at the correct temperature. Youtiligent is piloting the system with two of Israel’s four Health Management Organizations. Before Covid, Youtiligent monitored coffee machines and ice cream!
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3888741,00.html https://www.youtiligent.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb2D7p5xjF8
A Breath of Health. Israel’s Breath of Health (BOH) has developed a breath test system that identifies Covid-19. Clinical trials at Israel’s Hadassah and Sheba Medical Centers have shown preliminary success rates of 98%. BOH has signed an agreement with India’s Reliance Group to distribute the system throughout India.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3889818,00.html https://bohpharma.com/
New pathway for targeting cancer. Normal cells have 23 chromosomes from each parent. But cancer cells do not, and scientists have been trying for years to exploit that fact. Now Tel Aviv University scientists have deciphered the phenomena and can guide oncologists to the therapies most appropriate for each type of cancer.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-unveil-powerful-tool-advancing-personalized-cancer-medicine/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03114-6
Hope for Parkinson’s treatment. Ben Gurion University researchers have discovered that proteins called BMP5/7 are new promising potential therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease. In lab tests, the proteins prevented the accumulation of toxic alpha-synuclein clumps and loss of vital dopamine-producing brain cells.
https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awaa368/6012790
Trial success for kidney monitor. Israel’s Serreno (reported here previously) reported over 96% accuracy in the trials of its Sentinel monitoring system for Acute Kidney Injury in three Israeli Intensive Care Units. The devices will now be manufactured by Israel’s Elcam Medical, which has also invested $1.5 million in Serreno.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/startup-hopes-life-saving-kidney-monitor-will-hit-us-hospitals-this-year/
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3888772,00.html
AI to improve IV. Israel’s Embrionics is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the success rates of fertility treatments. Founded by Haredi female entrepreneur Dr.Yael Gold-Zamir, Embrionics is breaking new ground in embryo selection, genetic analysis and utilizing Big Data to help bring happiness to childless couples.
https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2021/01/24/israels-embryonics-uses-ai-for-fertility-treatments/
Tel Aviv is world’s 6th healthiest city. Tel Aviv, known for its vegan scene and vibrant culture, was ranked the 6th healthiest city in the world, according to a new report from UK’s Money.co.uk. It compared life expectancy, obesity levels, pollution levels, safety score, sunlight hours, and cost to be healthy.
https://nocamels.com/2021/01/tel-aviv-is-named-the-6th-healthiest-city-in-the-world-in-new-report/
https://www.money.co.uk/guides/healthiest-places-to-live#valencia-is-the-healthiest-city-in-the-world
EU funding for antibiotic alternative. Israel’s Omnix (reported here previously) has been awarded €10.8 million in EU funding under the EIC Accelerator Programme, part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research funding program. Omnix’s OMN6 peptide destroys the bacteria’s membrane, regardless of its resistance.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3889749,00.html
https://www.omnixmedical.com/omnix-medical-wins-e10-8m-in-eic-accelerator-funding/
Europe approves skin tightening device. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s Sofwave (reported here previously) has received Europe’s CE Mark plus Israeli approval for its revolutionary skin tightening and wrinkle reduction device. Sofware’s SUPERB (Synchronous Ultrasound Parallel Beam) has already received US FDA approval.
https://sofwave.com/news/press-release/sofwave-receives-ce-medical-mark-and-additional-key-regulatory-clearances-for-its-revolutionary-skin-tightening-and-wrinkle-reduction-device/
Working to prevent pre-cancerous colon polyps. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s Digestix Bioscience is in the early stage of developing a medical device and treatment to prevent recurrence of certain colorectal polyps. These polyps occur in at least 25% of people over 50 and if not removed can develop into colon cancer.
https://cannabics.com/cannabics-pharmaceuticals-founds-digestix-bioscience-inc-a-subsidiary-for-treatment-of-precancerous-and-early-stage-neoplastic-local-tumors/ https://www.digestix.com/