Here we have another dazzling compilation of good news from amazing Israel:
So many “historic” events in this week’s newsletter. Israeli scientists continue to develop treatments that will confine today’s killer diseases and infections to the history books. Israel’s top General was warmly welcomed in Morocco on the first official visit by an IDF Chief of Staff. Israel, the USA, the UAE, and India held their first ever joint summit. Israeli agriculture technology is growing sustainable crops of historic proportions. Israelis have discovered new planets and an Israeli flying car has just made its inaugural flight. Sporting history was made when an Israeli won a World Championship marathon medal; Israel won its highest number of gold medals at the World Games and an Israeli team member won the 16th stage of the Tour de France. The Jewish Agency is hailing the current level of immigration to Israel as “historic”. Finally, archeologists have unearthed more Jewish history in Jerusalem. M.O.
My favorite this week is the news of the “Legends” distillery in Beit Shemesh, Israel. With their “Slingshot” Kentucky Whiskey, named after David’s weapon against Goliath, they are literally making history! I love old fashioned Kentucky whiskey so let me just say L’Chaim! To Life! To the distillery, to Michael Ordman and to all of you! rsk
https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Almost all babies vaccinated against polio. Israel has successfully rolled out its polio vaccine to children between the ages of six weeks and 18 months – the age most at risk of contracting the disease. The vaccination rate was only 81% in March, when the first case of the virus in 34 years was detected. The rate is now 99%.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-ministry-touts-99-polio-vaccination-rate-among-babies/
Protecting the elderly from Coronavirus. A study of some 40,000 elderly Israelis shows that the fourth COVID-19 vaccination reduced coronavirus death rates among the most vulnerable Israelis by 72%. It also slashed infection rates in that population by 60% and hospitalizations by 34%.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-israeli-study-elderlys-covid-death-slashed-by-72-after-4th-vaccine/
HBOT relieves symptoms of long COVID. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) significantly improved the condition of 37 patients suffering from post-COVID-19 cognitive symptoms. The clinical trial was conducted by the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center and Tel Aviv University.
https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/07/12/2478286/0/en/Effective-treatment-is-now-available-for-millions-suffering-with-long-COVID-symptoms.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15565-0
Early detection of Parkinson’s. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have adapted a technique called quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (qMRI) to reveal biological changes in the cellar tissue of the striatum an organ in the brain which is known to deteriorate during the progress of Parkinson’s disease.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lab-says-it-developed-brain-scan-to-make-early-parkinsons-screening-routine/ https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/356364
Antibiotic alternative from vegetables. Researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University have discovered that the phytochemical 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM) kills bacteria and heals wounds fast. DIM is derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli. The BGU spinoff startup Lifematters is further developing DIM.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-711688 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/5/967
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-chemical-heals-wounds-twice-as-fast-could-be-antibiotic-alternative/ http://lifematters.co.il/
Pay attention – are you awake? We know that Israelis are always having brainwaves, but now researchers at Tel Aviv University have studied them in detail. They found that alpha-beta waves (10 to 30 Hz) are not emitted during sleep or unconscious states. This can help detect if coma patients are aware of external sounds.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-brainwaves-may-be-key-to-gauging-awareness-in-unconscious-people/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-022-01107-4
Diamond drill clears clogged arteries. 71-year-old Natan at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center is the first person in Israel to have his severe arterial calcification cleared using a tiny crown coated with a diamond chip spinning at 100,000 rpm. Natan’s cancer treatment prevented conventional catheterization and angioplasty.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-711686
From fighter jets to the operating theatre. (TY UWI) The surgical headsets from Israel’s Beyeonics (see here previously) began life as headsets for pilots. Beyeonics is a spinoff from Israeli defense contractor Elbit. Its product now has FDA approval for ophthalmic surgeons and there are plans to adapt it for spinal surgery.
https://www.israel21c.org/a-surgical-headset-born-on-a-fighter-jet/
An AI baby monitor. Israeli startup LittleOne.Care is developing a wearable artificial intelligence device that monitors a baby’s sounds and movements, alerting the parents to emergencies and developmental problems. It can detect abuse at daycare, if baby is forgotten in a car, or if the device is removed.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/parenting/article-711550 https://www.littleone.care/
A bright Israeli global SPARK. Israeli-born and educated Prof. Daria Mochly-Rosen of Stanford University spoke at a recent Rambam Medical Center international symposium. She has founded 3 startups plus SPARK -an academic-industry partnership that has funded 48 projects and is a global model for translational medicine.
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-711621
https://www.rambam.org.il/en/research_and_innovation/research_programs/spark_nitzoz/
Training North American teens to be lifesavers. 50 members of youth organization NCSY, from different parts of the United States and Canada, have graduated as fully registered emergency medical responders (EMRs). It follows completion of a summer training program with Israeli emergency NGO United Hatzalah.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/356260
