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Originally appeared in ‘International Business Times’ By Shubham Sharma February 9, 2018 08:44 GMT The ancient mosaic was discovered under a 1,500-year-old building, which was likely used as a place for gathering and socialising. Archaeologists have unearthed a rare mosaic dating back to the Byzantine era in the ancient city of Caesarea, Israel. The colorful …

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Originally appeared in the ‘SPIEGEL ONLINE’ The university is one of the few places in Jerusalem where Jews and Arabs come in contact. Here they talk about prejudice, false kindness – and what is more important than learning together. [Translated copy] The view over Jerusalem is spectacular. The Hebrew University sits high above the embattled …

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Originally Published in Globes [online], Israel business news- www.globes-online.com February 6, 2018 The laboratory is part of Merck’s commitment to Israel, collaboration with the Hebrew University, and development efforts in nanotechnologies and materials. Merck Group, the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company, today inaugurated a technology innovation laboratory at its subsidiary Qlight Nanotech in Jerusalem, …

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Originally appeared in CTECH Mobileye co-founder and CEO Amnon Shashua explains the company’s model for safe driverless cars We architected the Responsibility-Sensitive Safety (RSS) model as a catalyst to drive cross-industry discussion among industry groups, car manufacturers and regulatory bodies. Since its publication, my co-authors and I have received many positive affirmations, but it has …

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The following is based on an article translated from Ynet on December 4, 2017. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5040648,00.html Ofek Arieli, a student in the military doctors’ training course at the Hebrew University and the Medical Corps, was chosen as the outstanding cadet in an international course of military medicine in the United States. “To help soldiers is my …

A STUDENT IN THE MILITARY DOCTORS’ TRAINING COURSE AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY AND THE MEDICAL CORPS WAS CHOSEN AS OUTSTANDING CADET IN INTERNATIONAL COURSE OF MILITARY MEDICINE IN THE USA Read More »

Originally appeared in the ‘MD Magazine’ By Kevin Kunzmann From the ‘MD Magazine’ November 15, 2017- Stem cells could possibly be used to treat dry macular degeneration, according to research from 2 early clinical trials.The studies, presented at the 121st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in New Orleans, LA, showed that ocular …

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Originally appeared in ‘The Jerusalem Post’ By Daniel K. Eisenbud From The Jerusalem Post An image of the 9 million-year-old bones unearthed on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. (photo credit: COURTESY HEBREW UNIVERSITY) November 14, 2017- In an unprecedented find, Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed the first evidence of ancient deer bones on the …

FIRST TIME IN ISRAEL: ANCIENT DEER BONES DISCOVERED NEAR SEA OF GALILEE Read More »

Originally appeared in ‘The Jerusalem Post’ By Judy Siegel – Itzkovich From The Jerusalem Post Illustration . (photo credit: TNS) November 12, 2017- Cognitive behavioral therapy is very helpful, and now magnetic stimulation shows promise Judy Siegel-Itzkovich reports Cleanliness is next to godliness, but when it occupies much of a person’s time and is pursued to …

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Originally appeared in ‘Israel21c’ By Brian Blum , NOVEMBER 5, 2017, 8:00 AM Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, ‘father’ of medical cannabis, turns focus on asthma at Hebrew University’s Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabis Research. Hebrew University Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, known as the “father” of the medical cannabis industry, will lead a team investigating the benefits of non-psychoactive cannabis components for …

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Originally appeared in ‘The Jerusalem Post’ OCTOBER 29, 2017 17:01: BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH A joint project between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found a protein circuit that can target cancerous cells and leave healthy ones alone. A protein “switch” that activates the immune system to attack cancer cells when it …

PROTEIN TO ATTACK CANCER CELLS DEVELOPED BY MIT, HEBREW UNIVERSITY Read More »