Could New Scientific Discovery Support Creation?
An experiment at the South Pole called BICEP2, carried out by a team of astronomers led by John Kovac of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has uncovered
Trauma from Palestinian Rocket Attacks Inflicts Deepening Wounds on Israeli Society
Fifteen seconds. That’s how long a resident of Sderot has from the time a Code Red alert is announced until a Palestinian rocket strikes the town or is intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Tel Aviv University Researchers Make Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough
Ovarian cancer is one of the most aggressive and fatal reproductive cancers affecting women. According to the American Cancer Society, one in 72 American women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Israel Prize to be Awarded to Woman who Pioneered Alzheimer’s Treatment
Professor Marta Weinstock-Rosin will be awarded the Israel Prize, the country’s highest recognition, for her contributions to the field of medicine. Weinstock-Rosin
The Clown Therapist Who Sees No Borders
Reuven Singer can often be seen wearing two very different uniforms that seem worlds apart. The 33-year-old father dons his bullet-proof vest and carries his M16
Genetic Mutation that Affects Moroccan Jews Discovered
Imagine that your child is born seemingly normal, but by age 1 or 2 her or she has mental and physical disabilities. By 3, the child has epilepsy and is virtually vegetative.
Medical Cannabis Approved for Epileptic Children in Israel
Israeli parents of children suffering from severe epilepsy can look forward to some relief after a ruling by the Health Ministry on Wednesday to add their condition to the list of approved uses for medical marijuana. Â The decision comes following a campaign by fifteen families during which they threatened to move to Colorado — where […]
Israeli Researchers Make Breakthrough in Treating Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, a mental illness that affects approximately 24 million people worldwide, is difficult to diagnose and to manage.  There is no definitive test to identify schizophrenia, and drugs available to date are only effective in roughly half the cases they are used, while their effectiveness diminishes over time.  New research out of Israel’s Tel Aviv […]
Israeli Research Shows Breastfeeding Prevents Cancer in Children
The benefits of breastfeeding, for both mother and child, have long been touted.  It has been linked to lower rates of infection and infant mortality, higher child IQ, lower levels of obesity and allergies in children, as well as greater and faster weight loss, reduced rates of postpartum depression, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease in […]
Syrian Father Asks Israeli Doctors “Save My Son – He’s All I Have Left.”
An estimated 130,000 people have been killed in Syria, and millions displaced during the past three years of the civil war.  During that time, Israel has been at the forefront of providing medical care to wounded Syrians – with some 700 Syrians having received medical treatment in Israeli hospitals as well as at the IDF […]