Health & Science

Though the findings are significant in their own right, they also have implications for the future of human longevity, and could help fight obesity, diabetes and even cancer.

Herd immunity is the idea that when a threshold proportion of a population is immune to a certain pathogen this protects even non-immune individuals against the infection by limiting the spread.

The two institutions, which are both located in the Haifa area, have had a strong partnership in recent months, working together to research and develop new innovations to combat the COVID-19 crisis.

The markers could lead to the development of a test that would help doctors predict how ill a patient might get when infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

As of Tuesday evening, some 146 students and 30 teachers in the holy city were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.

Of the anxiety inducing factors, survey results found that respondents worried most for their family, more so than for their own circumstances.

Sabin Harintov, a 4-year-old girl who has stage 4 neuroblastoma, , has been undergoing innovative and expensive treatments in New York that has given her hope to lead a healthy life.

‘We were up very late trying to figure it out’

“We started to work and prepare the country for all potential hazards from bio-terrorism to war and cybersecurity, but the main issue we focused on was biological and emerging diseases.”

More than 80,000 Israelis died of smoking-related diseases in the last decade.

53 new patients diagnosed with novel virus * health experts concerned country could be forced back into closure

The breathtaking images allow people to see a virus as elaborate biological structures with weaknesses that can be exploited, yielding clues for researchers about how to develop treatments.

"We will keep the rules and with God's help they will keep us," Netanyahu said.

Regular masks muffle words, obscure facial expressions, and make it impossible for the deaf and hard of hearing to read lips.

The company’s chief scientist is Israeli-born Tal Zaks, who earlier this month told N12 that he is “not surprised that the vaccine works.”

In trials, more than 2,000 people have received vaccines developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products and the Beijing Institute of Biological Products.

The total number of coronavirus cases to date in Israel is 17,012 - an increase of 14 in the last day.

On March 18, the Israeli government closed its borders to all foreigners in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The number of active coronavius cases in Israel was under 2,000 on Wednesday.

Since there is no treatment or vaccine for the novel coronavirus, the only way to stop its spread is through social distancing and good hygiene.

"Stan brings a record of deep management, advisory, and strong M&A successes to the company."

COVID-19 has served as an accelerator for the adoption of healthcare improvements left on the sidelines for years.

The trial of 900 hospitalized patients, dubbed DARE-19, will test Farxiga against a placebo with results expected by December. The international study began in April.

“At such a time, with the need to prepare for a second wave of the coronavirus and to place the health system as one of Israel’s top priorities, Prof. Chezy Levy is the right person for the job."

The drug has been under investigation worldwide, including in the United States, after President Donald Trump called it a “game-changer” in the fight against coronavirus.

Boxes with MIGAL’s Hebrew logo contain small sealed vials of the fake vaccine and a set of counterfeit instructions for use – also in Hebrew.

"We received a lot of joyful news today,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, as the government approved lifting more coronavirus regulations.

The reason for this decision is because of the dwindling number of new coronavirus cases in China.

Scientists found that antiviral treatment using both drugs led to a significant reduction in the replication capacity of the coronavirus.

"Masks can make breathing difficult because infants have narrow air passages," which increases the burden on their hearts, the association said, adding that masks also raise the risk of heat stroke

Sonovia developed an almost-permanent, ultrasonic, fabric-finishing technology for mechanical impregnation of zinc oxide nanoparticles into textiles.

“Social distancing alone will forbid us from increasing travel."

This vaccine did not cause any serious adverse effects, the researchers say, though they did report some side effects such as fever.

Melanomas are a form of aggressive skin cancer. The scientists say that they have made a first and important step in developing novel treatments and eventually a cure.

Overall survival rate increased from 11.1 months to 19.9 in some trials. The 613 in CPI-613 stands for the 613 commandments of the Torah.

These findings could cause changes in current discharge policies of patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease.

The coronavirus has been seen to last on surfaces upwards of 17 days, and common disinfecting breaks down rapidly. This new disinfectant is long-lasting.

“The COVID pandemic has exposed inequities and injustices that have long been part of our world."

The research involved women who gave birth at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital between March 18 and May 5.

"These results are particularly significant due to the crucial importance of groups to action, identity and social change in our world."

Demand for decades-old hydroxychloroquine has surged as Trump repeatedly pushed for its use against the coronavirus, urging people to try it. "What have you got to lose," he said.

As Europe and the United States start to return to work after lockdowns imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, world leaders are trying to work out when it is safe for children.

Understanding the immune system better could lead to effective cancer therapies.

There are amazing, fun and visually stimulating experiments you can do with simple baking ingredients, in your own home.

"The numbers are very low, but the numbers were very low when we started this pandemic.”

According to a study cited in Robert Leahy’s book 'The Worry Cure', 85% of the things we worry about never actually happen.

At Ben-Gurion University, researchers, students and staff created community to help get through coronavirus.

Rosilio leaves behind a wife and baby.

The coronavirus crisis will affect nearly all aspects of Israel’s future, from health to macroeconomics, welfare, the labor market and education.

"It is unusual that children don't seem to play much of a role in transmission because for most respiratory viruses and bacteria they play a central role, but in this they don't seem to."

The concern throughout this crisis was obviously to protect the physical health of all age groups, but perhaps only now is the psychological impact more apparent.

Emotional and mental centeredness can keep us alert against the panic or anger.

The study, which was not designed to prove the vaccine works, offered an early glimmer of hope that it could provide protection against the virus.

“There was this gap in policy and this gap allowed people to return from the US who thought that they could go wherever they wanted, so they probably spread the virus that way."

The finding is significant as a previous study, yet to be peer reviewed, found that countries which had universal childhood BCG vaccination programs had fewer coronavirus cases.

If the experiment goes as planned, IIBR could complete vaccine development within a year or less.

Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Russell Blaylock has highlighted a number of studies linking prolonged mask use to headaches and lowered blood oxygen levels, which can weaken the immune system.

Ventilated patients can lose their independent capacity to breathe. Some people are presenting with small blood clots.

“While the patients can wear the two markers in also when they are moving around, in a situation of breathing difficulties the most dangerous moments occur while they are sleeping or sedated.”

According to WHO, its features are similar to those of Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome.

The Dutch government has issued guidance on intimacy during the coronavirus lockdown which advises having sex only with regular partners – or for singletons, only one person.

Daniel Iluz-Freundlich, a second-year medical student at Ben-Gurion University, developed app that will help find and register coronavirus patients for clinical trials.

On Thursday, SCAN in a statement said it has been in talks with the FDA since March 1 and initiated its request for emergency use authorization (EUA) on March 23, submitting data on April 13.

Antibody tests will help army determine how many soldiers are immune to the virus

The survival rate is 87.5%, Pluristem Therapeutics reported.

The first-of-its-kind ambulance bus can also transport 14 emergency medical staff.

The virus can cause serious cardiovascular complications, including heart failure, heart attacks, blood clots, and strokes, and can even interfere with patient's existing heart-treatment medications.

Outgoing Defense Minister Naftali Bennett called move ‘another important step in developing a cure’

Number of coronavirus patients in Israel drops to 3,452, 48 intubated

Several types of cannabis have anti-inflammatory properties that could be very effective in treating COVID-19 patients.

The implication of this research, which was published in the academic journal Nature Communications, is significant, as it could potentially allow scientists to prevent cows from emitting methane.

Scopio Labs, a Tel Aviv-based start-up, is changing the field of microscopy as we know it through its machine learning-based digital microscopy system.

British drugmaker AstraZeneca last month announced it had teamed up with researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group and the Jenner Institute, which are developing the vaccine.

Where does this leave China, US, Israel and Russia?

Senior medical officials and others are beginning to grade Moshe Bar Siman Tov's management of the crisis.

Trains will wait until June 1 * Beaches to open Wednesday * Only 50 people intubated

Immunai says it has mapped out millions of immune cells and their functions that could help detect, diagnose and treat cancer and many other diseases.

While we may hope that many things go back to the way they once were, hopefully now when we ask “How are you?” we will do so with sincerity.

Prof. Sabina Alkire, laureate of the 2020 Boris Mints Institute Prize, explains how the Multidimensional Poverty Index can help tackle global poverty.

As Israelis are notoriously loud, it is perhaps in their own interest to continue wearing masks to stop the spread of the virus and "lower the curve."

Keeping COVID-19 patients safe – behind the scenes.

How is Israel’s famed tech industry dealing with the challenges brought on by the pandemic?

Clinical trials done in conjunction with the Defense Ministry on more that 120 Israelis showed better than a 90% success rate in comparison to the more common method.

The company said in a statement that it is currently in talks with the European Union and the French and German governments to expedite regional vaccine development.

The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

“They tried to calm me down and tell me that they had seen this before,” the child’s mother recalled. “But they said the situation had to be dealt with immediately.”

The company uses umbilical cord blood, which like bone marrow and peripheral blood, is a rich source of stem cells for transplantation.

"The awareness of Israel's pediatricians has been raised regarding the syndrome," Israel Pediatric Association head Shai Ashkenazi said.

A group of scientists from Tel Aviv University is partnering with the Swiss company Neovii to bring the research to next level.

Bonus BioGroup has completed a preliminary study of a new drug to treat acute and life-threatening respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients.

Until now, Israel has been solely conducting molecular tests for the detection of the novel coronavirus.

The research pushes back by thousands of years the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe, a milestone in the history of a species that arose in Africa about 300,000 years ago and then spread worldwide.

According to a new study by Prof. Ayal Kimhi, two to three factors can explain the gaps in infection between municipalities.