By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Luckily, in addition to the heady, clinical, and highly technical research that goes on in Israeli institutions, there are also some simple and doable everyday changes we can make to our lifestyles that can have a big impact on our health and happiness. AccordingContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Correspondent Two of the latest studies to come out of Israel in June 2013 have given hope to sufferers of neuro-degenerative diseases and stroke victims alike, in two vividly different but successful research trials. For those who struggle with diseases like Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s, andContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist More and more, scientists are becoming intrigued by the possibility that dogs may be uniquely sensitive to the distinctive smell of a cancer cell and that they may someday play a crucial role in saving the lives of patients affected by cancer. Recently, an IsraeliContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist In Boston on April 15, as in Israel, when an improvised explosive device detonated onto a crowd of innocent civilians at the finish line of the city’s signature marathon, bystanders instinctively and immediately rushed in to help the injured, tying improvised tourniquets on thoseContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist In 2010, Rabbi Rafael Shmuelevitz, head of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and a three-decade career educator, could hardly speak, breathe, or walk due to the deadly effects of his advanced stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. This neurodegenerativeContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist Although Israel isn’t among the top 10 countries in the world with a high prevalence of diabetes in its population, it is on the forefront of several research studies that are moving quickly toward finding a cure for the condition while the innovative technology createdContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been in a vegetative state since his second stroke and the subsequent brain hemorrhage in 2006. Recently, however, brain researchers in Israel identified considerable activity in the political and military icon’s brain after a two-hour brain scan with the mostContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist There may be no more sensitive issue today for parents to tackle than discussing sexuality with their maturing teenage children. Whether you’ve fostered an open dialogue with them about the subject, or you’re delaying the conversations with unrelenting trepidation, parents should factor in theContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist In the aftermath of catastrophic events that threaten lives or leave the population feeling helpless or fearful, Israel has resources to help. One, the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma at Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, plays a central role in the emotional recoveryContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist The latest research approach of an Israeli doctor and his team in the treatment of schizophrenia might simply be summed up as “the earlier, the better.” Treating schizophrenia in young people before they have their first episode is a controversial method, but during the lastContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Motherhood can be one of the most joyous times in a woman’s life. However, a small, somewhat controversial 2012 study from Tel Aviv University published in the June issue of the Israel Medical Association Journal found that nearly one-third of the 89 post-partum womenContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist It might come as a surprise to most people under the age of 50 that one of the fastest growing online user groups ranges from 51 to 65 years old and over. This demographic is joining online sites to schmooze with peers in growing numbers,Continue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist Doctors will tell you that it is far better to prevent cancer, if at all possible, but if a cancer does begin to grow, the next best defense against its fast-growing tendencies is to diagnose it early and fight it with as many tools asContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Does your doctor keep you on a heart-healthy lifestyle by monitoring your cholesterol, red meat intake, fat calories, or by harping on you to quit smoking? Well, maybe it’s time to focus on something obvious, something researchers in Israel have found could increase yourContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist It’s difficult to overestimate the global impact that the new partnership between the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell University, CornellNYC Tech, will have on the future of research and new technology. But last month, on May 22, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Google,Continue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist While Israel celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israeli innovations all too often seem to fall “under the radar” of most of the general public today. The country’s contributions include medical research, new technologies, advances in biotechnology,Continue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist The facts about diabetes are startling. Of the 346 million people worldwide who now live with the disease, there are nearly 26 million in the United States, and hundreds of thousands in Israel. Fully 10 percent of adults in that country live with theContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist Your chances of developing Alzheimer’s Disease double about every five years after the age of 65, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, but after the age of 85, the odds of developing the symptoms are almost 50 percent. As researchers around the world race to findContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist The search for love and happiness often takes strategy and planning for many women at different stages of their lives, and often runs the gamut, typically from bars to boyfriends to betrothal to babies. And on that road to bliss and fulfillment, a girlContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Unless you’re the parents of a Kobe Bryant or a Tiger Woods, most moms and dads probably spend most of their time and money helping their children make good grades. But new research from three Israeli doctors shows that awkwardness or disinterest in sportsContinue Reading
