COVID-19 caused chaos in almost every aspect of daily life, including consumer and retailer behavior. In Israel, people rushed from store to store to find alcohol gel, masks, and saliva tests. When the pandemic slowed, lots of face masks and alcohol gel containers were left on the shelf. That wasn’t the first pandemic that changed […]
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Israelis are not used to long wars. In the recent past, the wars that they fought had limited timelines. Whether due to internal political pressures or powerful world pressures, Israel has always been put in a vulnerable position in its fight to protect itself. As I write these words, we see the same thing being […]
Continue ReadingOne Saturday night while Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon was teaching a group of seminary students at his house in Alon Shvut, there was a knock at the door. Tentatively, he opened it and was greeted with dozens of faces looking at him expectantly. He apologized and said that he was busy teaching a class, […]
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You’re bought a car, protected even from a fingerprint with plastic bags. Congratulations! But you are unaware that the air inside all personal vehicles is polluted with harmful flame retardants – including those known or suspected to cause cancer. According to a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology under the title […]
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But now, there could be an easier alternative in the form of patches that can be simply applied to the skin, much like a sticking plaster. Early data from a vaccine patch trial in the Gambia has shown promising indications that it could be effective in protecting children from measles. The UN World Health Organization […]
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The study of human consciousness and the brain has long posed questions and frustrations among neuroscientists who said that getting a hold of all the factors was “insurmountable.” Now, biochemist Dr. Gerard Marx of the private MX Biotech company and chemistry Prof. Chaim Gilon of the Jerusalem Brain Community Brain of the Hebrew University of […]
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So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of dairy cattle across the country. At least 220 people are subject to monitoring and at least 30 have been tested. “However, many more people have been exposed to infected animals, and it is […]
Continue ReadingBy now, we have all heard of the visible filth, including microplastics, floating in and lying at the bottom of our ocean and seas, including the nearly closed Mediterranean. But there’s more – potentially harmful bacteria and viruses that are invisible to the human eye and can spread diseases and launch pandemics involving creatures […]
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The current situation has reached an “unprecedented emergency level”, he said, and the most recent evacuation order by Israel has forced tens of thousands to flee. As part of the contingency effort, WHO and partners have been establishing field hospitals and supporting restoration of the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, which will be used […]
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SMEs looking to adopt AI solutions to address a business challenge in high-growth industries could receive a share of £7 million as two new competitions launch today. High-growth industries include: agri-food construction transport and logistics the creative industries Supporting businesses This funding is from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund and delivered […]
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