A deletion of the growth hormone receptor Exon 3 was not only a marker of exceptional longevity, but it also made them taller.
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According to a PLO senior official, cooperation with Israel to improve the lives of Arabs living under PA rule must be stopped, just in time for the water shortages of July and August.
The center is modeled on the Efrat Medical Center, which is located south of Jerusalem in the Etzion bloc.
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According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), nearly one in five people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are carriers of a Jewish genetic disorder.
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It so happens that May 8, when he became legally Hitler, was Victory in Europe Day, marking the surrender of self-proclaimed Nazi Germany.
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During the 2000 second Intifada, zoo animals were starving to death, while the zoo management, afraid of breaking the boycott on Israeli goods, refused offers of food donations from Israeli zoos.
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Escorted by Israeli police, 30 Goldwing members and supporters of Belev Echad took the wounded veterans around Jerusalem for a daylong tour.
Hamas exploited Israel's humanitarian gesture to smuggle explosives inside medicine containers for an imminent terror attack.
The Rabbi's health has taken a turn for the worse.
Even the Arab Joint List party, which rarely criticizes excesses by the Arab world, had called the Syrian sarin gas attack a “war crime.”
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Minister Israel Katz's proposal to transfer casualties from Idlib to hospitals in is opposed by the defense establishment, because it would requires cooperation with Turkey.
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In Germany, there were an estimated 1.4 million more Christian deaths than births between 2010 and 2015.
"The regional cooperation key to restoration of the Jordan River could be emulated around the world."
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The Center’s research will focus on the areas of Cancer; Pain; Inflammation & Stress Management; Immunity; Metabolism; Drug Delivery & Nanotechnology; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Neuroscience; and Plant Science & Genetics.
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The surgery was performed on Thursday morning, March 30, and lasted a mere 30 minutes. Shortly after the operation, the patient reported feeling well and anxious to go back to his martial arts training.
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High risk of impaired neurological development of fetuses; 62% of school-age children and 85% of pregnant women have low iodine intakes.
Paramedics were called to the Mikveh on Shabbat morning.
"Close to 20 percent of the population in the West suffer from insomnia."
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Arguing that respect and sensitivity protect public health better than a restrictive policy, the mayor waived the requirement that parents sign a consent form showing understand the risks involved in Metzitzah B'peh.
"Expanding our knowledge of languages opens up doors to understanding and contributes to an collaborative atmosphere."
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The Police Spokesperson said that police protocol requires an examination of the injured terrorist by sappers to verify that no weapons or explosives are present on his or her person.
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Smartphone system under development at Ben-Gurion University can evaluate apnea and other sleep disorders at home, without contact sensors.
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The WHO team hypothesized that male circumcision could be increased if religious leaders were taught about its advantages, and become well versed enough to discuss it with their congregations.
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'The results of Talent’s Phase 2 clinical studies are unprecedented, and mark a major milestone in the potential prevention and treatment of this severe and life-threatening disease.'
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Health Ministry data on the internship preferences of medical students suggest all too clearly that 'they are not interested in going to the periphery!'
By Israel 21C
Parasight diagnostic platform can detect malaria and ID the species in less than 4 minutes, using machine learning and computer vision.
A midwife or doctor must be present.
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Despite the delightful news regarding how much longer Israelis are living, in terms of their country's resources for their care the picture is less encouraging.
A leading professor at Soroka Medical Center leads a cutting-edge four-day conference set to begin in France on the issue of recurrent pregnancy loss.
The woman was brought to the hospital in critical condition from the terror attack.
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'My very relationship with my husband was in question suddenly. The children would yell, 'Why did you bring us here?' My own emotional state was so fragile. Everything was falling apart, including our marriage.'
Dr. Heimlich discovered the Heimlich maneuver.
A new Israeli study finds medical cannabis can help improve behavior, alertness, language, communication, motor skills and sleep in epilepsy patients.
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If you were looking for proof that money don't buy everything, we were glad to provide it. Come to Israel, where you'll make a little less, buy a little less and live longer.
Rabbi Steinsaltz has been moved out of the ICU.
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The Drug Authority's Chief Scientist, Yossi Fisch, noted that the incidence of Marijuana serving as a "gateway drug" is "negligible, zero."
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Beyond its academic value, the conference sends a message challenging the validity and purpose of the BDS movement,
Netanyahu's doctor informed the Prime Minister that he has the flu and ordered him to rest.
JewishPress.com is blogging the efforts of Israel's firefighters and security personnel battling pyroterrorists.
The exercise enacted a scenario in which the rivers in Montenegro flooded large populated areas, home to around 640,000 residents.
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In eight days, the virus in the test tubes was cut down by between 95% and 97%.
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Should a child swallow more than one magnet, it can be dangerous, as they start traveling down the digestive tract and may snap two intestinal segments together.
The two were brought to the hospital in critical condition, after being shot by the terrorist.
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The guidelines are intended to prevent the spread of disease, as well as minimize animal suffering.
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In the course of treatment, researchers found that mice which exhibited disoriented behavior became able to locate a submerged island in the middle of an artificial pond.
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev discover a unique evolutionary signature in genes associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The situation took a severe turn for the worse on Tuesday, Peres' neurological condition rapidly deteriorating.
Quickly becoming the hottest medical innovation hub in the world, Israeli technology is turning heads and saving lives.
The terrorist's knife hit the policewoman's spine.
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The lingering impact of the Holocaust on second-generation survivors.
Former President Shimon Peres remains sedated and on a respirator but slowly improving, albeit still in critical condition in the ICU at Sheba Hospital.
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The patient, Gad Pireni, 80, from Kibbutz Nir David, has suffered for years from ulcers and sores in his jaw.
Dozens of people have been trapped and injured.
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Peres continued his full schedule prior to Monday's procedure and over the weekend participated in an economic conference on Lake Como, Italy.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Fuad Ben-Eliezer has passed away at the age of 80.
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The program regulating the medical cannabis industry was approved by the Israeli government some two months ago.
Refuah Shelaima to Esther Bat Miriam.
Over 200 tons of Prince Tahina products are to be destroyed.
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said that the strike itself would not at all contribute towards reaching a solution.
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The patient retained the services of Amir Attaran, an Iranian-American Professor of Law, who filed a complaint on her behalf with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, for discrimination on the basis of sex and family status.
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Small and medium sized HDL particles were more closely associated than HDL-C with protection against coronary atherosclerosis in a Jerusalem study.
Magen David Adom Warns Israeli Public of ‘Pokémon Go’ Dangers
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"It's been four years into the legalization in Colorado and the sky did not fall," committee chairwoman Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) said.
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Mugaga Treva, 4, is the son of Nantabo Esther, a member of Namanyonyi Synagogue, one of the Abayudaya Synagogues in Uganda.
Israel approves birth certificates listing both mothers in cases where a family has two mommies.
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A top Israeli medical scientist receives an award for work that may help women with placenta problems give birth to healthy children.
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A potential future use of iPSCs is the creation of whole organs (such as heart, liver or kidney) in a suitable animal model using cells taken from the patient.
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There's something that happens when three people you're so close to die within a year and then YOU almost die but don't. (That was me. I'm the one that didn't die.)
The first people on the scene were Arabs driving by who stopped and helped save the Jewish terror victims.
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In making our selection we looked for true pioneers, people who arrived when a certain situation was at point A, and due to their investment over a lifetime, things moved on to B or even higher in the alphabet.
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The special crew will enhance the hospital's ability to offer first response at a fire event and be able to effect an organized handing over control of the scene once the firefighters arrive on the scene.
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"This is the beginning of a significant revolution. I stayed at home for three months with each of my children after they were born, and I enjoyed it very much."
By Shalom Bear
Hagai Klein was seen on security footage attacking the two Sarona terrorists with a chair.
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In Israel every fifth first grader (20%) is overweight, and by the seventh grade 30% — one in three children — are overweight.
Four terror victims remain hospitalized following the attack. Four people are dead.
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When a group of about 7,000 of these Indian Jews arrived in Israel six years ago, local hospitals have taken upon themselves to usher them into the wonderful medical advantages of modern times.
Hundreds of international researchers and healthcare professionals gathered at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa this week for a conference dubbed “State of the Heart.”
The disaster relief supplies provided by Israel are primarily geared towards repairing and improving the water and sewage systems in Sri Lanka.
Scientific exchange has begun with a laser-plasma accelerator lab.
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Prof. Sara Rosenblum: “The education system addresses reading skills, but there is insufficient attention to writing skills."
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“The message to everyone is that we (the Orthodox community) are not immune. Nobody is immune in today’s society.”
Roditi was injured in the face and head when multiple bombs blew up at the Hizmeh checkpoint.
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Only 22 countries around the globe have reached an average life expectancy greater than 80 years, so if one is planning to retire abroad, one should consider those countries most seriously.
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Rabbis Dov Lior, Yuval Cherlow, and Shlomo Aviner believe that the new invention is vital.
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The problem is that by reducing the number of vaccinated children, the community at large is exposed to a greater risk.
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Shock and trauma prevention and treatment now being administered for victims of terror at scenes of attacks.
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Sufferers from the disorder spend about 60% of their waking time in an imaginary world they have created, without losing contact with the real world.
The tragedy has shaken the Gaza Strip and spurred angry finger pointing among the two dominant terrorist factions.
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"The new plate is produced from titanium and printed in 3-D to match the original jaw 100 percent."
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"We must educate our children not to eat junk food," the minister added.
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From the survey results it appears that only 34% of Israelis support segregating Jewish and Arab would-be-mothers.
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When people express emotions, others can identify how that person feels according to facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and so forth.
A free-trade agreement between Israel and China may double the total value of traded goods between both countries, which currently stands at $8 billion.
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"TOM emanated from a bold vision for Israel and the Jewish people to make a significant and distinctly Israeli contribution to a quarter of a billion people within a decade.”
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Alex was probably a senior government official, who suffered from osteoporosis and receding gums and missing teeth.
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The unhappiest country on the planet is Burundi, in 157th place, Syria is 156th, Afghanistan 154th and Yemen 147th.
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The overall Health Ministry's budget for 2016 is around $7.55 billion, up 23% from 2015.
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One Purim day, a relative pointed a toy gun at him, causing a severe PTSD reaction on his part.
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“We have focused our healthcare research activities on the highly promising fields of immuno-oncology, immunology and oncology."
Research led by Haifa University indicates that the relevant factor associated with the virus is in fact the wave of exceptionally hot and dry conditions, which have reached record levels in the latter half of 2015...