1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (318+ words) After years of telling the awe-inspiring stories of heroic families living with and touched by disability, I finally understand what it means to be vulnerable. After years of telling the awe-inspiring stories of heroic families living with and touched by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (584+ words) Exposure to cigarette smoke at home is associated with poorer sleep quality among children, according to an Israeli study that measured tobacco exposure through biological markers. Previous research linked secondhand smoke exposure to higher rates of snoring, insomnia and sleep-disordered…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) A first-in-human clinical trial of an Israeli-developed technology for treating benign enlarged prostate has been conducted at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, with researchers hoping it could eventually offer a less invasive alternative to existing surgical procedures. The technology…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) B’nai B’rith International said that Evan Bernstein, the Jewish Federations of North America’s first vice president of community relations, will take over next month as its CEO, replacing Daniel S. Mariaschin, the longtime B’nai B’rith executive. “B’nai B’rith sought a…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (525+ words) Researchers at Tel Aviv University have identified a rare population of cells in the inner ear with a natural ability to regenerate sensory hair cells, a discovery that could help pave the way for biological treatments for irreversible hearing loss....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (177+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. The study achieved 82.8% accuracy using AI analysis of eye blood vessels, offering a potential alternative to blood tests Researchers at Tel…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1107+ words) Alan Greenspan, a Jewish economist who was chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, died on Monday, according to his wife, Andrea Mitchell, chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News. He was 100. The cause was “complications…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) Israeli scientists have developed a gene therapy for epilepsy that activates only during seizures, introducing a self-regulating biological system designed to respond in real time to abnormal brain activity and potentially limit disease progression. The approach marks a shift from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (459+ words) For 48 hours, classrooms at the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) transformed into innovation labs where 126 religious women across dozens of teams worked against the clock to solve some of today’s most complex real-world challenges. From improving cancer treatment accuracy to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (438+ words) KIBBUTZ HAMA’APIL, Israel—Man’s best friend may soon become a revolutionary M.D. A New Jersey-based medtech company founded in Israel is training beagles to detect cancer from breath samples. The aptly named startup, SpotitEarly, seeks to target the world’s…...