With the heavily traveled 4th of July weekend and hurricane season looming, TRAFFIC is on the minds of drivers everywhere. What causes of traffic jams? Are there any feasible solutions? These are just two of the questions that can be addressed by renowned Israeli traffic expert Prof. Avi Polus. He has been used as an expert traffic source by the Wall Street Journal, among others.
Using the spare time of 3000+ linked computers, Israeli researchers have developed a free, online system designed to help unravel the mysteries of genetic diseases. The gene-mapping system provides results tens of times faster than previous programs, providing a fast-forward button in the quest to developing treatments for genetic diseases.
The FDA has granted approval for Azilect® (Rasagiline), a Parkinson's disease drug developed by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers. The drug will be available in the United States within 8 to 10 weeks, and marketed by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Teva says Azilect is the first once-daily product for the treatment of Parkinson's, a disease that affects 4 million people worldwide.
In a breakthrough that could allow therapeutic drugs to reach market faster and at lower cost, researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a way to conduct "human" drug trials on animals.
Using detailed comparative analysis of DNA sequence variations, researchers have concluded that some 3.5 million, or 40 percent of Ashkenazi Jews are descended from just four "founding mothers" who lived in Europe 1,000 years ago.
The molecule that normally assists in "cell suicide" can also act as the middleman between immune cells and the hormones involved in the common skin disease psoriasis. The findings could also have implications for other immune diseases.
Scientists are closer to solving high-level tensions between fishermen and cormorants around the globe. Using trained cormorants and underwater video cameras to learn more about the birds, scientists at the Technion are hoping to find a peaceful alternative to mass cormorant culls.
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have uncovered mechanisms used by cancer cells to resist chemotherapy drugs. The discovery could have important ramifications for cancer treatments.
A team of researchers at the Technion has discovered a unique, ordered world at the nanometer scale-level boundary between liquids and solids that could forever change scientific understanding of such interfaces.
Is it really ADHD or just a lack of quality sleep? Researchers say that treating sleep apnea and other sleep disorders in children can lead to a significant reduction of ADHD symptoms and improved cognitive performance levels.
A multinational team of researchers has grown new muscle complete with its own network of blood vessels in the laboratory, and implanted the new muscle in a living mouse. The accomplishment is a first for tissue engineering, according to a report.
A newly developed unmanned aerial vehicle could be the next tool in homeland security defense. The craft has no pilot -- not even one who controls it remotely from the ground. All aspects of flight are conducted without human intervention, making this UAV the first of its kind.
Scientists have used proteins to manufacture new organic semiconductors -- called electronic peptides -- which could lead to lighter, cheaper and more flexible electronic devices within the next two years.
A new version of a computer "“ composed entirely of DNA molecules and enzymes "“ can perform as many as a billion different programs simultaneously. Potential applications for such biomolecular computers could include secure image encryption and disease diagnosis.
According to a new study, men in their 20s with severe sleep apnea have ten times the risk of dying from heart related ailments than their non sleep apnea peers in the general population. The study's lead researcher says diagnosing and treating sleep apnea at an early age will lower fatalities.
Chalk one up for the good guys in the war on terror. Israeli researchers have developed a device that identifies a previously undetectable explosive commonly used by terrorists.
Using derivatives of a well-known antibiotic, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and The Scripps Research Institute have developed a basis for an antidote to anthrax.
A new material that fuses biological and synthetic substances at the molecular level speeds bone and cartilage repair. Its creators at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say laboratory studies have shown the new gel promotes healing by gluing bone pieces together and stimulating tissue development.
A key to preventing asthma might be found in a lemon, a rose or a pine tree. Natural "ozone scavengers" -- produced by all plants -- could help break the cycle that makes treating asthma so difficult.
Three new drugs to treat and perhaps prevent neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS recently received patents. The trio of drugs mop up excess iron before it can trigger a "brain rust" chemical reaction, a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers at the Technion have integrated heart cells grown from human embryonic stem cells into a host heart, and discovered a way to regulate heart activity.
Underwater photographs are about to become a whole lot clearer. By combining a mathematical algorithm with a filter readily available for less than $100, Technion researchers have developed a brand new solution for dramatically improving the quality of underwater photography.
A study of Israelis who as children were exposed to the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant found that the children's cognitive abilities were unaffected by exposure to radiation. The researchers also examined the effects of radiation exposure on the incidence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
What do you get when you mix cigarette smoke and healthy saliva? According to researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, the answer is very likely to be mouth cancer.
A new cancer treatment developed by Israeli scientists has been shown to eliminate or shrink tumors in laboratory mice. The treatment causes anti-viral T cells (white blood cells that play a large role in the body's primary immune response) to recognize tumors as virus-infected cells, and thus attack them.
A miniature robot for fail-proof spinal procedures has received FDA approval. Created by a Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researcher, the soda can-sized device is expected to be on the market sometime during the final quarter of 2004.
Researchers have uncovered significant clues for treating acquired renal failure by deciphering the genetic cause of a rare and inherited childhood skin disease.
A simple blood test could determine whether older women with diabetes would benefit from--or be harmed by--vitamin doses designed to protect their ailing hearts, according to researchers.
Researchers have succeeded in inducing embryonic stem cells to differentiate into the cells that make up blood vessels - and to actually form the vessels themselves.
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered that the body possesses a second set of beneficial antibodies that suppress the activity of the self destructive immunity. They were also able to boost the restraining activity of the beneficial antibodies.
Can agriculture actually benefit the environment? It can, according to the suprising findings of a recent study, which show that in certain cases agriculture can solve ecological problems.
Computing may be getting a lot more personal. Researchers have developed software that is able to identify computer users by their individual, distinct typing styles. This "behaviometric" technology may one day be part of security systems to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to computers and sensitive data.
Combining certain fruits and vegetables increases their health benefits and preventative properties against cardiovascular disease. Researchers have discovered that there are synergistic antioxidant benefits when certain vegetables, herbs and fruits are eaten together.
Shoppers confronted with the "paper or plastic" question in the supermarket checkout may soon also need to decide whether they want their perishables in plain or basil wrapping.
A novel FDA-approved device easily and reliably identifies the onset and duration of REM sleep by tracking changes in the blood flow through the finger. This could have strong implications for prevention of heart attacks and other cardiac events by identifying physiological changes unique to this stage of sleep that may signal cardiac stress.
Israeli biologists have demonstrated that a specific protein induces breast cancer cells to invade other tissues and acquire properties that are characteristic of metastatic tumor cells.
OPCAT, a new software translation tool developed at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology enables those not versed in the languages of computers to communicate with them either verbally through spoken or written language, or graphically through diagrams.
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