Israeli actress Shira Haas is having quite the year. Fresh off the heels of a Golden Globes nomination for best performance in the hit German-American Netflix series “Unorthodox,” Haas has now been named to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in 2021 in the “Artists” category. Haas, 25, celebrated the achievement…
Researchers at The National Autism Research Center of Israel at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center have found in utero abnormalities in fetal head growth among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in childhood. The findings on the largest and most comprehensive study of this type to date,…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease specialist, was awarded a $1 million Dan David Prize for “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis.” The Israel-based Dan David Foundation on Feb. 15 named President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser as the winner of one of three…
Photo courtesy Klein Films Ken Klein, a Portland filmmaker, won an Award of Merit at the February IndieFEST 2021 for his short film, “Almost There.” The film also won Best Short Film Award at the Oasis Festival, and was chosen as an Official Selection of the NYC Independent Film Festival and Action on Film…
By Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/OregonLive As freezing weather moves in, gardeners may be worrying about how to protect their plants from the cold. Experts with Oregon State University Extension Service recommend several ways to guard your landscape from frigid conditions. Consider this advice as you prepare your garden for the winter weather expected…
The Challah Hub girls make incredible and very unusual types of challah’s, check out their blog here – challahhub.com Here they make a special heart-shaped challah for Valentine’s Day with strawberries and chocolate with Caroline Artiss. Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 1 package Rapid Rise Yeast 4 cups of flour (we recommend Gold’s “Better…
This Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to keep wellness in mind when you are creating the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. A relaxing and thoughtful gift, suggests TV host of Alive & Well Michelle Harris, can be a custom-created wellness box that you put together for a personalized wellness experience. 1. Begin with a great…
A new discovery by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center shows that medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults. The study, published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, is the first of its kind to focus on the effect of cannabis on…
Photo: A wedding photo of Holocaust survivors married in the Weiden displaced persons camp in 1947. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of William and Helen Luksenburg In celebration of love and friendship on Valentine’s Day this weekend, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will be presenting its forthcoming Facebook Live virtual event on exploring how love…
By Abigail Klein Leichman Photo: Dr. Nadir Arber in his lab where EXO-CD24 was developed. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Even with Israel’s world-leading rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, drugs to treat Covid patients are in desperate need across the world. Two such drugs developed in Israel show great promise in clinical…
