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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

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Inside the Sorek A Desalination Plant, November 2015. (Yossi Zamir/FLASH90)
September 19, 2024, 3:16 pm
Study shows magnesium deficiency in desalinated water could lead to diseases
Researchers urge government to add mineral to water to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and ischemic stroke, and drastically cut national healthcare costs
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Ariel Tankus conducts an experiment with a patient, who, his mouth closed, imagines saying a syllable, and the laptop 'says' it for him. (Courtesy, Tel Aviv University)
July 31, 2024, 9:54 am
Using AI, Tel Aviv University researcher hopes to turn patients’ thoughts into speech
Dr. Ariel Tankus says brain-computer interface could help paralyzed people communicate via the brain’s electron signals, offering optimism for those who lose speech capability
By Diana Bletter
A photo of the mother, who was rushed to Shaare Zedek Medical Center after a stroke, with her healthy baby girl. The photo has been blurred at the woman's request. (courtesy of Shaare Zedek Medical Center)
December 6, 2022, 9:46 pm
Jerusalem doctors deliver baby while simultaneously saving mom from stroke
‘There was a real sense of stress… We were responsible for two lives,’ says Shaare Zedek doctor, crediting a quick-thinking citizen for recognizing stroke and calling ambulance
By Nathan Jeffay
The coronavirus infecting a blood vessel (courtesy of Tel Aviv University)
November 3, 2021, 2:50 pm
COVID proteins that trigger strokes and heart attacks identified by Israeli team
Discovery, made through ‘peek in virus’s black box,’ could lead to therapies that halt havoc wrought on vascular system, say Tel Aviv University scientists
By Nathan Jeffay
Magen David Adom ambulance crew wearing protective clothing after delivering a man suspected of infection with the coronavirus to Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, in Jerusalem, on July 20, 2020.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 29, 2021, 1:56 pm
COVID is causing strokes among the young and healthy, global study indicates
1 in 4 stroke patients with coronavirus are under 55; Jerusalem doctor involved in research says it shines spotlight on results of virus blocking larger blood vessels
By Nathan Jeffay
BrainQ hopes to uses AI-based electromagnetic therapy to reduce disability following a stroke (Courtesy)
March 15, 2021, 1:20 pm
Study of 25 stroke patients shows BrainQ’s wave therapy can reduce disability
Hat-like device developed by startup aims to treat damaged areas with ‘artificial brainwaves’ that mimic healthy neural networks to rebalance the brain
By Shoshanna Solomon
In this Nov. 26, 2014 file photo, the brain-scanning MRI machine that was used at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
July 8, 2020, 3:06 pm
Brain problems linked to even mild coronavirus infections, UK study finds
Team finds acute disseminated encephalomyelitis diagnoses not linked to severity of COVID-19; survey carried out on 43 patients hospitalized in confirmed or suspected virus cases
By Patrick Galey
Healthcare workers assist a COVID-19 patient at one of the intensive care units (ICU) of the Ramon y Cajal hospital in Madrid, Spain, on April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
April 26, 2020, 10:26 am
Coronavirus said to be causing strokes in some younger patients
US doctors say newly discovered trend shows how much remains unknown about the novel pathogen, which has killed more than 200,000 people worldwide
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The technology arm of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Singapore-based Biosensorix are developing a device to help detect dengue fever, stroke (Courtesy)
March 7, 2018, 2:44 pm
Israel-Singapore partnership sires $5 devices to detect dengue fever, strokes
Kit analyzes chemicals in the blood to diagnose diseases within minutes; jointly developed by Ben-Gurion University and startup Biosensorix
By Urvashi Verma
Portrait of journalist and broadcaster Daniel Peer, who died September 28, 2017 after a stroke, pictured at the Israel TV television studios in Jerusalem, January 31, 2010. (Kobi Gideon / FLASH90)
September 28, 2017, 10:24 am
Veteran TV anchor Daniel Pe’er dies at 74 after stroke
President Reuven Rivlin eulogizes late journalist as ‘man of action and a professional of the highest level’
By ToI Staff
The IBM logo on the company's building in New York (Photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash 90)
March 16, 2017, 3:01 pm
Israel’s MedyMatch inks deal with IBM Watson Health
Startup sees 5-year licensing agreement for product that helps assess brain bleeds, generating a revenue of several million
By Shoshanna Solomon
Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog leads a faction meeting in the Knesset on December 26, 2016 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 4, 2017, 4:45 pm
Herzog released from hospital after suspected mild stroke
‘I’m happy this is behind me,’ says opposition leader; thanks staff at Tel Aviv medical center following overnight stay
By ToI Staff
Shimon Peres's son Chemi Peres talks to the media outside the Sheba Medical Center, near Tel Aviv, on September 13, 2016 (Flash90)
September 28, 2016, 9:21 am
Shimon Peres ‘worked tirelessly for Israel,’ says his son
Chemi Peres speaks of his father’s love for the people of Israel, and his life’s work for peace and a better tomorrow
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Former Israeli president Shimon Peres seen at an event marking 40 years since Operation Entebbe, held at Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv. Seven passengers, who were then aged 3-16 and held hostage on the flight, attended the event, on June 27, 2016. (Ben Kelmer/FLASH90)
September 28, 2016, 5:17 am
Shimon Peres, the last of Israel’s founding fathers, dies at 93
Former president and prime minister passes away in his sleep 2 weeks after suffering major stroke
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Former Israeli president Shimon Peres seen at an event marking 40 years since Operation Entebbe, held at Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv. Seven passengers, who were then aged 3-16 and held hostage on the flight, attended the event, on June 27, 2016. (Ben Kelmer/FLASH90)
September 28, 2016, 4:21 am
Peres’s condition deteriorates further; family to address media
Doctors say former president and PM ‘fighting for his life,’ as sources close to him fear he is in his ‘final hours’
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
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