The progressive dementia of Alzheimer’s disease affects some 35 million people worldwide and is expected to affect 115 million by 2050, yet currently it is not possible to detect the disease before it has caused loss of memory and function. Even then, the tests available are invasive and/or expensive. The quest to develop a simple blood test for Alzheimer’s is therefore top … [Read more...]
Pressure Sensing Socks Could Help Diabetics
February 18, 2016 by
Among the serious complications of diabetes for some 130 million individuals worldwide is diabetic neuropathy, a type of nerve damage associated with foot ulcers resulting from anatomical deformation, excessive pressure and poor blood supply. This condition is the leading cause of amputation. Though regular checkups are helpful in monitoring pressure and ulceration, the … [Read more...]
Artificial Light At Night Has Drawbacks
February 18, 2016 by
Turning off lights and drawing the shades when you go to sleep could help your body control weight gain, according to a study from Israel newly published in the International Journal of Obesity. The study also affirmed past research showing a link between artificial light at night (ALAN) – especially from white LED bulbs — and some types of cancer. “In recent years there … [Read more...]
Israel’s HomeBiogas installs unit at Ugandan orphanage
February 8, 2016 by
The system lets users cook dinner with the gas produced from lunch’s leftovers, and also provides high-quality fertilizer for the garden. A bio-digester from Israel’s HomeBiogas is now converting organic waste into clean renewable energy at the Buvundya Orphanage in Uganda, thanks to a donor who bought the system. “These children lit up when they discovered the HomeBiogas … [Read more...]
Children Finally Have Clean Water at School
January 6, 2016 by
Thanks to a new system designed by Israeli students, more than 600 kids in a rural Ethiopian village can safely drink and wash during the school day. Volunteers from the Engineers without Borders (EwB) chapter at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology joined up with a rural community in northern Ethiopia to design and build a safe drinking-water system for their … [Read more...]
