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New hepatitis C drug

Hepatitis C Pill Race Makes BioLineRx a Buyout Target: Israel Overnight Israel, whose population of 7.8 million is similar in size to Switzerland’s, has about 60 companies traded on the Nasdaq, the most of any country outside the U.S. after … Continue reading

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More hope for infertility

Israeli Research: Chinese Remedy for Barren Women Ancient Chinese medicine is known to ease pain and treat diseases, but Israeli researchers now think it can help barren women. Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Arutz Sheva, January 16, 2012 Ancient Chinese medicine is … Continue reading

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Israel recycles waste water

Wastewater reuse relieves agricultural irrigation drought in Israel Reprinted from WaterWorld BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL, Jan. 10, 2012 – Israel still remains one the world leaders in wastewater recycling and a collaboration between local farmers has demonstrated why the country will … Continue reading

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Genetic link to hearing disorder

New clues to human deafness found in mice By WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUISJanuary 9, 2012 Researchers have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear. Providing clues to deafness, researchers at Washington University … Continue reading

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Life lessons from Hawking

As Stephen Hawking turns 70, six life lessons you should learn from him By Elizabeth Flock, Washington Post, January 6, 2012 Physicist, cosmologist and obsessor of black holes Stephen Hawking turns 70 Sunday, despite a diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s disease … Continue reading

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Israeli teens benefit from blogging

Blogging May Have Positive Psychological Effects For Teens First Posted: 1/5/12 , Huffington Post  We here at HuffPost High School knew it all along (not to brag, or anything), but now there’s the research to back it up — a … Continue reading

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Hadassah researches drug for neuropathic pain

BioLineRx Ltd. (BLRX) Announces Positive Final Results for Its Neuropathic Pain Drug Posted by QualityStocks on Dec 06, 2011 BioLineRx Ltd. (Nasdaq: BLRX) is a biopharmaceutical development company dedicated to building a portfolio of products for addressing unmet medical needs … Continue reading

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Autistic children have excess brain cells

Study: Autistic Children Have More Brain Cells By Alice Park Wednesday, November 9, 2011 There’s growing evidence that the brains of autistic children are very different from the brains of other youngsters. Now a new study that found an excess … Continue reading

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