Israel’s Association for Children at Risk has developed an Autism and Resiliency Program aimed at soothing frayed nerves of the 1,000 Israeli children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and researchers at IBM Israel have developed a prototype app that can detect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
By: Michael Ordman
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Israeli program calms autistic children
Israel’s Association for Children at Risk has developed an Autism and Resiliency Program aimed at soothing frayed nerves of the 1,000 Israeli children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The program relieved trauma during Operation Protective Edge but is now being adapted to everyday needs.
http://www.israel21c.org/new-approach-to-soothe-autistic-kids/
An app to detect ADHD
Researchers at IBM Israel have developed a prototype app that can detect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Subjects trace an imaginary rectangle ten times and the app analyzes the hand movements. ADHD sufferers have difficulty with continuous motor activity.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4694706,00.html
Link between Leukemia and HIV
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered similarities between Leukemia and HIV. Dr. Ran Taube is convinced that his team’s discovery is key to finding a clinical solution that can prevent infection with HIV and destroy the deadly virus.
http://aabgu.org/similarities-between-leukemia-and-aids-discovered/
High-pressure oxygen to treat fibromyalgia
I reported previously on Israel’s Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment here and here. Now a study by 13 Israeli researchers has proved that the high-pressure Oxygen treatment reduces or eliminates medication needed for sufferers of the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia.
http://www.israel21c.org/high-pressure-oxygen-for-fibromyalgia/
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0127012
Two Israelis in prestigious MIT list
Two Israelis have made MIT’s prestigious “35 Innovators Under 35” list for 2015. Cigall Kadoch, 30, holds a doctorate from Stanford where her expertise is cancer research. Gilad Evrony, 33, from Harvard Medical School, made a major discovery advancing research into brain disorders.
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=27991
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