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Mind Over Matter

Approximately 7 million people suffer from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases in the United States alone. Prof. Moussa B.H. Youdim, Director of the Eve Topf and U.S. National Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence in Technion's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, discusses the neurorestoration properties of the breakthrough drugs being developed in his laboratory that promise hope for millions of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients throughout the world.

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Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman Discusses His Work

Dan Shechtman, Nobel Laureate explains his work that won him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Prof. Arie Admon Discusses the Development of a Blood Test to Diagnose Cancer

 

Prof. Arie Admon of the Smoler Proteomics Center in Technion's Faculty of Biology discusses the simple, universal blood test he is developing for early detection of cancer and other diseases.

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Yissum- Hebrew University a Research Powerhouse

Israel is a global leader in scientific and technological innovation, due in large part to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem's pioneering spirit of inquiry. Both basic and applied research is vigorously pursued, and almost 30 percent of university research finds commercial application in the high-tech industry through Yissum, HU's technology transfer company. Hebrew University innovations in medicine, brain sciences and technology are being utilized worldwide, improving the quality of life for millions of people.

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Breakthrough Cancer Research from Technion Professor Yehuda Assaraf

 

Professor Yehuda G. Assaraf of the Technion Faculty of Biology is the head of the Fred Wyszkowski Cancer Research Laboratory. His primary area of research focuses on deciphering the mechanisms (i.e. genes and proteins) responsible for cancer cells' resistance to anticancer drugs -- the main obstacle to curing cancer. His research could pave the way for designing novel strategies to combat drug-resistant tumors, and lead to tailor-made chemotherapy treatment.

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Healing the World Through Technology

 

This non-verbal video demonstrates various terrific innovations in the bio-medical and engineering fields used to heal a multitude of conditions.

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Best and Worst Times to Sleep

 

Professor Peretz Lavie of Technion University discusses his research on the “Sleep Gate” and the “Forbidden Zone for Sleep”

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Electronic Mustache Diagnoses Sleep Apnea

 

Hear about the electronic moustache that tests for sleep apnea and other devices developed in the sleep lab.

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Answers - Expert on the Spot: Gene Regulation and Cancer

 

Professor Chaim Cedar, from the Department Developmental Biology and Cancer Research of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem answers questions.

Our genetic information contains an "instruction booklet" of how to make up all the components in our body. But when these instructions are interpreted the wrong way—or gene regulation goes awry—it can cause many diseases, including cancer. In the follow up video to this month's Expert on the Spot, Prof. Chaim Cedar, of the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research at the Faculty of Medicine, answers your questions about the role of gene regulation in cancer.

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Expert on the Spot: Gene Regulation and Cancer

 

In this month's Expert on the Spot, Prof. Chaim Cedar, of the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research at the Faculty of Medicine, invites you to ask questions about the role of gene regulation in cancer. Prof. Cedar will answer your questions in a follow-up video that will be posted here in two weeks.

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