A Healthy Thanksgiving: Antibiotic against Infections Comes from Good Bacteria Found in… Turkeys
While the turkey you eat on Thursday will bring your stomach happiness and could probably kick-start an afternoon nap, it may also save your life one day. That’s because the biological machinery needed More...
MIT Enterprise in Israel and US DOD Announce $100K Terrorism Technology Challenge
The MIT Enterprise Forum in Israel together with the U.S. Department of Defense has announced the 2015 Combating Terrorism Technology Challenge, with a first prize of $100, 000. The Israeli Minister of Defense More...
Medicope, 10 Other Companies, in Microsoft Tel Aviv Accelerator Program
Medicope, an Israeli startup which offers an app that allows patients and caregivers to assess their ability to cope with serious illness, is one of only eleven companies to have been chosen to participate More...
Who Would Have Thunk: Study Says Gratitude Can Win New Friends
Parents have long told their children to mind their Ps and Qs, and remember to say thank you. Now the evidence is in on why it matters. A UNSW Australia-led study has shown for the first time that thanking More...
Stylit Gives Free Weekly Fashion Advice to Professional Women
An Israeli fashion website called Stylit offers a free online personalized styling service for women where users are given weekly outfit recommendations that the company says will match their style, size More...
Neglected Neighborhood Becomes Student Village
– Lod gets a lift from urban decay that has characterized the city for so long with the influx of college students determined to make a change. Just 5 minutes from Ben Gurion airport, Lod was filled More...
Older, Richer, More Customers: Accelerators Go Corporate
This week: Mingling at the Microsoft Ventures Tel Aviv Accelerator The success of start-up accelerators like Y Combinator, Tech Stars and DreamIt has spawned hundreds of clones, including more than 15 More...