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Medical Leap: High-Res Images Of Blood To Replace Needles In Blood Tests

From NoCamels on 5/29/2012 at 8:00 PM

Categories: Health, Technology, Israel

Medical Leap: High-Res Images Of Blood To Replace Needles In Blood Tests

NoCamels Team, NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device developed by a team of researchers in Israel, however, can reveal much the same information as traditional blood test in real-time, simply by shining a light through the skin. This optical instrument, no bigger than a breadbox, is able to provide high-resolution images of blood coursing through our veins without the need for harsh and …More

UK Test Question Asks Why People Hate Jews

By Jspace Staff on 5/25/2012 at 5:39 PM

Categories: Education, World

UK Test Question Asks Why People Hate Jews

A test question that asked British high school students to explain anti-Semitism has earned the ire of the local Jewish community. More than a thousand religious studies students taking a General Certificate of Secondary Education exam last Thursday administered by the AQA were asked to “explain, briefly, why some people are prejudiced against Jews.” Board of Deputies chief executive Jon Benjamin responded, "Clearly this is unacceptable and has nothing whatsoever to do with Jews or Judaism," the …More