SDG 3:
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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Prof. Pavel Goldstein, Integrative Pain (iPain) Laboratory, University of Haifa

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New Approach to Chronic Pain fostered by Integrative Pain Laboratory at the University of Haifa
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Prof. Anna Zisberg and Prof. Efrat Shadmi won a grant of 20 million euros as part of an international research group that aims to reduce chronic diseases in the elderly
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The University Breaks Ground on New School of Medicine
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Establishment of the New School of Medicine at the University of Haifa
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‘Virtual lesion’ in pain research; A study on magnetic stimulation of the primary motor cortex

By: Granovsky Y., Liem K.S., Weissman-Fogel I., Yarnitsky D., Chistyakov A., Sinai A.
Published in: European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Background ‘Virtual lesion’ (‘VL’) is a transient disruption of cortical activity during task performance. It can be ind (more…)

SLE-key® rule-out serologic test for excluding the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: Developing the ImmunArray iCHIP®

By: Putterman C., Wu A., Reiner-Benaim A., Batty D.S., Sanz I., Oates J., Jakobi K., Petri M., Safer P., Gerwien R., Sorek R., Blumenstein Y., Cohen I.R.
Published in: Journal of Immunological Methods
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units:   | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: We describe here the development, verification and validation of the SLE-key® rule-out test for a definitive rule-out of (more…)

A Longitudinal Study of Emotional Distress Intolerance and Psychopathology Following Exposure to a Potentially Traumatic Event in a Community Sample

By: Hashoul-Andary R., Assayag-Nitzan Y., Yuval K., Aderka I.M., Litz B., Bernstein A.
Published in: Cognitive Therapy and Research
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: This study focused on better understanding the association between anxiety sensitivity (AS), distress tolerance (DT), an (more…)

Understanding the Oxytocin System and Its Relevance to Psychiatry

By: Shamay-Tsoory S., Young L.J.
Published in: Biological Psychiatry
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
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Parental resolution and the adolescent’s health and adjustment: The case of adolescents with type 1 diabetes

By: Goldberg A., Wiseman H.
Published in: Social Work in Health Care
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: This study examines the association between parents’ resolution of their adolescent child’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (more…)

Acute mastoiditis in children with a cochlear implant

By: Raveh E., Ulanovski D., Attias J., Shkedy Y., Sokolov M.
Published in: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Objectives Cochlear implantation is performed at a young age, when children are prone to acute otitis media. Acute masto (more…)

A youthful age identity mitigates the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms on successful aging

By: Shrira A., Palgi Y., Ben-Ezra M., Hoffman Y., Bodner E.
Published in: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
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Association between second-hand smoking and acute coronary heart disease among Arab women with multiple risk factors

By: Awawdi K., Steiner H., Green M.S., Zelber-Sagi S.
Published in: European Journal of Public Health
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Background: Active smoking is a well-established risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the role of seco (more…)

Aging well among women veterans compared with non-veterans in the Women’ s Health Initiative

By: LaCroix A.Z., Rillamas-Sun E., Woods N.F., Weitlauf J., Zaslavsky O., Shih R., Lamonte M.J., Bird C., Yano E.M., Leboff M., Washington D., Reiber G.
Published in: Gerontologist
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units:   | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Purpose of the Study: To examine whether Veteran status influences (a) women’ s survival to age 80 years without disease (more…)

Sleep disturbance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal veteran women

By: Rissling M.B., Gray K.E., Ulmer C.S., Martin J.L., Zaslavsky O., Gray S.L., Hale L., Zeitzer J.M., Naughton M., Woods N.F., LaCroix A., Calhoun P.S., Stefanick M., Weitlauf J.C.
Published in: Gerontologist
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units:   | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Purpose of the Study: To compare the prevalence and cardiometabolic health impact of sleep disturbance among postmenopau (more…)

Genocide exposure and subsequent suicide risk: A population-based study

By: Levine S.Z., Levav I., Yoffe R., Becher Y., Pugachova I.
Published in: PLoS ONE
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: The association between periods of genocide-related exposures and suicide risk remains unknown. Our study tests that ass (more…)

Initial severity and efficacy of risperidone in autism: Results from the RUPP trial

By: Levine S.Z., Kodesh A., Goldberg Y., Reichenberg A., Furukawa T.A., Kolevzon A., Leucht S.
Published in: European Psychiatry
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Background: Risperidone is a common psychopharmacological treatment for irritability in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). (more…)

Oxytocin and Social Adaptation: Insights from Neuroimaging Studies of Healthy and Clinical Populations

By: Ma Y., Shamay-Tsoory S., Han S., Zink C.F.
Published in: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Adaptation to the social environment is critical for human survival. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), implicated in socia (more…)

Reproductive Health Needs among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Clients

By: Terplan M., Lawental M., Connah M.B., Martin C.E.
Published in: Journal of Addiction Medicine
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units:   | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Objectives: Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) have unique reproductive health needs. The aim of this study (more…)

Increased soluble CD72 in systemic lupus erythematosus is in association with disease activity and lupus nephritis

By: Vadasz Z., Goldeberg Y., Halasz K., Rosner I., Valesini G., Conti F., Perricone C., Sthoeger Z., Bezalel S.R., Tzioufas A.G., Levin N.A., Shoenfeld Y., Toubi E.
Published in: Clinical Immunology
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units:   | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Introduction: B cell receptor (BCR) -mediated signals are enhanced when CD72 expression is deficient on B cells in autoi (more…)

Who Knows Who Cares for Me: C’est La Vie: Abuse of Israeli and Palestinian Prisoners’ Human and Medical Rights—A Foucaultian Perspective

By: Einat T., Parchev O., Litvin A., Michaeli N., Zelikovitz G.
Published in: Prison Journal
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Humanities  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: One fundamental measure of a liberal democracy concerns its guarantee of civil and health liberties to prisoners. The st (more…)

Changing the approach to treatment choice in epilepsy using big data

By: Devinsky O., Dilley C., Ozery-Flato M., Aharonov R., Goldschmidt Y., Rosen-Zvi M., Clark C., Fritz P.
Published in: Epilepsy and Behavior
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units:   | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Purpose: A UCB-IBM collaboration explored the application of machine learning to large claims databases to construct an (more…)

Factors related to the mobility of hospitalized older adults: A prospective cohort study

By: Zisberg A., Syn-Hershko A.
Published in: Geriatric Nursing
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: A low ambulation rate is common even among acutely ill hospitalized older adults. This prospective observational study c (more…)

A Cross-Cultural Longitudinal Examination of the Effect of Cumulative Adversity on the Mental and Physical Health of Older Adults

By: Palgi Y., Shrira A.
Published in: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Self-oriented adversity refers to traumatic events that primarily inflict the self, whereas other-oriented adversity ref (more…)

Extreme sensory processing patterns and their relation with clinical conditions among individuals with major affective disorders

By: Engel-Yeger B., Muzio C., Rinosi G., Solano P., Geoffroy P.A., Pompili M., Amore M., Serafini G.
Published in: Psychiatry Research
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2016 |  Link
Description: Previous studies highlighted the involvement of sensory perception in emotional processes. However, the role of extreme (more…)