Science
New Home Pregnancy Test Needs Saliva And No Bathrooms
Women can now take a pregnancy test at home with just a little saliva instead of the standard, slightly messy process that requires a steady hand and a bathroom break – but with the same high level of accuracy. The SaliStick test is the creation of Jerusalem startup Salignostics, which has developed and is developing […]
March 11, 2024
Artificial Nose Sniffs Out The Bacteria Making Your Food Go Bad
An Israeli startup has created an artificial “nose” that can quickly sniff out decay-causing bacteria in food – telling us whether or not it is safe to eat. Sensifi, which was established in 2021, uses sensors to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by bacteria commonly found in foods, such as listeria, salmonella and E. […]
March 10, 2024
Predicting Epileptic Seizures An Hour Before They Happen
An Israeli startup has developed a way to predict epileptic seizures an hour before they happen, helping sufferers to stop any symptoms by swiftly taking medication. Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder causing frequent seizures that temporarily disrupt brain function. There are many different types of seizures, each one with a range of symptoms, including […]
February 27, 2024
Israeli Company Creates Customizable Gummy Supplements
Health and wellness-conscious consumers are fueling the functional gummy nutraceutical market, as part of an overall demand for new and more exclusive wellness products. Market reports show that demand for gummies, in particular, are on the rise among adults and children alike because these colorful supplements come in fun shapes and sizes and are easy […]
February 15, 2024
Israeli Startup Can Check Your Health With 40-Second Selfie
From nutrition to home appliances to cars to insurance, Binah.ai’s technology has endless use cases From cameras in smartphones to smartwatch sensors to microphones in tablets, a growing number of tech companies are developing and repurposing our everyday digital devices to be used as diagnostic tools to better monitor and improve our health. Binah.ai, the […]
February 13, 2024
App Helps Track Your Heart Health From The Comfort Of Your Phone
A frustrating experience as a caregiver for her then-boyfriend with cancer made Maayan Cohen realize that non-medical personnel in a medical setting needed help understanding the information in front of them. Despite dutifully tracking his treatment herself, Cohen realized that noting down his vitals in a binder full of papers was not helping her understand […]
February 04, 2024
Unique Sensor Offers Safe Solution For Tricky Intestinal Procedure
An Israeli startup has come up with a unique solution for a challenging medical procedure to treat problems in the bile duct, whose difficulty of execution can often lead to complications. The bile duct is a tube-like structure that carries bile from the liver, where it is produced, to the small intestine, where it is […]
January 18, 2024
New App Is Digital Ally For Parents And Children with ADHD
In today’s world, more people than ever are aware of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – a neurological condition that makes it difficult to maintain focus on a task or control impulsive behavior and sometimes even causes hyperactivity. Having experienced the disorder firsthand, the creator and CEO of Pery, Ziv Elul, realized that many parents […]
January 17, 2024
New Heat Therapy Aims To Turn Cancer From Fatal To Chronic
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is life-changing, especially for those grappling with stage four cancer – when the tumors have spread to other parts of the body. An Israeli biotechnology startup says it has developed a way to turn the disease into a chronic disorder, using novel technology to target solid tumors with heat in order […]
January 01, 2024
Gene Alteration Platform Cuts Cruel Culling Of Male Chicks
Today, there are around eight billion hens in the world, laying more than 1.6 trillion eggs in 2022. And for farmers whose businesses depend on these egg layers, the inevitable male chicks that are hatched – roughly seven billion every year – do not have a fiscal benefit and are killed immediately. Israeli startup Huminn Poultry […]
December 26, 2023
Green Steel: Startup Cuts Carbon Emissions With Sodium Substitute
An Israeli space startup working on a way of drawing oxygen from the moon’s soil has accidentally stumbled upon a carbon-free, green alternative for the production of steel and other metal alloys. Helios was created in 2018 with the initial goal of producing oxygen on the moon so that spacecraft transporting items to the lunar […]
December 06, 2023
Israeli Hospitals Treating Burn Victims With Pineapple Protein
Israelis who suffered burn wounds when Hamas terrorists torched their houses as they hid inside during the October 7 attack in southern Israel are being treated with a therapy based on pineapple protein enzymes. NexoBrid gel, made by Israeli company MediWound, is a clinically proven treatment made using bromelain and other enzymes, which while present […]
November 30, 2023
Creating Rainbow Of Natural Food Colors Is Easy As Baking Bread
A visit to the bakery usually involves temptation by cupcakes or pastries in enticing hues of orange, pink and purple. What if we could create those vibrant shades of sweet treats without artificial additives and as naturally as bread rises? Israeli startup Phytolon (a combination of phyto, the Greek word for plant, and lon, Arabic […]
October 05, 2023
Using E. coli Bacteria To Detect Landmines From Afar
In 2010, 11-year-old Daniel Yuval was badly injured during a family hike in the Golan Heights when he accidentally wandered onto a snow-covered minefield and detonated a landmine. This terrible incident, which cost young Daniel his right leg, is unfortunately not an isolated case in Israel. Now, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have […]
October 03, 2023
Insulin-Based Drug Gives Preemies A Fighting Chance
An Israeli company has produced an insulin-based therapy that strengthens the digestive system of babies born prematurely, helping to stop them from developing life-threatening complications. And for these babies, every day of proper development is crucial. Elgan Pharma says that the preemies who were given its unique therapy reached the ability to absorb all the […]
September 12, 2023