Science

Israeli Scientists Find Key Link Between Fat Cells, Lethal Melanoma
Researchers at Tel Aviv University, the Wolfson Medical Center, and the Tel Aviv Medical Center show how proteins from fat cells communicate with melanoma cells, stimulating their growth.
July 24, 2019

Israeli Scientists Say They Bio-Engineered Model Of ‘Receptive’ Human Uterus
Researchers from Tel Aviv University hope embryos will be able to attach and grow on their bio-engineered uterine wall.
July 15, 2019

Cannabis For Animals? Israeli Research Underway To Win Over Global Pet Care Market
CBD has shown to help alleviate health issues like inflammation, anxiety, and joint pain in people, and it may have positive effects on animals.
July 14, 2019

Israel’s Only Food Tech Hub Has Something Cooking In The Kitchen
The Kitchen is Israel's first and, currently, only technology incubator focused on food and beverages and is a seed investor in related startups.
July 04, 2019

Israeli Oncologist Offers Hope With New Treatment For Some Pancreatic Cancer Patients
A new drug treatment regimen in a clinical study at the Sheba Medical Center showed that the disease could be stalled significantly for patients with advanced stages of pancreatic cancer with a BRCA germline mutation.
July 02, 2019

Israeli Scientists Probe Benefits Of Cannabis To Treat Painful Gynecological Condition
Gynica, a medical company that develops cannabis products for women, and Lumir Lab, which studies the plant as it relates to women's health, are looking at how cannabis can help with endometriosis.
June 23, 2019

Drinks Menu: 4 Beverages Serving Up A Splash Of Israeli Ingenuity
Israeli entrepreneurs are brewing new and innovative plant-based drinks, reduced sugar beverages, protein-enhanced water, and fresher juices to fill your glass.
June 20, 2019

TAU-Led Team Develops Novel Method For Early Detection Of Parkinson’s
Scientists in Israel, the UK, and Germany say their discovery could introduce treatment that may significantly delay the disease's progression.
June 09, 2019

Israeli Fund Selects 14 Research Teams For $16M Precision Medicine Grants
The Israel Precision Medicine Partnership is set to fund four cohorts of teams over the next several years.
May 26, 2019

Mental Wellness App Wisdo Aims To Be ‘Wikipedia’ Of Communal Wisdom
Launched in 2018, Wisdo connects people through shared mutual experiences such as questions of sexuality, anxiety, and loss.
May 20, 2019

Annual Biomed Confab Highlights Role Of Advanced Tech In Rehabilitation
Israel's three-day life science and health conference welcomes over 6,000 participants to connect and collaborate on digital health, biomed, and rehab topics.
May 13, 2019

From Spinal Cord Tissues To Blood Vessels: Technion Inaugurates 3D Printing Center For Living Cells
Professor Shulamit Levenberg, dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, says the new center will boost tissue engineering research.
April 28, 2019

Israeli Researchers Show Medical Scans Vulnerable To Fake Tumors
If hackers tamper with CTs or MRIs they could aid in insurance fraud, ransomware, cyberterrorism or even murder, Ben-Gurion University team says.
April 23, 2019

An Israeli Pain Technology Could Ebb Opioid Addiction Post-Surgery
Using algorithms and real-time data, Medasense developed a pain sensor that can tell doctors how much pain a patient is feeling and how much pain care they need.
April 22, 2019

Rare, Israeli-Cultivated Desert Truffles ‘Worth More Than Uranium’ May Soon Be Widely Available
The Terfezia Leonis fungus is a known delicacy across the Middle East and North Africa, but its rarity in Israel makes it very expensive.
April 21, 2019